NASHVILLE |DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
FROM: AARON FETERL/MITCH SCHNEIDER–MSO PR
LUCHA VAVOOM
ANNOUNCES TWO-NIGHT HALLOWEEN ENGAGEMENT
“NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE”
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
AT THE MAYAN THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
FEATURING LIVE MEXICAN WRESTLING, BURLESQUE, COMEDY AND MORE
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT LUCHAVAVOOM.COM
BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST
Above: Artwork for Lucha VaVOOM’s “Night Of The Vampire” Halloween shows
“There’s no show that’s funnier, sillier or more entertaining than this one.”
—Eric Idle (Monty Python)
“…there’s little question that the esoteric hybrid of American burlesque and Mexican wrestling is an outrageous hit that could be coming to a theater near you.”
—ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 4, 2014
LUCHA VaVOOM–the acclaimed and mind-blowing Mexican masked wrestling/burlesque/comedy ensemble voted Los Angeles’ “Best Burlesque Show” by LA Weekly for 2012 and 2013–has announced that their annual two-night Halloween spectacular returns Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30 to The Mayan in downtown Los Angeles. Look for special guest Bobcat Goldthwait to kick off the celebration as co-host of night one. Tickets are on sale now at $35.00 for general admission tickets (includes balcony, mezzanine standing and seated seats) and $55.00 for ringside seating. For tickets and more infomation, visit: luchavavoom.com.
This year’s Halloween celebration–billed as “Night Of The Vampire”–will feature:
- Good vs. evil played out in a sinful circus of masked Mexican wrestling starring matches between superstar wrestlers Diamante Azul and Magno (who are being flown in from Mexico), Dirty Sanchez, Zombie Chickens, Chupacabra, Los Calaveras and mini wrestlers Piñatita and the little evil eye, Ojito del Mal.
- Bobcat Goldthwait, one of the most recognizable comedians in show business, will unleash his one-of-a-kind brand of comedy on night one as co-host with comedian Blaine Capatch (two-time winner of the “Funniest Person On The Internet” on @Midnight) who will host both nights. Since his first appearance on David Letterman at the age of 20, Bobcat has appeared on shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Demetri Martin show, The Chappelle Show, The Man Show, and Crank Yankers. Best known for his unforgettable movies, Bobcat has also starred in several HBO specials and a slew of TV appearances. He continues to push the envelope with his unique brand of humor headlining major comedy clubs across the country. Dana Gould (stand-up comedian and comedy writer who has been featured on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central) and Jeff Davis (actor, comedian, and singer, most famous as a guest star on the improve comedy show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”) are also slated to co-host.
- The event will be amped up by international superstar Marawa The Amazing, the circus artist, performer and Britain’s Got Talent star who can keep 133 hoops spinning around her body all at once. She spins, twirls and shakes her way through each performance which involves a vast array of skills set to equally impressive music, culminating in the big finale where she spins up to 70 hoops! Marawa always brings a beguiling persona to her performances, ranging from chic cabaret through to cute and cheeky. She has wowed audiences at burlesque clubs of New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Poland, and all over Australia.
- Known as “The Embodiment of Burlesque,” Kitten Deville is an award-winning international burlesque superstar who performs across the United States and Europe where she headlines with a variety of top musicians and performers from around the globe. Kitten is credited as one of the originators of the New Burlesque movement having won are “Miss Exotic World 2002” and “Queen of the Quake.” She starting her career in 1994 with The Los Angeles based troupe The Velvet Hammer, whose sold-out shows were responsible for reviving the Art of Burlesque.
LUCHA VaVOOM are wrapping up a summer which included performances at the 2014 Fuji Rock Festival, Japan’s largest outdoor music event (July 25-27) and an appearance on Telemundo’s weekly series, “Ritmo Deportivo.” Watch part one and two here: youtu.be/R4713R2wpV0; youtu.be/hIv6GJwiac4.
About Lucha VaVOOM:
Founded in Los Angeles in 2002 by Rita D’Albert and Liz Fairbairn, LUCHA VaVOOM–the acclaimed and mind-blowing Mexican masked wrestling/burlesque/comedy ensemble voted Los Angeles’ “Best Burlesque Show” by LA Weekly for 2012 and 2013–is good vs. evil played out in quick, exhibition-style, one-fall Lucha Libre matches for maximum enjoyment and action. Arguably more rock than rock and more punk than punk, LUCHAVaVOOM has created a Los Angeles tradition: from the low-rider car parade escorting the performers as the crowd enters the iconic Mayan Theater, to the local luminaries they attract (Drew Carey and Jack Black have sat in), to burlesque (which was revived right here in Los Angeles), to Lucha Libre, where masked heroic wrestlers, in character-driven style, flip, fly and amaze. It all comes together to make one fun, surreal, glam-bam spectacle of raucous entertainment. You could say it’s a wrestling show for people that don’t like wrestling (and those that do). The Los Angeles Times said, “Far-out flamboyance always prevails at Lucha VaVOOM, a spectacle of Mexican freestyle wrestling with an L.A. twist (7/09/06).”
At LUCHA VaVOOM, they like a little sexo with their violencia. In between matches, the finest handpicked burlesque acts from around the world wow the crowds with their unique striptease skills, including raucous aerial acts, pogo-stick peelers and hula-hoop hotties. TheLos Angeles-based performance troupe has regularly sold out 1,000-seat venues across the globe (Amsterdam, Calgary, Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Portland and Philadelphia, among many other cities) since its birth in 2002 and call Los Angeles’ Mayan Theater–an elaborately appointed, 1927-built former motion-picture palace–home when not on the road. A sizzle reel featuring LUCHA VaVOOM highlights (high-octane Mexican-style lucha libre wrestling, traditional burlesque and blow-by-blow comedic commentary) can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/nswes3x. Press kit here: http://luchavavoom.com/Lucha-VaVOOM-EPK.pdf.
Golden Circle, Ringside and General Admission Tickets Available from Ticketweb.com
and at the following outlets:
Wacko, 4633 Hollywood Blvd – (323) 663-0122
BRAT, 1938 14th St, Santa Monica – (310) 452-2480
Garage Pizza, 100 1/2 W 7th Street, Downtown LA (213) 622-3390
For more information on Lucha VaVOOM, visit:
luchavavoom.com/
twitter.com/#!/LuchaVaVOOM
facebook.com/pages/Lucha-VaVOOM/59217108328
youtube.com/LuchaVaVoomVideo
Press releases, bio and assets: msopr.com/n/client-roster/lucha-vavoom1
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For more information on Lucha VaVOOM, contact MSO PR:
818.380.0400
Aaron Feterl, x237, aaron@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider, x235, mschneider@msopr.com
