Shadowbox invites you to 'Haunted House Party'
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The Shadowbox Cabaret shifts gears a little bit this autumn with a kinder, gentler Halloween show.
“We switched the name from 'Freak Show’ to 'Haunted House Party,’ ” said general manager and featured performer Stacie Boord. “Even though we’ll still have the traditional Halloween characters — Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man — the show has a lighter feel.
“It’s still a very high energy show, but not as dark,” she said. “I think it will have a broader appeal.”
Sketches include “Return of the Spazoids,” in which a group of junior high school age boys and girls accidentally attend the same party.
“You have a clash with the whole hormonal thing with the boys and girls who are a little bit older and way more mature,” Boord said.
A new breakfast cereal promises to clean up those 'potty mouths’ in “Soapy Jacks,” and everyone’s favorite southern motor-mouth scares some sense into some classic ghouls as “Dr. Fill” takes on the Wolfman and Dracula.
“Of course, Vera and Laverne (the trailer park queens) are back, awaiting the appearance of a UFO,” Boord said.
Shadowbox’s house band BillWho? will perform an eclectic mix of tunes, including songs from Led Zepplin, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and No Doubt.
“It’s a nice mix of rhythm ’n’ blues and classic rock,” Boord said.
- WHAT: “Haunted House Party”
- WHERE: Shadowbox Cabaret, Newport on the Levee, Newport, Ky.
- WHEN: Through Nov. 24
- COST: $30 adults; $20 students/seniors/military
- MORE INFO: (859) 581-7625; www.shadowbox
- cabaret.com
