Funhouse Lounge

Burwesque!

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Step into a world where fairy tales take a sultry turn and true love has never been more enticing! Presenting “Burwesque! A Wisque Cewebwation of the Pwincess Bwide” where the enchanting realm of The Princess Bride meets the seductive allure of burlesque.

Join us as the performers take the stage with their breathtaking routines, blending the elegance of a princess with the daring charm of a pirate. Watch as the R.O.U.S (Revealing Outfits Unveiling Sensuality) scurry across the stage, leaving audiences exclaiming, “As you wish!” Be prepared for performances that are anything but PG, and witness the fire swamp heat up like never before.

Whether you’re a noble aristocrat or a humble farmhand, prepare to be swept away by the magic of “Burwesque!” Don’t miss this event where the line between fantasy and desire blurs, and where the only thing more legendary than true love is the unforgettable performances that are “Inconceivable!”

Featuring: Abby GoLucky, Maxaroni N. Cheese, Carob Cherub, Zepheur, Bimbo Baggins, Glambo, Guy Praxis, Sloppy Giuseppe, Mona TromBona, Cookie Sugar, Karla Marx, Collie Couture, Essie Hex, and Baby B. Stiletto, with host, Mandy Khoshnevisan!

CRY-BABY

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1950s Baltimore, the conservative squares face off against the leather-clad delinquents in this rockabilly musical based on John Waters’ cult film.

Starring:
Nate Ayers as Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker
Sophia Veser as Allison Vernon Williams
Aidan Nolan as Baldwin Blandish

Featuring:
Signe Larsen as Lenora 
Bethany Ziskind as Mrs. Vernon Williams
Aurora Hernandez as Dupree 
Jaiden Wirth as Wanda Woodward
Bobbi Kaye Kupfner as Pepper Walker
Magnolia Brown as Mona “Hatchet-face” Malnorowski 
Darrell McGee as Judge Stone 
Julie June Heffner, Phil McNassar, and Katy Payne as The Whiffles 
Dani Neblock as The Entire Ensemble

CRY-BABY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Auditions! Cry-Baby the Musical

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Funhouse Lounge is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming show “Cry-Baby, the Musical”

Description of the show: “Cry-Baby” is a musical based on the 1990 John Waters film of the same name. The musical focuses on Baltimore teenager Allison Vernon-Williams, who is drawn across the tracks from her 1954 finishing-school background into a relationship with the orphaned Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker, the leader of a pack of rebel outcasts.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, Dec 30th from 1-4pm, and Sunday, Dec 31st from 2-4pm, with callbacks during the following week. Please have 32 bars of a song ready. Song should showcase your talents and be appropriate to the show we are doing. Bring sheet music, an accompanist will be provided. Roles will be open to all genders, colors, body types, and orientations.

Email your headshot and resume for your audition slot to andy@funhouselounge.com

If you cannot make the auditions, but are still interested, please still send an email. Additional auditions may be scheduled or video auditions may be accepted. No guarantees, but we might.

Show dates are tentatively scheduled for Thursdays-Saturdays, March 7th thru March 30th, 2024, at 7pm. The rehearsal schedule will begin around January 15th. Rehearsals will be Mon-Wed at 6:30-9pm, and Sat/Sun 1-4pm.

USS IMPROVISE

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INCOMING MESSAGE FROM STARFLEET COMMAND – PRIORITY ONE!

Attention all sentient life forms!  Our hit musical “USS IMPROVISE; The Next Generation, the musical” is returning for 2 special bonus shows this weekend!!  Catch us on stage as we create a new journey for the crew of the Enterprise in this completely made up musical.  

 – Friday at 7pm we take the stage at the Funhouse Lounge on an adventure through the stars inspired by your suggestions. Tickets available below.

 – Saturday at 8pm join us as we return to the Rose City Comic Con!  Appearing on the “WEIRD STAGE” (next to the beer garden) the fun continues with a new story surrounded by phenomenal cosplay and creativity.  Tickets at rosecitycomiccon.com (all passes get you access to the show).

Blockbuster Burlesque Returns!

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Come see some of the hottest stars of Portland’s burlesque stages bring iconic moments and characters from the Silver Screen to life in the sexiest way possible. Hosted by Baby B Stiletto, you’re sure to find yourself wishing these interpretations were a part of the movies you know and love.

Showtimes:
Sept 29th & 30th, 10pm (21 and over, doors at 9:30pm)
Oct 1st, 7pm (doors at 6:30pm)

Presale tickets are $20 GA, $25 Vip, and $120 for a booth, all tickets are $5 more at the door.

Grease 2

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It’s two years after the events of “Grease,” and Rydell High has a new crop of seniors entering a new decade; the 60s! Pink Ladies’ leader Stephanie has broken up with top T-Bird Johnny over the summer, but he wants her back. British exchange student  Michael Carrington is also interested, but he isn’t cool or dangerous enough for her. Frenchy, the original beauty school dropout, returns and tries to help him transform into the bad boy of Stephanie’s dreams, but will it be enough? 

Based on the 1982 Michelle Pfeiffer film, songs like Cool Rider, Reproduction, Let’s Do It for Our Country, and Prowlin’ make this beloved sequel the perfect back-to-school treat. If you like motorcycles, bowling, bomb shelters, teen hormones, air raid drills, high-speed chases, talent shows, Shakespeare, and sex-ed class, you’ll love this cult classic. 

Dates: Thursdays through Saturdays, Sept. 14th – Oct. 21th at 6:45pm
Sunday Matinees on Sept. 24th, Oct. 8th, and Oct. 15th at 2:30pm

Extended by popular demand! Shows have been added on Sunday, Oct. 15th at 2:30pm and Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 19th – 21st at 6:45pm

Starring:  

Reid Ewing (ABC’s Modern Family, 10 Rules for Sleeping Around ) as Michael Carrington/Cool Rider

Sophia Veser (Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Anything Goes) as Stephanie Zinone

Rhansen Mars (Die Hard the Musical Parody, Twisted, The Rocky Horror Show)  as Johnny Nogerelli

Featuring:

Jason Greene “Freckle” (Wine Country, Cicada, The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo) as Miss Mason 

Kate Faye Cummings (Die Hard the Musical Parody, The Pursuit of Happiness, Back to the Future; the Musical Parody) as Paulette

Cassandra Pangelinan (Twisted, Sex on the River, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the Musical Parody) as Sharon

Phil McNassar (The Foreigner, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, MWAHO 10 Minute Play Festivals) as Louis

Aurora Hernandez (BatMusical, Die Hard the Musical Parody, Point Break LIVE ) as Frenchy

Doug Zimmerman (Mamma Mia!, Urinetown, Hairspray, Grease) as Mr. Stuart

Katy Payne (As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing) as Rhonda

Andrew Poletto (BatMusical, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the Musical Parody) as Goose

Melissa Standley (Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Noises Off) as Davey

Julie June Heffner (City Opera Ballet, Bellevue, WA) as the Cheerleader

Dresden de Vera (How Sleestak Got his Heart Back, Witch Please)as Eugene

Andy Barrett  Director

James Liptak  Musical Director

Julie June Heffner  Choreographer

Adapted for the stage by Andy Barrett

Rated PG13 for suggestive content

Grease 2 Auditions!

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It’s 2 years after the events of “Grease”, and Rydell High has a new crop of seniors entering a new decade; the 60s! Motorcycles, bowling, a bomb shelter, teen hormones, air raid drills, a talent show, and sex-ed class all combine to make this cult classic sizzle. Based on the 1982 film featuring Michelle Pfeiffer in her first starring role, this is a full-blown musical with several big group dance numbers and 13 catchy songs.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, July 22nd from 1-4pm and Sunday, July 23rd from 2-4pm, with callbacks during the following week.

Please have ready a light-hearted monologue (around 1 minute), as well as 32 bars of a song. Song should be rock’n’roll, not musical theater. Bring sheet music, there will be an accompanist present.

Roles we are seeking to cast:
Stephanie Zinone (female) Leader of the Pink Ladies
Paulette (female) Pink Lady, loves Johnny
Sharon (female) Pink Lady
Rhonda (female) Pink Lady
Michael Carrington (male) British exchange student, mysterious motorcycle man, Sandy’s cousin
Frenchy (female) Beauty school dropout, back at Rydell
Johnny Nogerelli (male) Leader of the T-birds
Goose (male) T-bird
Louis (male) T-bird
Mr. Stuart/ensemble (male) Sex-ed teacher
Miss Mason/ensemble (female) Music teacher
Miss McGee/ensemble (female) School principal
Eugene/ensemble (male) nerdy student
Constance/ensemble (female) nerdy student
Leo Balmudo “Craterface”/ensemble (male) Leader of the villainous Cycle Lords

Where character descriptions are gendered, it is merely to reference the source material. Roles will be open to all genders, colors, and orientations.

Email your headshot and resume to andy@funhouselounge.com for your audition slot.  
If you cannot make the auditions but are still interested, e-mail me and let me know. We might hold additional auditions or be willing to accept video auditions. No guarantees, but we might.

Show dates are tentatively scheduled for Thursdays thru Saturdays, September 7th thru October 14th, at 7pm. Rehearsal schedule will be flexible based on actors’ conflicts and will begin on Monday, July 31st. Rehearsals will be Mon-Wed from 6:30-9pm and Sat/Sun 1-4pm.

Actors will be paid.

The UnReal World: Nerd City

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This is the true story (true story) of 7 random sci-fi/fantasy/comic book characters forced to live and work together in a house, without their powers, and have their lives interrupted.

Find out what happens when your favorite characters stop being fictional… and start getting Real. 

Each night, our talented cast of Funhouse improvisors will portray a collection of your favorite characters, and create a story line based on your suggestions. 

Will Gandalf the Grey refuse to do the dishes?

Will Han Solo’s snoring keep Dr. Who awake? 

Will Voldemort and Wonder Woman hook up?

These are only a few of the millions of possible scenarios. And since it’s improvised, every night is a different adventure.  

Whatever kind of nerd you are, this is the show for you.

Thursdays thru Saturdays, April 6th – 22nd, 7PM (three weeks only!)

TICKETS START at $15 – VIP/ Booth seats available

Point Break LIVE! Special Late Night Show: 3/18 @ 10 PM!

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So much fun we had to add one! Join us late night, Saturday March 18th at 10 pm for a special late night edition of Point Break LIVE! For this special late night show, one lucky audience member will win a beautiful 8×10 of Johnny Utah and Tyler, AUTOGRAPHED by LORI PETTY!  Our director personally obtained this autograph at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle last weekend, where he met the star of Point Break, Tank Girl, A League of Their Own and Orange is the New Black. She loves Point Break LIVE and says she has been in the live stage show twice, once as Tyler and once as Johnny Utah.

Lori Petty, Tyler in Point Break, autographer of picture up for raffle!

To find tickets for other dates/times, please visit the main event page.

Funhouse Lounge is totally stoked to bring back the smash hit: Point Break LIVE!, an over-the-top stage adaptation of the 1991 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme sports blockbuster, Point Break.

The audience doesn’t just watch this show, they are part of it. Each night, the audience chooses who will play “Johnny Utah” from a group of audience volunteers who audition for the role. The lucky winner gets his/her lines via cue-cards so as to capture the *raw acting talent* of Keanu himself. But there’s more; from being robbed by bank robbers in presidential masks, to be doused with spray from the surf, the audience is fully immersed in this show (fake money and ponchos are available at the door).

Point Break LIVE! ran for 9 years in San Francisco, 6 years in LA, and is currently enjoying a successful run in New York. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a totally tubular, bitchin’ rush like nothing else in Portland. Live the Ride, bra’!

Tickets start at $20.

SHOWTIMES: Saturday March 18, 10:00 pm, doors at 9:30 pm

All ages welcome–this show is rated PG-13ish/R for adult language, themes, sexual situations and totally tubular surfing.

Auditions! “Twisted, the Untold Story of a Royal Vizier”

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Funhouse Lounge is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming show “Twisted, the Untold Story of a Royal Vizier”

Description of the show:
This is a retelling of the legend of Aladdin, but told from Ja’far’s point of view. In this comedic musical from legendary theater troupe Starkid, Aladdin is just a womanizing young thief, the Sultan is a deluded puppet, the Genie a pop-culture obsessed idiot and Ja’far the only hope to save the Magic Kingdom from invasion by the neighboring country of Pix’zar.

Auditions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26th, from 3 to 5pm.
Please have ready a comedic monologue (max 2 minutes).
Please also have prepared 16 bars of a song. Song should be either Disney or rock’n’roll. Bring sheet music.

Roles we are seeking to cast:
Sherrezade, female (Storyteller and Ja’far’s muse)
Aladdin, male (a young, horny thief with no scruples)
The Princess, female (dreamer, romantic, leader)
Prince Ahmed, male (prince of neighboring Pix’zar)
Captain of the Guard/ensemble (multiple roles)
Ensemble #1 (multiple roles)
Ensemble #2 (multiple roles)

Where character descriptions are gendered, it is based on the source material. However, casting will be open to all genders, colors, and orientations.

Email your headshot and resume for your audition slot: andy@funhouselounge.com
If you cannot make the auditions but are still interested, send an email to let us know. Additional auditions or video auditions may be extended (no guarantees).

Show dates are Thursdays thru Saturdays, April 27th thru May 27th, at 7pm. There will also be 2 Sunday matinees at 2pm. Rehearsal schedule will be flexible, based on actors’ conflicts, and will begin on Tuesday, March 14th.

Actors will be paid.

Extra contributions welcomed and encouraged

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