Buckroos Comedic Male Review April 3rd

Moisture Festival brings BUCKAROOS USA to this year's festival on April 3rd.  Comprised of dance, comedy and theatre, BUCKAROOS USA is a rare combination sexy and down-home fun.

Professional dancers and veterans of the Northwest entertainment scene Jonathan Betchtel, Keon Price, Benjamin Meersman, Joe Frothingham and host Kaleb Kerr electrify the stage with laugh out loud humor and country dance hoe downs. BUCKAROOS USA is satirical twist on Male Revue staples such as Chip 'n Dales and Thunder From Down Under, in the spirit of Full Monty.

Bronco and Rebar, two hay bailing brothers get fired for dancing on the job. Out of work with nothing left to lose, they head to their local watering hole and dream of a world where they can dance to their hearts content. After a failed performance attempt for their fellow townsmen, the whole gang meets the mysterious male revue promoter T. Bone Tucker who guides them as they give up their small town dreams and head to the big city of Spokane to create the Greatest Male Review on Earth!

For more info on BUCKROOS USA visit: http://buckaroosusa.com/
To buy tickets click HERE. 

BUCKAROOS USA comes to Moisture Festival care of Chris Pink and Jonathan Betchtel who have been working together for over 8 years at Can Can Productions, which has become one of Seattle’s critically acclaimed production houses, producing and presenting over 600 shows per year. Can Can Productions includes one of Seattle’s most celebrated night spots Can Can Kitchen and Cabaret (located in the historic Pike Place Market) receiving international media attention from the BBC, Steven Fry, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and won Seattle Weekly's prestigious Best of Show/Night/Performer.

Own a restaurant? Feed a hungry Moisture Festival Artist!

photo: John Cornicello

Restaurateurs, caterers, chefs, we need you!

Moisture Festival is about creating a community of artists who love to come together in our fair city to present the worlds largest comedy variete festival of this kind.  Every night after the show we come together over a hot meal in our green room to talk about the days shows and hang out together.  It creates a kind of magic that spawns sharing of ideas, flash collaborations between artists who just met, and new routines and variations tried out on stage the very next night.

While we may be a collection of incredibly talented performance artists and musicians, chefs we are not!  We need you, our fantastic Seattle puveyors of all things tasty to help feed the over 200 performers that will come through the festival this year.

Please consider committing to one meal during the festival (or several!). We define one meal as a hot dinner and salad for 90 people.  At least half of the main dish must be vegetarian.  Even if you can only provide part of a meal, we still want to talk with you!  We have a long list of sponsor benefits you'll receive as a thank you including tickets to shows, exposure of your business to our over 12000 patrons, and more.


You can help us in our mission to make the joy and wonder of comedy/varieté accessible and affordable to as wide an audience as possible by providing these performer meals as an in-kind, tax-deductible donation. To feed our hungry artists please email us at info@moisturefestival.org or call us at 206-297-1405

BOYlesque Sizzles with Mod Carousel

If you're under the impression that burlesque is all about the ladies, you're wrong. Boylesque, the male version of burlesque, will be hitting the Broadway Performance Hall again this spring during the festival. Mod Carousel, a boylesque troupe, struck internet fame this year with their gender-swapped parody of 'Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke. Lucky for us, we can stop watching their YouTube video and check them out live this spring. Get the details below and grab your tickets soon!  

Mod Carousel is a multidisciplinary boylesque collective featuring the talents of the Luminous Pariah, Paris Original, and Trojan Original. Mod C has performed regularly since their founding in 2010. With over 50 shows in Europe and Australia and countless US performances under their belt, Mod C shows no signs of stopping their antics any time soon. 

Trojan Original

The Red-Hot Manimal

A classically trained dancer, Trojan Original is best described as “…what would happen if a cartoonist captured the disciplined essence of Baryshnikov and the campy styles of a self-aware Schwarzenegger.” His unique approach involves witty satire surrounding the incarnation of the modern male and a healthy does of over-the-top machismo to keep things lighthearted and hysterically funny. He is here to challenge and promote the very concept of what it means to be male.

Performance Dates:
April 4 @ 10:30pm
April 5 @ 10:30pm

                                                    

           

Paris Original                  

Poetry in Motion

A professional dancer, Paris Original is poetry in motion as he exudes the graceful elegance of balletic beauty. Paris calls on his extensive experience in many forms of dance and theatre to craft his unique style of Burlesque. Possessing a statuesque aesthetic, he utilizes his affinity for movement and creative costuming to captivate, inspire and capture the hearts of audiences wherever he goes.

Performance Dates:
April 4 @ 7:30pm
April 5 @ 10:30pm

Luminous Pariah

The Innovative Adonis

Luminous is a Seattle-based internationally recognized burlesque ingénue who celebrates life through multidisciplinary performance art. A brilliant mélange of saucy satire, witty comedy, avant garde artistry, and tantalizing tease. Mr. Pariah draws upon his extensive background in physical theatre and dance to bring you inspirational showcases that are designed to celebrate the thrilling highs and questionable lows of the kooky world we live in.

Performance Dates:
April 4 @ 10:30pm.

April 5 @ 7:30pm.  

If you're not one of the 5 million viewers, check out their video below and purchase your tickets today! #sexyboys

Schedule subject to change.

Festival Favorite Frank Oliver's Twisted Cabaret Returns to Seattle Next Week

You've seen the insanely funny antics of Frank Olivier at Moisture Festival, don't miss his one-man vaudeville comedy Twisted Cabaret - My Twisted Valentine coming to Seattle in February!

Sweethearts beware, Cupid is in the air! A maddening mix of cabaret, burlesque and theatre, this season's TWISTED CABARET has a Valentine's Day twist complete sword swallowing, pickpocket magic, a ballet performed entirely on a unicycle, and so much more. Through a series of unfortunate events, Helen Hayes nominated variety artist and actor Frank Olivier (Broadway's Sugar Babies, "The Tonight Show," "America's Got Talent," "Ellen") must perform the entire show and its different variety acts aided only by his hunchback assistant played by Paul Nathan ("Star Trek Voyager," The I Hate Children Children's Show). A wild, raucous 90-minutes of pure entertainment, TWISTED CABARET will make you laugh out loud again and again!

Twisted Cabaret opens Thursday night and runs Thursdays through Sundays in Hale's Palladium for three weeks beginning next week February 6th.  Tickets range from $17 to $60.

To learn more about Frank Olivier's Twisted Cabaret, visit the website: www.TwistedCabaret.com
To buy tickets visit:  http://twistedcabaret.strangertickets.com

John Carney Workshop at Moisture Festival

John Carney is no ordinary "magician". His approach is smart, engaging and always surprising. He is widely acknowledged as one of the top sleight of hand magicians in the world with smart, unique, and often hilarious presentations.

Moisture Festival is excited to host a seminar presented by John on Monday March 31st.  John’s seminars include stage and close-up magic using cards, coins, cigars and a variety of everyday objects. Each routine is a lesson in itself, containing the insights and ingenuities that have made John one of the premier teachers of magic today.  Topics include presentation, routining, misdirection and creativity.

Hollywood's Magic Castle has awarded Carney more awards than anyone in their history, the only performer to win in every category. He has performed in casinos in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. Television appearances include Late Show with David Letterman and the Jerry Seinfeld HBO Special, as well as feature appearances on Spin City and Two and a Half Men. He is an accomplished actor, with a number of plays and television appearances. He has served as spokesman for MasterCard, performing magic for their national television commercials. Carney embodies the state of his art, combining exceptional skill and creativity with pure entertainment.

We can't wait to welcome him to the 2014 festival!  Check our website mid-February for his show schedule! 

Moisture Festival Volunteers Wanted - Volunteer Call & Meeting February 17th

It would be impossible to present an event like the Moisture Festival without the enormous army of volunteers who donate their time, energy, and love to create this festival, see that shows run smoothly, and ensure that the audience has a great experience.

If you are interested in being a part of the festival, join us on Monday evening, February 17th at 6:30pm to hear about the 2014 festival, learn about this year's volunteer positions, and meet returning volunteers and the festival organizers. After the meeting, mingle with new and old volunteers, talk to our department leaders and sign up for teams.

Our volunteers have made it possible for us to celebrate 10 years of comedy/varietè at the Moisture Festival!  Together, let's bring Moisture Festival into a second decade!  Because of the enthusiastic people who have volunteered every year since 2004 we have presented a month long festival that has grown to over 50 event including over 200 performers and audiences of all ages reaching 12,000.

Our motto “Laughter is the key” emphasizes that our volunteer team’s main mission is to have fun while we work together. Each year we seek new volunteers to join our returning teams who take care of greeting patrons at the door, box office, bartending, transportation, artist accommodations, set building, data management  – to name only a few of the areas necessary for the continued success of this annual springtime festival.

We have a lot of fun together each and every night of the festival. Be a part of the amazing family that makes this unique event happen!

Volunteer Call & Meeting
Monday, February 17th, check in begins at 6:00pm meeting begins at 6:30pm
Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW (the Palladium is located behind Hale's Brewery)

If you cannot attend the meeting but still wish to volunteer for the festival, fear not! While the meeting is the best place to learn about the festival and meet the team leaders, we'll send a recap after the 17th with info you need to volunteer.  Be sure you are signed up on Moisture Festival's Shiftboard: www.shiftboard.com/moisture. This is our volunteer mailing list.


For more information visit our website or email volunteers@moisturefestival.org.

What is Moisture Festival?

To answer that, our fantastic videography team have put together a virtual mini show of the 2013 Moisture Festival's finest moments:

Comedy/Variete





Burlesque (NSFW/adult content)




2014 Moisture Festival tickets are on sale now!  Visit our Calendar for show dates and times


Video by Alan Plotkin and Michael Falcone
Editing by Alan Plotkin