Dec 4, 2008 – Feb 1, 2009
Thursdays–Saturdays (8–10pm)
Sundays (3–5pm)
Bargain-hunting beauty queens and dollar store Don Juans convene as Bootleg Theatre pays homage to LA's kitschy holiday headquarters. The 99¢ Only Calendar Girl Competition gives contestants a penny-pinching challenge: dress yourself in 99¢-store ware with no accessory that exceeds a buck. The high-falutin' fashion brings out the finest in plastic flowers, assorted kitsch, and discontinued items — as well as R&B music by Ken Roht and John Ballinger and an appearance by costume designer extraordinaire Ann Closs-Farley. The show's nightly crowds determine which beauty queens move forward.
– Julian Hooper