Photos by unknown (GMJ), Allen Lee (TNT), Steve Prue (NYBF)
Start with the sexy striptease of burlesque, toss in a dash of delectable drag, top it off with the interactive intrigue of a live game show, and you’ve got the one-of-a-kind nightlife experience that is… SYNC or STRIP, Jonny Porkpie’s brand new Burlesque+Drag+Gameshow at Lips!
The fun kicks off with either a STRIP performance by a top NYC burlesque star or lip-SYNC from one of Lips’ fabulous roster of Drag artists. After the applause dies down, everyone in the audience has the chance to be a contestant—if they’re first to correctly guess the answer to an intimate question about the performer they just saw.
Three qualifying rounds; three fabulous performances; three winning contestants — and that’s when the game show action really heats up. In the first of two saucy elimination rounds, these brave souls will compete in games of skill, trivia, and utter shamelessness for a coveted spot in the finals (plus wholly inappropriate prizes). Will they uncover The Naked Truth? Prove that they’re a Cunning Linguist? Be the first to Wig Out? Guess the Safeword? The challenges change every week, it’s never the same show twice!
Then: more fabulous performances, more contestants, and another elimination round before the Grand Finale, where our finalists have to decide for themselves whether to… SYNC or STRIP. One thing’s for sure: the player with the least inhibitions is the most likely to win!
From the creator of
Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol
, burlesque Marx Bros homage
A Day on the Boardwalk, A Night at the Stripshow
, and
Dead Sexy
comes a brand new gameshow that’s more peppery than
Jeopardy
, more heels than
Wheel
, more nude than
Feud
.
See the show… be the show… in the Burlesque+Drag+Gameshow SYNC or STRIP, coming to LIPS for a six-week limited run, Friday Nights starting March 21, 9:30pm Seating 10:00pmish show. Hosted by “Burlesque Mayor of NYC” Jonny Porkpie , with a rotating cast of burlesque and drag artists featuring Jo Weldon , headmistress of the New York School of Burlesque. Rotating cast includes: Abby Fantastic, Agent Wednesday, Miss Aurora BoobRealis, Broody Valentino, Boo Bess, Little Miss Lixx, Mia the MVP, Mr. Gorgeous, Peekaboo Pointe, Poison Ivory, Queerly Femmetastic, Rain Supreme, Rocka the Mechanic, Stella Nova, Susie Dahl, and more!
PAY WHAT YOU WILL
We're happy to announce that a limited number of "Pay What You Will" tickets are available for each performance. Join our mailing list for the link. (If all PWYW tix have been claimed for a certain date, add your name to the waitlist and we'll let you know if a spot opens up!)
Creator/host Jonny Porkpie has a long history in the saucy game show business. His previous burlesque game show, Grab My Junk ran from 2010-2015, touring 35 cities in 5 countries on 3 continents.
Internationally teacher, headliner, essayist, and author of The Burlesque Handbook and Fierce: The History of Leopard Print . Her one woman show "What I Wore to Work" hits the road in 2025.
Each show will also feature acts by Lips' legendary roster of Drag performers.
Porkpie Productions & Spin Cycle present SYNC or STRIP Burlesque+Drag+Gameshow