Burlesque and more at The Rio

[Man Mountain]

Star Wars: REVEAL OF THE JEDI Burlesque

I did see this one in October and really enjoyed it. But here's another chance to catch it for those who were interested but may have missed it the first time around.

Star Wars: REVEAL OF THE JEDI Burlesque

Geekenders with the Rio Theatre present
STAR WARS: REVEAL OF THE JEDI
A Burlesque Re-Imagining *HOLDOVER*

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
19+ only with bar service. Please bring 2 pieces of ID.
Tickets $20 advance / $25 door

Geekenders completes their epic burlesque adventure trilogy, as seen on Chris Hardwick’s @midnight, with a Vegas-style spectacular that combines striptease, comedy, dance, and abiding love for geeky classics. Reveal of the Jedi is an ambitious, sparkly love letter to the last (good) Star Wars movie.

Featuring a cast of over THIRTY of Vancouver’s best of nerdlesque, the event and theatre troupe called a “cult sensation” by Vancity Buzz is pulling out all the stops to ensure a joyful, memorable night for geeks of all types.

STARRING
Draco Muff-Boi as Luke Skywalker
Lottie Libido as Darth Vader
Trixie Hobbitses as Princess Leia Organa
Stephen Blakley as Han Solo
Anita Johnson as Chewbacca
Davin Reid as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Graeme Thompson as C3PO
Roe Butts as R2D2
Lyssa Strata as Yoda
Androsia Wilde as Lando Calrissian
Rael Linford as Boba Fett
Veronica Vamp as The Empress
Whatshername as Jabba the Hutt
~ With the Storm Troopers and the Geekenders Solid Gold Dancers!

 

[Man Mountain]

Midnight tonight.

I have not yet seen this one but I've heard a lot of good things about it. I noticed that it has recently been added to NetFlix and I have added it to "My Que / My List" so I'll probably just watch this one on NetFlix. But I can imagine that a Midnight show of this might be interesting...

 

[Man Mountain]

Heavy Metal - Late night Friday

Heavy Metal

Friday, November 21st
Doors 11:30pm / Movie 11:59pm
Tickets $6 advance/costume
Tickets $8 at the door.
19+ only; 2 pieces of ID required.

OK, here we go… it’s the Canadian (John Candy, Al Waxman, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty and more!) bit of sci-fi animation you’ve been waiting to see on the big screen since, oh, forever. HEAVY METAL is happening as a Friday Late Night Movie on November 21st.

“A sweeping story of the battle of good against evil is told through an anthology of short animated films about a glowing green orb (the Loc-Nar) that is the personification of ultimate evil in the universe. Based loosely on the American magazine “Heavy Metal,” and the French magazine “Métal Hurlant”. “

 

[Sinset]

I love the various stuff that shows at the Rio! I've been to a couple burlesque shows there, and I had a blast both times. The Star Wars themed ones are especially awesome

 

[Man Mountain]

Nightmare Before the Nutcracker

Imagine the holiday classic you know & love re imagined by Tim Burton...

This gothic twist on the Nutcracker will be told through the music of Tchaikovsky and Danny Elfman, featuring characters from The Nutcracker suite and your favourite Tim Burton films.

Sugarplum fairies, or evil trick-or-treaters? Dream guide, or Betelgeuse? This dramatic comedy is full to the sparkling brim with burlesque, circus, music, and theatre.

Get ready. Christmas will never be the same...

Friday Dec 5th + 12th

Doors at 7pm show at 8pm

Tickets $25 advance $30 at the door / 19+ adults only

According to the calendar on the Rio's web site, the Reveal of the Jedi show will be on one more time on Saturday night as well.

 

[Man Mountain]

I did go to see this last week and with the exception of having to watch it while sitting behind a guy with the biggest head around which I've ever had to try to watch a show, I really enjoyed it. It's definitely narratively challenged and it certainly helps if you're fairly well versed in the work of Tim Burton but it was well worth the time. So, for anyone who might be interested, another chance to check it out tonight.

 

[Man Mountain]

Naughty Little New Year's Eve - tonight!

http://riotheatre.ca/event/patrick-malihas-naughty-little-new-years-eve/

Patrick Maliha’s Naughty Little New Year’s Eve

Patrick Maliha’s Naughty Little New Year’s Eve 2: A Night of Comedy, Music, Magic, Burlesque and More!

TICKETS $20 in advance / $30 at The Door

Doors: 8:30pm
Showtime: 9:00 pm – 11:25 pm
Party Time: Until 1:00 am, baby!
*19+ only; must have 2 pieces of ID.

Ticket includes party favours and complimentary glass of bubbly to ring in the New Year!
Advance tickets also include a FREE ticket to the January 14, 2015 show at the Rio Theatre featuring The Gentlemen Hecklers riff on Sylvester Stallone’s 1986 film Cobra and a complimentary Gentlemen Hecklers Club Card giving you 2 for 1 access to all Gentlemen Heckler shows at The Rio Theatre for 2015!

THE SHOW!
MC: Comedian Patrick Maliha (World Record Holder, The Comedy Network, CTV, CBC, Bite TV, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, CKNW)

Burlesque: Melody Mangler and Lola Frost! (Burlesque Hall of Fame’s Best of Burlesque, Vancouver International Burlesque Fest, Naughty But Nice Sex Show)

Comedic Singer: Shirley Gnome (The People’s Champ of Comedy Competition 2012 $20,000 Winner, Edinburgh Fringe Festival)

Nerdlesque: Dezi Desire (GeekxGirl, One of Vancouver’s most preeminent cosplay/burlesque performers)

Stand-up Comedy: Jane Stanton (CBC Radio 1, XFM and the Can West Comedy Festival, Winner Vancouver’s Funniest New Female Comic)

Amazing Magic: James Hanson (One of Vancouver’s top stage and up-close magicians! He promises that this New Year’s Eve will be one to remember!)

Riff’ing via The Gentlemen Hecklers: Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha and Shaun Stewart provide hilarious commentary to the best bad movies.

Remember the cute little bumble bee from my first post in this thread. That would be the same young lady dressed as Livewire from the 90's Superman animated series in the promotional poster above! :eyebrows:

Nerdlesque: Dezi Desire (GeekxGirl, One of Vancouver’s most preeminent cosplay/burlesque performers)

 

[Man Mountain]

 

[escapefromstress]

http://www.vanburlesquefest.com/

 

[Lo-ki]

http://www.vanburlesquefest.com/

Those are fun.
I attended a couple at The Penthouse Club in Vancouver

 

[Man Mountain]

This Friday night!

http://riotheatre.ca/movie/the-evil-dead/

EVIL DEAD Trilogy Marathon

FRIDAY, MAY 29 AT 7:30PM

"Gimme some sugar, baby."

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Friday night triple bill featuring Sam Raimi's glorious EVIL DEAD trilogy: ARMY OF DARKNESS (aka, "The Medieval Dead"). Starring Bruce Campbell.

Friday, May 29

THE EVIL DEAD
Doors 7:00 / Movie 7:30
THE EVIL DEAD 2
9:30
Tickets $8 in advance / $10 at the door
ARMY OF DARKNESS
11:30
$6 in advance / $8 at the door
*Online Sales end at 5:30pm May 29th

See all three for $13 advance / $15 door!
*Minors welcome in the balcony.
**Must be 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service
***Groupons and passes accepted for single film ONLY. Please redeem at the door.

THE EVIL DEAD (Sam Raimi, 1981/14A) Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

THE EVIL DEAD !! (Sam Raimi, 1987/14A) | The lone survivor 1of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holds up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.

ARMY OF DARKNESS (Sam Raimi, 1992/14A) | In the third and final installment of Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD trilogy, intrepid hero Ash (Bruce Campbell) finds himself trapped in medieval times. He must quest for the Necronomicon, a book of evil which can return him to his time. Unfortunately, he releases the evil trapped inside the book and unleashes an "army of the dead."