Alright, so it's been a while, but here's the recap of Drawn and Plastered's Mysterious Murder of Jazz Baby McGee!
Last October Drawn and Plastered put on a night of mystery, murder and intrigue! They had a live jazz band which really brought the classiness of the whole endeavor up a few notches. I don't think anything can quite top live jazz. After a set the mystery started with my routine. It was a bit unusual in that the venue (at the University of Manitoba) didn't allow nudity to the point where even pasties were prohibited. That was incredibly strange given that they were informed there was going to be a burlesque routine - and inconvenient as they didn't tell us until a week before the show! That was definitely one of the biggest routine changes I've made to date. I got around it by putting a bathrobe over my dress and putting my clothes on, as if the audience was watching me in my dressing room. I was especially nervous because front and centre was a table of two elderly ladies and their gentleman escort.
The routine ended with a pause, a waver and then a faint! But really, why describe it when I could show you?
And so the evening began! The usual frozen montages of the models were interspersed with video clips to introduce the suspects. There was also another set done by the band where Jazz Baby, in ghost form, got to wander the audience and demand to know who-dunnit. I got a few laughs: the little old ladies stopped me and said they'd just loved my performance (phew) and I met the parents of Jazz Baby's jealous lover who said "It's AJ of course. We know our son - it's something he would do." Turns out, it was the jealous bartender all along! The evening came to a close with a video of the Bartender's subsequent arrest and confession. The audience had previously written down who they thought had done it on slips paper. The slips were drawn for prizes - but only the members who guessed correctly were eligible to claim the prize!
This was a fantastically interactive event and the best one to date.
To see so many more amazing pictures click here and browse through Drawn & Plastered's Facebook albums "Attendee Pieces 3" and "The Mysterious Murder of Jazzbaby McGee".
Saucily yours,
Miss Scarlet
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