ART PHAG: A Merkin Dream Cabaret @ Tabu Lounge, 2/4

Named for a hair piece Victorian women wore on their hoo-has so their "wigs would match the carpet," A Merkin Dream Cabaret is an evening of sketch and standup comedy mixed with drag (and anti-drag) performances.

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ART PHAG: A Merkin Dream Cabaret @ Tabu Lounge, 2/4

POSTED: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 11:00 AM

Filed Under: LGBTQ Art Phag

Josh Middleton on the LGBTQ scene.

Gay birds of a feather may flock together, but that doesn't mean they always get the chance to work together. And local performance artist Lance Pawling thinks that's a damn shame. So the longtime Dumpsta Players performer decided to gather a bunch of his gifted friends and "harness their talents into a single event": A Merkin Dream Cabaret.

Named for a hair piece Victorian women wore on their hoo-has so their "wigs would match the carpet," Pawling describes Merkin as a cabaret-styled evening of sketch comedy and standup mixed with drag ("and anti-drag") performances. Corralled by hot-mess MC Messapotamia LeFae, the eleven performers include the evening's co-producer and local comedian Alejandro Morales, who'll perform drag as Shenanigans Hannigan; standup comedians Val Temple and R. Eric Thomas; and Murmuration, a "musical improv" trio comprised of Russell Kotcher (violin), Andrew Marsh (keyboard, vocals) and Eric Coyne (cello).

Pawling says he'll also present his newest drag persona, Alaya Richmin, that he explains is "more classy" than his usual alter ego, the über-sexed and just plain raunchy Nueva Gabor (pictured). Oh, and he promises a steady supply of merkins that people can try on throughout the show. Ewwwww!

Sat., Feb. 4, 7 p.m., $7, Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar, 200 S. 12th St., 215-964-9675, tabuphilly.com.

(josh.middleton@citypaper.net) (@justjoshfunk1)

Photo by John Donges

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