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Jinkx Monsoon Debuts at Provincetown's Art House Theatre for Summer Run, 6/27-9/20
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 19, 2014


Jinkx Monsoon, the alter ego of Jerick Hoffer and season five winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, will star in Off-Broadway's hit production "The Vaudevillians" at one of New England's most prestigious music and comedy venues summer of 2014. Hosted by Provincetown's Art House Theatre, the drag-comedy sensation will reprise her role as Kitty Witless, alongside co-star and co-writer Richard Andriessen, better known as Dr. Dan von Dandy. Extended for the fifth time in New York, the show will leap to this popular Cape Cod summer destination from June 27 through September 20, 2014. For tickets and information, please visit www.ptownarthouse.com, or call 1-800-838-3006.

BWW Interviews: Jinkx Monsoon Talks Career, THE VAUDEVILLIANS, and THE INEVITABLE ALBUM
by David Clarke - May 31, 2014


The always charming and incredibly talented Jinkx Monsoon proved to the American public that it was truly Monsoon Season for the last year. On May 19, 2014, she passed on the RuPaul's Drag Race crown to the sixth season's winner Bianca Del Rio. Certainly Hurricane Bianca is sure to rattle the world, but for all intents and purposes it is still Monsoon Season the world over. Jinkx Monsoon is going strong, working harder than ever, and proving that she is a talent to be reckoned with. Shortly after she helped coronate Binaca Del Rio, I chatted with Jinkx Monsoon about her career, THE INEVITABLE ALBUM, her debut solo album, and what's next for the indefatigable star.

Kristin Chenoweth, Cheyenne Jackson and More to Make Provincetown Debuts, Summer 2014
by BWW Special Coverage - May 14, 2014


Producing Artistic Director Mark Cortale, now entering his fourth season at the helm of Provincetown's Art House Theater, has made the picturesque Cape Cod town a must-do stop on the itinerary of Broadway's brightest stars. The Art House continues to somehow top itself with each successive summer's celebrity lineup.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Will Return to Laurie Beechman Theatre for Week-Long Run, 6/15-22
by Tyler Peterson - May 13, 2014


After selling out an often-extended Off-Broadway run in 2013 and a 3-month Australian tour in 2014, RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon will return with a one-week run of THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Major Scales. This limited engagement will showcase a revised version of the acclaimed cult hit comedy, shortened to 75 minutes and with new material added -- all in advance of a 3- month summer run at The Art House Theater in Provincetown.

Seattle Repertory Theatre Announces 2014�"2015 Season
by Courtnie Mele - Apr 12, 2014


Seattle Repertory Theatre's full 2014-2015 season was announced today by Artistic Director Jerry Manning. The season is headlined by the first-ever presentation of Seattle writer Robert Schenkkan's striking meditation on power and morality in his two-part Lyndon B. Johnson plays, All the Way and The Great Society, in repertory format.

Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle Center Sign 20-Year Lease for Playhouse at Seattle Center
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 16, 2014


Today Cornish College of the Arts President Nancy J. Uscher and Seattle Center Director Robert Nellams signed a 20-year lease for the Playhouse at Seattle Center, officially launching a partnership that began in late 2012. The Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center will host many of Cornish's educational programs in both the performing and visual arts, while also ensuring that the facility is made available to arts and cultural organizations around the region.

Photo Flash: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Star and 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Winner Jinkx Monsoon Donates to Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 20, 2013


Local performer Jerick Hoffer, winner of the hit reality TV show 'RuPaul's Drag Race' as drag alter ego Jinkx Monsoon and co-star of the critically acclaimed off-Broadway sleeper hit The Vaudevillians, return to Seattle through December 22 for an encore performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the historic Moore Theatre, a co-production of Balagan Theatre and Seattle Theatre Group. Following the December 18th performance, Hoffer partnered with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to host an exclusive VIP after party, Cabaret for a Cause: A Jinkx Monsoon partnership with Fred Hutch to end HIV. All proceeds raised from this exclusive event benefit HIV/AIDS research at the Hutch. Check out a photo from the check presentation below!

Jinkx Monsoon Brings Holiday Show to Cornish Playhouse Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2013


Cornish College of the Arts welcomes back our two alums, Jerick Hoffer and Richard Andriessen aka Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales, following their acclaimed run in the Off-Broadway sleeper hit The Vaudevillians. They return to the Emerald City to share the holidays with their fans in two exclusive performances of Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Unwrapped after a week of performances of Unwrapped at The Laurie Beechman Theater in New York City.

Balagan Theatre/ Seattle Theatre Group's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH with Jinkx Monsoon to Open 12/17
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 22, 2013


Local performer Jerick Hoffer, winner of the hit reality TV show "RuPaul's Drag Race" as drag alter ego Jinkx Monsoon and co-star of the critically acclaimed off-Broadway sleeper hit The Vaudevillians, returns to Seattle December 17-22 for an encore performance ofHedwig and the Angry Inch at the historic Moore Theatre, a co-production of Balagan Theatre and Seattle Theatre Group. Tickets are on sale now at www.stgpresents.org or (877) 784-4849.

Jinkx Monsoon to Bring Holiday Show to Cornish Playhouse, 12/15
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 15, 2013


Cornish College of the Arts welcomes back our two alums, Jerick Hoffer and Richard Andriessen aka Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales, following their acclaimed run in the Off-Broadway sleeper hit The Vaudevillians. They return to the Emerald City to share the holidays with their fans in two exclusive performances of Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Unwrapped after a week of performances of Unwrapped at The Laurie Beechman Theater in New York City.

Jinkx Monsoon to Bring Holiday Show to Laurie Beechman Theatre, 12/7-10
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 14, 2013


After an acclaimed run in the Off-Broadway sleeper hit THE VAUDEVILLIANS, its creators return to share the holidays with their fans in JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES: UNWRAPPED. Performances of this comic holiday confection will begin December 7 at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performances run December 7 at 8pm, and December 8-10 at 7pm & 9pm. Tickets are $25 (plus a $15 food/drink minimum.) A $50 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. For tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.

Jinkx Monsoon to Bring THE VAUDEVILLIANS to Provincetown's Art House Theatre for Extended Run
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 24, 2013


Jinkx Monsoon, the alter ego of Jerick Hoffer and season five winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, will star in Off-Broadway's hit production 'The Vaudevillians' at one of New England's most prestigious music and comedy venues summer of 2014. Hosted by Provincetown's Art House Theatre, the drag-comedy sensation will reprise her role as Kitty Witless, alongside co-star and co-writer Richard Andriessen, better known as Dr. Dan von Dandy. Extended for the fifth time in New York, the show will leap to this popular Cape Cod summer destination from June 27 through September 20, 2014. For tickets and information, please visit www.ptownarthouse.com, or call 1-800-838-3006.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Extends Through 10/29 at Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 12, 2013


By overwhelming popular demand, what began as a one-night-only engagement has ballooned into a full-fledged Off-Broadway run! Now, RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon announces a fourth extension of her New York theater debut in THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. Performances will now run through October 29 at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performance times vary. Tickets are $25 (plus a $15 food/drink minimum.) A $50 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Extends Through 8/29 at Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 23, 2013


By overwhelming and unprecedented popular demand, what began as a one-night-only engagement has ballooned into a full-fledged Off-Broadway run! Now, RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon announces a third extension of her New York theater debut in THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. Performances will now run through August 29 at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street).

Photo Flash: Jinkx Monsoon Takes the Laurie Beechman by Storm
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2013


There's a lot of 'hiJinkx' going on at the Laurie Beechman Theater, in The Vaudevillians, a musical-comedy cabaret act starring Jinkx Monsoon (Jerick Hoffer), the multi-talented winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season five, and co-star/pianist Major Scales (Richard Andriessen). Scroll down for photos from the concert!

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Debuts Tonight at the Laurie Beechman
by BWW News Desk - Jul 9, 2013


RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon makes her New York debut with the premiere of THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy show co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. THE VAUDEVILLIANS will be at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performances begin tonight, July 9.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Announces Second Pre-Opening Extension, to Play Laurie Beechman Through 8/22
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 8, 2013


By overwhelming and unprecedented popular demand, what began as a one-night-only engagement has ballooned into a full-fledged Off-Broadway run! RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon announces a second extension of her New York theater debut in THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. Performances will now run July 9 - August 22 at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performance times vary. Tickets are $22 (plus a $15 food/drink minimum.) A $40 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Announces Pre-Opening Extension; to Play Laurie Beechman Through August 8
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 13, 2013


Tickets are $22 (plus a $15 food/drink minimum.) A $40 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visitwww.SpinCycleNYC.com.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS Plays Seattle Sendoff Show at Cornish Playhouse Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2013


Hot off her stunning victory on RuPaul's Drag Race, Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales (both Cornish alums) hit the stage at the Cornish Playhouse at the Seattle Center for two performances of their musical comedy, The Vaudevillians. Seattle audiences have a rare opportunity to send Jinkx and Major Scales off to New York, where they've nearly sold out 10 performances of The Vaudevillians in July.

Jinkx Monsoon's THE VAUDEVILLIANS to Play Seattle Sendoff Show at Cornish Playhouse, 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013


Hot off her stunning victory on RuPaul's Drag Race, Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales (both Cornish alums) hit the stage at the Cornish Playhouse at the Seattle Center for two performances of their musical comedy, The Vaudevillians. Seattle audiences have a rare opportunity to send Jinkx and Major Scales off to New York, where they've nearly sold out 10 performances of The Vaudevillians in July.

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