Sun December 4, 2022
COCKETTES: ETERNAL EMISSIONS
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at PianoFight Oakland
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The Cockettes, the legendary psychedelic theatrical troupe, are storming Oakland for a two night run at PianoFight with Eternal Emissions.
After a successful San Francisco run, the Cockettes are storming Oakland with the Eternal Emissions cabaret show at PianoFight Oakland (1540 Broadway) on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at 7pm.
Join original Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn and a cast including Noah Haydon, Birdie Bob Watt, Bonni Suval, Carl Linkhart, Christian Heppinstall, Corey Gogo Pup, Diogo Zavadzki, Ellie Stokes, Kitten on the Keys, Matt Bratko, Maxine Hall, Steven Satyricon, Sunshine and more as they take you on a journey through the songs Scrumbly wrote for the legendary, psychedelic, pansexual, theatrical troupe who began their notorious midnight shows in 1969.
Prepare yourself for a bawdy ride!
The Cockettes debuted at the Palace Theater in San Francisco with their midnight sensation, the Nocturnal Dream Show starring a genderbending, glitter-encrusted, drug-induced theater troupe who took drag and old Hollywood musicals and turned them inside out and upside down, attracting the attention of the American underground culture.
The Cockette's sprawling, kaleidoscopic pantheon of colorful personalities included icons including: Hibiscus and Sylvester, and was often augmented by special guests, most notably drag superstars Divine and Mink Stole. The Cockettes were ahead of their time, especially in accepting gender fluidity and glittered beards, and they changed the face of drag forever.
Although the Cockettes disbanded in 1972, its many members kept the group's spirit alive; in 2009, a theater troupe called the Thrillpeddlers helmed by Russell Blackwood revived a legendary Cockettes show called Pearls Over Shanghai to much acclaim and a long 22-month run.
Playing on the interest already garnered by David Weissman & Bill Weber's The Cockettes documentary released in 2002, interest in this troupe was reawakened and entertained an entirely new & appreciative audience.
Over the next decade, The Thrillpeddlers continued recreating Cockette shows under the watchful eye of the original songwriter and Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn.
In 2020, they celebrated their golden anniversary with an epic, sold-out event featuring many of their classic numbers and a special appearance by cult film icon John Waters at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
COVID policy: Though face masks are not required, they are recommended.
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After a successful San Francisco run, the Cockettes are storming Oakland with the Eternal Emissions cabaret show at PianoFight Oakland (1540 Broadway) on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at 7pm.
Join original Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn and a cast including Noah Haydon, Birdie Bob Watt, Bonni Suval, Carl Linkhart, Christian Heppinstall, Corey Gogo Pup, Diogo Zavadzki, Ellie Stokes, Kitten on the Keys, Matt Bratko, Maxine Hall, Steven Satyricon, Sunshine and more as they take you on a journey through the songs Scrumbly wrote for the legendary, psychedelic, pansexual, theatrical troupe who began their notorious midnight shows in 1969.
Prepare yourself for a bawdy ride!
The Cockettes debuted at the Palace Theater in San Francisco with their midnight sensation, the Nocturnal Dream Show starring a genderbending, glitter-encrusted, drug-induced theater troupe who took drag and old Hollywood musicals and turned them inside out and upside down, attracting the attention of the American underground culture.
The Cockette's sprawling, kaleidoscopic pantheon of colorful personalities included icons including: Hibiscus and Sylvester, and was often augmented by special guests, most notably drag superstars Divine and Mink Stole. The Cockettes were ahead of their time, especially in accepting gender fluidity and glittered beards, and they changed the face of drag forever.
Although the Cockettes disbanded in 1972, its many members kept the group's spirit alive; in 2009, a theater troupe called the Thrillpeddlers helmed by Russell Blackwood revived a legendary Cockettes show called Pearls Over Shanghai to much acclaim and a long 22-month run.
Playing on the interest already garnered by David Weissman & Bill Weber's The Cockettes documentary released in 2002, interest in this troupe was reawakened and entertained an entirely new & appreciative audience.
Over the next decade, The Thrillpeddlers continued recreating Cockette shows under the watchful eye of the original songwriter and Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn.
In 2020, they celebrated their golden anniversary with an epic, sold-out event featuring many of their classic numbers and a special appearance by cult film icon John Waters at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
COVID policy: Though face masks are not required, they are recommended.
The Cockettes, the legendary psychedelic theatrical troupe, are storming Oakland for a two night run at PianoFight with Eternal Emissions.
After a successful San Francisco run, the Cockettes are storming Oakland with the Eternal Emissions cabaret show at PianoFight Oakland (1540 Broadway) on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at 7pm.
Join original Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn and a cast including Noah Haydon, Birdie Bob Watt, Bonni Suval, Carl Linkhart, Christian Heppinstall, Corey Gogo Pup, Diogo Zavadzki, Ellie Stokes, Kitten on the Keys, Matt Bratko, Maxine Hall, Steven Satyricon, Sunshine and more as they take you on a journey through the songs Scrumbly wrote for the legendary, psychedelic, pansexual, theatrical troupe who began their notorious midnight shows in 1969.
Prepare yourself for a bawdy ride!
The Cockettes debuted at the Palace Theater in San Francisco with their midnight sensation, the Nocturnal Dream Show starring a genderbending, glitter-encrusted, drug-induced theater troupe who took drag and old Hollywood musicals and turned them inside out and upside down, attracting the attention of the American underground culture.
The Cockette's sprawling, kaleidoscopic pantheon of colorful personalities included icons including: Hibiscus and Sylvester, and was often augmented by special guests, most notably drag superstars Divine and Mink Stole. The Cockettes were ahead of their time, especially in accepting gender fluidity and glittered beards, and they changed the face of drag forever.
Although the Cockettes disbanded in 1972, its many members kept the group's spirit alive; in 2009, a theater troupe called the Thrillpeddlers helmed by Russell Blackwood revived a legendary Cockettes show called Pearls Over Shanghai to much acclaim and a long 22-month run.
Playing on the interest already garnered by David Weissman & Bill Weber's The Cockettes documentary released in 2002, interest in this troupe was reawakened and entertained an entirely new & appreciative audience.
Over the next decade, The Thrillpeddlers continued recreating Cockette shows under the watchful eye of the original songwriter and Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn.
In 2020, they celebrated their golden anniversary with an epic, sold-out event featuring many of their classic numbers and a special appearance by cult film icon John Waters at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
COVID policy: Though face masks are not required, they are recommended.
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After a successful San Francisco run, the Cockettes are storming Oakland with the Eternal Emissions cabaret show at PianoFight Oakland (1540 Broadway) on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at 7pm.
Join original Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn and a cast including Noah Haydon, Birdie Bob Watt, Bonni Suval, Carl Linkhart, Christian Heppinstall, Corey Gogo Pup, Diogo Zavadzki, Ellie Stokes, Kitten on the Keys, Matt Bratko, Maxine Hall, Steven Satyricon, Sunshine and more as they take you on a journey through the songs Scrumbly wrote for the legendary, psychedelic, pansexual, theatrical troupe who began their notorious midnight shows in 1969.
Prepare yourself for a bawdy ride!
The Cockettes debuted at the Palace Theater in San Francisco with their midnight sensation, the Nocturnal Dream Show starring a genderbending, glitter-encrusted, drug-induced theater troupe who took drag and old Hollywood musicals and turned them inside out and upside down, attracting the attention of the American underground culture.
The Cockette's sprawling, kaleidoscopic pantheon of colorful personalities included icons including: Hibiscus and Sylvester, and was often augmented by special guests, most notably drag superstars Divine and Mink Stole. The Cockettes were ahead of their time, especially in accepting gender fluidity and glittered beards, and they changed the face of drag forever.
Although the Cockettes disbanded in 1972, its many members kept the group's spirit alive; in 2009, a theater troupe called the Thrillpeddlers helmed by Russell Blackwood revived a legendary Cockettes show called Pearls Over Shanghai to much acclaim and a long 22-month run.
Playing on the interest already garnered by David Weissman & Bill Weber's The Cockettes documentary released in 2002, interest in this troupe was reawakened and entertained an entirely new & appreciative audience.
Over the next decade, The Thrillpeddlers continued recreating Cockette shows under the watchful eye of the original songwriter and Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn.
In 2020, they celebrated their golden anniversary with an epic, sold-out event featuring many of their classic numbers and a special appearance by cult film icon John Waters at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
COVID policy: Though face masks are not required, they are recommended.
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