Margaret Cho's new act casts her as "The Sensuous Woman"
This, I gotta see!
Before heading to New York for an Off-Broadway run this fall, "The Sensuous Woman," a burlesque-style variety show written by and starring Margaret Cho, debuted last night at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s Renberg Theatre.
Cho says the show celebrates women’s bodies of all colors, shapes and sizes: “I have suffered from eating disorders and a horrendously distorted body image for my entire life, and I think the biggest reason is a lack of images of real women’s bodies. We are presenting a new ideal—not one that is about dieting ourselves down to a smaller size, but expanding our notion of what is beautiful and to allow ourselves to be included there, too.”
The Sensuous Woman will also be performed August 23, 24, 30 and 31; and September 6, 7, 13 and 15. All shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. All proceeds benefit the Center.
For tickets or call the Center Box Office at 323-860-7300.
Greg Hernandez has covered the entertainment industry for the Daily
News since 2001. He's considered a bit odd by some for his obsession
with box office numbers, has been known to camp out near the kitchen
at premieres for first crack at the hors d'oeurves, and Greg's never
seen a red carpet he didn't want to stroll down.
Comments
I used to volunteer at The Renberg. We had fans from dozens of performers but the freaking most devoted were Margaret Cho's. For an 8pm open seating show they would be there at 4pm in a theater that has no bad seats. We called them The Cho-der heads.
Posted by: chandler in hollywood | August 18, 2007 6:57 PM