Funhouse Lounge

Auditions! “Twisted, the Untold Story of a Royal Vizier”

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Funhouse Lounge is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming show “Twisted, the Untold Story of a Royal Vizier”

Description of the show:
This is a retelling of the legend of Aladdin, but told from Ja’far’s point of view. In this comedic musical from legendary theater troupe Starkid, Aladdin is just a womanizing young thief, the Sultan is a deluded puppet, the Genie a pop-culture obsessed idiot and Ja’far the only hope to save the Magic Kingdom from invasion by the neighboring country of Pix’zar.

Auditions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26th, from 3 to 5pm.
Please have ready a comedic monologue (max 2 minutes).
Please also have prepared 16 bars of a song. Song should be either Disney or rock’n’roll. Bring sheet music.

Roles we are seeking to cast:
Sherrezade, female (Storyteller and Ja’far’s muse)
Aladdin, male (a young, horny thief with no scruples)
The Princess, female (dreamer, romantic, leader)
Prince Ahmed, male (prince of neighboring Pix’zar)
Captain of the Guard/ensemble (multiple roles)
Ensemble #1 (multiple roles)
Ensemble #2 (multiple roles)

Where character descriptions are gendered, it is based on the source material. However, casting will be open to all genders, colors, and orientations.

Email your headshot and resume for your audition slot: andy@funhouselounge.com
If you cannot make the auditions but are still interested, send an email to let us know. Additional auditions or video auditions may be extended (no guarantees).

Show dates are Thursdays thru Saturdays, April 27th thru May 27th, at 7pm. There will also be 2 Sunday matinees at 2pm. Rehearsal schedule will be flexible, based on actors’ conflicts, and will begin on Tuesday, March 14th.

Actors will be paid.

Milan Patel & Enemies

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Milan Patel returns to PORTLAND to host a jam-packed standup comedy show featuring the absolute best comedians from Portland and LA! 

Featuring: 

  • Shain Brenden (NBC, Portland’s Funniest Person)
  • Simon Gibson (Amazon, Comedy Central)
  • Arlo Weierhauser (Colbert) 
  • and so many more!

It’s gonna be a big party! 

DEC 22ND! 

FUNHOUSE LOUNGE! 

10PM! 

ONLY $10

$15 at the door

Die Hard the Musical Parody 2023 – Special Added Performance!

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Due to popular demand and sold-out shows, we added a special Wednesday performance on Dec. 27th at 7:00pm!

All John McClane wanted for Xmas was to patch things up with his wife. And stop a dozen terrorists. And sing and dance while doing it.

It’s back! The Funhouse Lounge is thrilled to revive our beloved parody version of the most beloved Christmas film ever: Die Hard! This ridiculous holiday romp comes complete with 13 original songs that are sure to get stuck in your head for months to come.

Yippie-ki-yay, Melon Farmers!

Starring: Sean Ryan Lamb & Landy Lamb

Featuring: Mandy Khoshnevisan, Jennifer Madison Logan, James R. Dixon, Aidan Nolan, Philip McNassar, Josh Edward, Linh Nguyen and Aurora Hernandez

Directed by Andy Barrett, Musical Direction by James Liptak

Showtime:

  • Wednesday, December 27th

*Bar opens at 6:00pm. We advise arriving early to allow ample time to find parking, grab a drink, and be seated before the show begins.

All ages welcome! However, this show is rated PG-13 for stage violence, as well as adult language and situations; please use your discretion when bringing minors.

Seating types:

  • General admission: non-reserved seating
  • VIP: reserved assigned seating in the front 3 rows (includes a limited edition commemorative Die Hard t-shirt or a pair of limited edition Die Hard: The Musical Parody magnets, suitable for your refrigerator, office file cabinet, or anywhere that needs to be made more awesome.)
  • Reserved booth: includes 5 admission tickets at a reserved booth

Runtime:

This show runs for 2 hours and 30 minutes

**You will receive an email confirmation once you complete your transaction. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE a physical ticket to present, but please save your email confirmation on your phone (or print it out) and have it ready to present when you check-in.**

Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun

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The phone rings, in the middle of the night,  your father yells, “What is that unearthly sound?!  We haven’t had a landline in 15 years!!!”

It’s spooky season!  And while everyone else is putting on costumes, the performers of ‘Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun ‘ can’t wait to take them off!  Two nights, two different shows, two different opportunities to get your heart racing and your blood pumping.  We’re celebrating everything that makes Halloween great; the ghosts, the monsters, the horror films, the candy!

With performances by:

Baby B Stiletto

Abby Go-Lucky

Bimbo Baggins

Lady Dolore

Cookie Sugar

Bella Bellini

Gamz Akimbo

Sara James

Kelly Moon

Lana Montreese *

Kitten A Round *

Miss Nicole *

*Saturday only

With everyone’s favorite hosting duo Mandy Khoshnevisan and Greg Shilling!

Broadway Bears

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Returning LIVE To Portland Stages November 20th, 2022 

Portland’s Furriest Night Of Musical Fun! Live singing from stage and screen musicals!
“WELCOME TO THE 60’s ” showcases the BROADWAY BEARS performing some the most groovy and far-out show tunes ever sung!

Don’t be a square! Get ready for a night of song, dance, humor, and fantastic live performances from Portland’s Furriest Singers, as the BROADWAY BEARS, debut their new concert at the Funhouse Lounge on November 20, 2022! Titled “WELCOME TO THE 60’s,” the BROADWAY BEARS will perform funny, far-out, groovy, and rockin’ songs from the musical realm of stage and screen, in their trademark entertaining way… complete with furry faces! And this time, they’ve got some first class friends from Portland’s music realm to share the stage!

The BROADWAY BEARS, “Portland’s Furriest Singers,” are Andy Mangels, Donnie Vecchione, Landon Shimek, Jermaine “Jeronimo” Thomas, and Juan Polanco. For this concert, special guests from Portland’s performing elite will include far out emcee Howard Neal, superstar Laurie Kash, splashy songstress Rebecca Raccinelli, and delicious diva Gabi Marcus!

With all live singing in solos, duet, trio, and group numbers, the “WELCOME TO THE 60’s” concert will be a full-length cabaret performance that will leave you laughing and cheering. The three acts feature 19 numbers that are the grooviest and hippest songs from stage productions and films such asHairspray, 110 In The Shade, It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman, Hello Dolly, Sister Act, Little Shop Of Horrors, The King & I, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mary Poppins, Cabaret, The Cher Show, Bye Bye Birdie , Hair, Tina, The Tina Turner Musical, West Side Story, Grease 2, and many more! 

The concert will be at Funhouse Lounge, on November 20, 2022, with doors at 6:30pm, show from 7-9pm. All Ages are welcome, but we suggest a rating of PG-13. The Broadway Bears performances at the Funhouse have been standing-room-only events, so get your tickets soon! NOTE: Due to the Covid pandemic, face masks will be requested/appreciated at the event.

ADVANCE TICKETS

  • PrePaid VIP TICKETS (first three rows ) are $15
  • PrePaid GENERAL ADMISSION Tickets are $10!
  • 3 Special BOOTH Reservations (up to 5 people) are $75!

AT THE DOOR

If any Tickets ARE still available at the door, the cost will be:

  • Door VIP TICKETS (first three rows ) are $20
  • Door GENERAL ADMISSION Tickets are $15!
  • 3 Special BOOTH Reservations (up to 5 people) are $100!

This show is ALL AGES, but recommended for PG-13!

Boob Tube

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Don’t touch that dial, or attempt to adjust your television set!  Boob Tube Burlesque is bringing your favorites from TV to the stage! Classic TVLand, sitcoms, cartoons, dramas, all with a sexy twist, Live! and in person, for 2 nights only!  Why Netflix and chill, when you can Boob Tube and thrill?!

Featuring the talents of:
Baby B Stiletto
Cookie Sugar
Scarlett Thrustmore
Little Lioness
Bela Nocturne
Ellie Fox & Sparkle Kraken
Kitten A Round & Essie Hex
Pinky LaRue
Kat Van Dayum
Anna Nymph
Gamz Akimbo
Dame SinCyr
Bella Belini

Friday night hosted by the fabulous Mandy Khoshnevisan , and Saturday night hosted by special guest Dylan Hillerman as Drunk Batman!

Get your tickets today!

Puppeteers for Fears

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Ashland-based comedy troupe Puppeteers for Fears will return to Portland after a three-year absence to perform a new original show, The Cabaret at the End of the World, in a two-night run at The Funhouse Lounge.

Show Dates: October 15, 16

Sat October 15th:

  • Early show begins at 7:00 pm
  • Late show begins at 10:00 pm

Sun October 16th:

  • Show begins at 7:00 pm

Advance Tickets: $20-$30

The show will be a Vaudeville-style collection of original songs, dance numbers, and skits performed with hand-and-rod (Muppet style) puppets and a live band—as well as with PFF’s special brand of over-the-top horror and science fiction comedy.

“This show is exactly what the name implies,” says company director and playwright, Josh Gross. “The puppets are trying to hold off the end of the world by fighting despair with jokes and songs—which is a feeling a lot of us can relate to after the last several years.”

Pieces to be performed include ghosts narrating graverobbing in song, lullabies for a noisy werewolf, rap battles between web-connected smart appliances, family drama amongst aliens, the puppet comedy roast of William Shakespeare, and more. To fully embrace the variety show format, the play will even include original live commercial jingles.

“It will be a fast and funny show,” says Gross. “There is a special energy to this piece.”

Because of inability to perform during the Covid-19 pandemic, this will be Puppeteers for Fears’ first show since summer 2019.

“When Covid happened in 2020, and things started shutting down, it was immediately clear we would be one of the last things to come back,” says the company’s Artistic Director Josh Gross. “Between traveling around and the game of Twister behind the puppet house, there was no way to do it safely until everything stabilized.”

Now that PFF is back in action, it is eager to not waste time. For its debut, The Cabaret at the End of the World, will be performed at a seven-date tour around the state of Oregon, and the company hopes to stage a broader regional tour in spring.

“Everyone is ready,” says Gross. “We all need to laugh.”

Complete dates and times for the current tour are below.

The Cabaret at the End of the World will run 90-120 minutes, and include R-rated content. It was directed by longtime PFF performers, Alyssa Matthews and Katy Curtis, and stars Forest Gilpin, Jake Raiter, Hunter Prutch, and Alyssa Matthews, with music performed live by The Elephant—who will also open the show with a set of their original material. More information about the company is available at PuppeteersForFears.com, and in the short documentary, Something Different, viewable here → Tongal Short Docs – Puppeteers For Fears

BatMusical

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POW! BAM! The Funhouse Lounge is pleased to present this brand new, original musical retelling of the origin and adventures of the Caped Crusader.  Drawing from the comic books, TV series, and countless movies, this show has it all;  Revenge, Love, Fear, Ninjas, Gargoyles, Schemes, Super-villains, Crime, Passion, a Secret Cave, a Signal in the Sky, a Butler and all those Wonderful Toys. Whether you are a die-hard Bat-fan or a newcomer to the legend, you will love this hilarious and heartfelt homage to Gotham’s Guardian. 

Written by the team that brought you the musical parodies of Pulp Fiction and Die Hard, this promises to be the show you need, and the show you deserve.

Evening shows begin at 6:45pm

Matinee shows begin at 2:00pm

Starring: Sean Ryan Lamb, Kenzie Chapman, Landy Lamb, Andy Barrett, Pip Kennedy, Kate Faye Cummings, Aurora Hernandez, Darrell McGee, Bethany Ziskind, and Andrew Poletto

Written and Directed by Andy Barrett

Music by James Liptak and Andy Barrett

Comedy of Terrors

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Shakespeare meets Frankenstein in this amazing new unscripted show at Funhouse Lounge.   We will improvise a brand new, never-before-imagined play in the style of Shakespeare, while also weaving in a classic movie monster of your suggestion.

Perhaps a young human and a young werewolf are star-crossed lovers?

Perhaps everyone wonders why the King only goes out at night?

Perhaps two brothers, separated during a shipwreck, finally find each other; but one is a little off? 

Join us , as something wicked this way comes.

Thursdays thru Saturdays, Aug. 12-Sept 2.   7pm

Golden Girls Unscripted!

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As if seeing classic “Golden Girls” episodes done live on stage by an all-star drag cast wasn’t enough, we’ve decided to remove the safety net!  “Golden Girls Unscripted” is our talented cast, creating two brand-new episodes of Golden Girls ON THE SPOT, based on your suggestions.  Will Dorothy win a pie-eating contest?  Will Blanche discover a twin sister?  Will Rose build a panic room?  Will Sophia turn out to be Irish?  Maybe, maybe, maybe and maybe. We don’t know. There is no telling where this show is gonna go, and trust me, you’ll wanna be there to see it.   

Two Nights Only!!
Show dates: Saturday, July 15 and August 6th

Show time:  10pm

Tickets: $16 GA, $22 VIP, $100 booth

Age: 21+

Extra contributions welcomed and encouraged

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