Gail's 24 B.A.C. Presents

Candied Camera LIVE!

Created by 
Nora Burns and Adam Pivirotto 

Directed and Edited by
Adam Pivirotto

Choreographed by
Robin Carrigan

Presented by
​Gail’s 24 BAC
Oct 10 & 11 @ 8pm
Oct 17 & 18 @ 8pm
Candied Camera LIVE! Is a celebration of Nora Burns “legendary” (her word) early 90’s public access show. Filmed in a makeshift TV studio that doubled as a sex club, and watched by tens of people who happened to be awake at 3am on a Tuesday, Candied Camera joined the pantheon of fabled cable shows by Andy Warhol, Robin Byrd, Al Goldstein and Mrs Mouth. To mark the show’s 30th Anniversary and jump on the 1990’s nostalgia bandwagon, Burns is bringing back her “iconic” (her word) cable show for a four night only extravaganza complete with a potpourri of original clips, documentary footage, special guests, forced appearances, legendary performances, celebrity cameos, vintage pornography and, of course, go-go dancers. ​
Cast :
Chuck Blasius, Kevin Herzog, David Ilku, Ricky Roman, Royston Scott, Fiona St James, Richard E Waits 

Plus Surprise Celebrity Cameos!​
Background: 
Back in the early 1990’s, during the Golden Age of Manhattan Public Access cable TV, Nora Burns hosted and produced a variety show called Candied Camera. Filmed bimonthly at the Gay Cable Network studio/sex club, the show was a crazy quilt of downtown doings, featuring saucy skits, in-studio performances (Varla Jean Merman Cheese-whiz anyone?), interviews with personalities from Marc Jacobs and RuPaul to Candis Cayne and Joey Arias, and of course lots of go-go boys and drag queens. Themes of the over 35 shows, which have been archived at NYU’s Fales library include Gay Pride, the 9th Circle, Dead Friends, Old Porn, Cable Madness, Dress Up and Domination. 

Guests on the original show include:
Joey Arias, RuPaul, Hilton Als, Michael Musto, Marc Jacobs, Candis Cayne, Jennifer Coolidge, Taylor Mead, Lypsinka, Tama Janowitz, Sarah Schulman, Charles Busch, John Kelly, Julie Halston and many more​

Candied Camera LIVE! Is a tongue in chic variety show (think The Comeback meets Spinal Tap) with guests, monologues, a multi media mix of video clips and, of course, go-go boys. Directed and edited by Adam Pivirotto, and choreographed by Robin Carrigan (the team behind The Village! A Disco Musical) the show will highlight the 90’s performance era (including at LaMama where several of the guests at the time were doing their shows) in the newly renovated Club at LaMama. 

Nora Burns is a founding member of the comedy groups Unitard and the Nellie Olesons. She just finished a 5-week Off-Broadway run of her shows David’s Friend and The Village! A Disco Daydream. She has performed in the comedy festivals Just for Laughs in Montreal and We’re Funny That Way in Toronto, and at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Nora curated and hosted a series called New York Stories at the historic Stonewall Inn where celebrated New Yorkers tell entertaining and sordid stories about their lives in the city of yore. In addition to stage work, Nora has appeared in the films “Broken Hearts,” “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” “Club,” “Boys Life 3” and the documentary “Florent: Queen of the Meat Market.” Her TV appearances include Logo’s “Wisecrack” comedy show and “The Sandra Bernhard Experience.” 

Adam Pivirotto (director) is a theater/filmmaker based in New York City. He was director/producer of drag performer Cleo Berlin’s cabaret series, presented at Pangea through TWEED Theaterworks. His short films have been screened at Richmond International Film Fest, Genreblast Film Fest, NYC Poetry Festival, LA Cinefest, Sixth Sense Film Festival, Filmshortage, and Shondaland. His one act This Place was presented at Dixon Place HOT Festival. He has been a featured director for the Visible Poetry Project and completed an arts and education fellowship at NYU Abu Dhabi. He most recently directed The Village! A Disco Daydream and David’s Friend at The Soho Playhouse.

Robin Carrigan (Choreographer) is a NYC choreographer, writer, performer, and ceramic artist. Choreography includes “Club Dada/Kabaret Kaput” at La MaMa and Dixon Place, Trick (feature film), Hater (Ohio Theater), Bedbugs!!! (NYMF), 1966 (El Flamingo), Jesus and Mandy (FringeNYC, co-written with Eric Bernat), Blood Orgy of the Carnival Queens!!! (co-written with Jim Fall, Vortex/Sanford Meisner) and Hamlet of Bank St., Girls Town (writer, Actor’s Playhouse), drag performer Love Connie, Ronnie Spector, music videos, concert staging, and Nan and Her Boys.
Back in the early 1990’s, during the Golden Age of Manhattan Public Access cable TV, Nora Burns hosted and produced a variety show called Candied Camera. Filmed bimonthly at the Gay Cable Network studio/sex club, the show was a crazy quilt of downtown doings, featuring saucy skits, in-studio performances (Varla Jean Merman Cheese-whiz anyone?), interviews with an assortment of downtown personalities and of course lots of go-go dancers and drag queens. Themes of the over 35 shows, which have been archived at NYU’s Fales library include Gay Pride, the 9th Circle, Dead Friends, Old Porn, Cable Madness, Dress Up and Domination. 
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Guests on the original show include:
Joey Arias, RuPaul, Hilton Als, Michael Musto, Marc Jacobs, Candis Cayne, Jennifer Coolidge, Taylor Mead, Lypsinka, Tama Janowitz, Sarah Schulman, Charles Busch, John Kelly, Julie Halston and many more