The Aunties watched Baby Cianna tonight while Amy and I sat down at the historic Patterson Theater for the first show of Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey's Lovers and Haters Valentine's Day Cabaret [ }rixie interview here ]. This is the first time we've seen Trixie & Monkey's act in front of a live audience. We were enchanted by the acrobatic acts involving the trapeze, big feather fans, a giant fabric condom and a tiki-themed fiberglass volcano. Special guest Miss Dirty Martini from NYC astounded the audience with her artful balloon-pop striptease, and we also witnessed her twirling tasseled pasties! My history video played smoothly with just a flash of DVD menu at the beginning. It was gratifying to hear the audience crack up at all the right places in the video. Playwright Dahlia Kaminsky played the show's hostess Dolores, who was the keeper of Cupid the dog. Dolores read love letters and generally engaged the audience between acts. Vaudeville Accordionist Full Bladder delivered humorous musical interludes, and DJ Bump expertly kept the musical pipeline full of arousing music. The 90-minute show flew by in a wink of the eye leaving us hooked on Trixie & Monkey, and ready to see more shows in the future.

- mike lee - baltimore