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America’s Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet is BACK!
Diversionary Theatre announces the return of The Kinsey Sicks Dragapella® Quartet for the San Diego Premiere of Deep Inside Tonight! The Kinsey Sicks. This production will open for a three-night run from November 3-6 at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights. This run will also include a special Election Night performance with live coverage of the Presidential Election. For tickets and information, please visit diversionary.org.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the Kinsey Sicks back to Diversionary Theatre as part of their 30th-anniversary tour! Their bold, hilarious, and thought-provoking performances have left an indelible mark on our community, and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this milestone with them. We can’t wait to share their incredible talent with audiences once again.” shared Jenny Case, Executive Director of Diversionary Theatre.
Description: BREAKING NEWS on KNSY! America’s Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet takes over the airwaves in this hilarious musical newscast-run-amok. The girls gleefully probe today’s hottest issues and scintillating scandals while bringing you unapologetically biased coverage from the campaign trail – all in glorious four-part harmony! Stay tuned for their most shocking shtick, wittiest parodies, and most outrageous hijinx, celebrating the group’s 30 years of delighting audiences around the globe and experience why there’s nothing more American than Dragapella®!
About The Kinsey Sicks: For 30 years, America’s Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet has served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences at performing arts centers, music venues and comedy festivals throughout the US and internationally! Their phenomenal performance record includes an Off-Broadway show, an extended run in Vegas, two feature films and four concert DVDs, eleven studio and live albums, and appearances in over 40 US states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. The Kinsey Sicks’ award-winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag have earned them a diverse and devoted following.
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
The Girlz:
The Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet you know and love is back with members Angel, Trampolina, Trixie, and Winnie.
The Boys Behind the Girlz:
When The Kinsey Sicks began in 1993, its founders were refugees from successful careers as professionals and activists. Emeritus member Ben Schatz (“Rachel”) is a Harvard-trained civil rights lawyer, former Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, and one-time presidential advisor on HIV issues. Schatz created the first national AIDS legal project and authored Clinton’s HIV policy during the 1992 presidential campaign.
In 2004, the Kinsey Sicks were joined by actor/singer/designer Jeff Manabat, who is responsible for Trixie’s inordinate glamour and soaring counter-tenor, as well as the entire group’s hot couture. In 2008, the Kinsey Sicks was joined by the hilarious and talented Spencer Brown (“Trampolina”), a Kansas City-based actor and singer, already known for his famous drag character Daisy Buckët (pronounced, of course, “bouquet”), whose tireless work has helped raise over a hundred thousand dollars for local AIDS fundraisers. In 2014, the comedically and musically gifted Nathan Marken (“Winnie”), who hails from The Kinsey Sicks hometown of San Francisco, joined the group. Finally, in 2019, Annapolis native and theatrical powerhouse J.B. McLendon became the newest member (“Angel”).
Diversionary Theatre is the nation’s third-oldest LGTBQIA+ theatre dedicated to amplifying queer voices through the performing arts in a dynamic, inclusive, and provocative environment that celebrates and preserves their unique culture while contributing to an environment of diversity and inclusion throughout the broader community. Since Diversionary’s founding in 1986, it has continually provided an inspiring and thought-provoking theatrical platform to explore complex and diverse stories of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities in the form of live entertainment that all can enjoy.
FACT SHEET
WHAT: Deep Inside Tonight! The Kinsey Sicks
WHEN: November 3-6
WHERE: Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Boulevard, San Diego, California 92116
CAST: The Kinsey Sicks Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet
TICKETS: diversionary.org; 619.220.0097
