sleeping beauty, december 2 & 9 at 4pm at caveat! for tickets visit : Caveat

sleeping beauty is an American adaptation of the traditional British Pantomimes that are performed in England around Christmas. Traditional “Pantos” incorporate song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, in-jokes, political satire, audience participation, and mild innuendo- though in this case MAJOR innuendo.

Sleeping Beauty has fallen into a deep sleep and can only be awoken by True Love’s Kiss, no consent necessary. Or wait, really? This holiday season NYC Panto is back with the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty. Follow the incomparable Drag Queen Gina Tonic as Fairy Merrydrunk, who, along with her two tipsy fairy-besties, must protect Sleeping Beauty from the evil curse placed on her after Malignant, "Miss Worst Fairy", was snubbed by the Royal Family. If this Princess sees a pic of herself in print she’s gonna totally die (or maybe just fall into a very deep coma). But how else will the unwashed masses know that the Royals are “just like us” if they don’t plaster her face on the cover of every magazine?! Join the Good Drunk Fairies, a Renegade Prince (with some dubious ideas about consent), a band of feral woodland creatures, and Sleeping Beauty as she learns to break free from the curse of Malignant and her right hand crow, Diablo. Jam-packed with pop parodies, holiday classics, slapstick bawdiness and political satire, this show will delight and surprise you this holiday season and might just inspire you to break free from that gilded cage of responsibility.

Written by Robert K.Benson director + costume design: madeline wall sTAGE MANAGER: SARAH JONES Starring: GINA TONIC, Regan Sims, Matt Mastromatteo, Rachel McPhee, Lily Ali- Oshatz, jONATHAN NATHANIEL DINGLE- EL, ELIZABETH WRIGHT, Diego Velázquez , robert k. benson, David hernandez & Gabriel Spector.