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The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, featuring the Bearded Ladies Hosts!
Art for Young Audiences, Cabaret & Nightlife, Drag, Music, Party
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The Layaway, Saturdays at 9pm
A speakeasy for hard times
Yearning for a lie-down, a light libation, and a whole lot of queer art? Welcome to the Layaway, a speakeasy for hard times. Tucked deep inside the historic Wanamaker building, the Bearded Ladies are carving a cozy space to let your hair down. From acoustic daydreams to organ(ic) rapture, from genderqueer tomfoolery to programming tailor-made for the Kids Department, this intimate series will recharge your batteries, refill your cocktail, and maybe even nourish your world-weary soul. Meet us at The Layaway, where joy stored today becomes a little sparkle for the coming season!
The Kids Department, Sundays at 3pm
Family Programming
Join your favorite Bearded Ladies’ hosts on Sunday afternoons at the Kids Department: a performance series tailor-made for our youngest fans! Enjoy family-friendly live music, interactive performances, and endless opportunities for imagination and play. Plus, it’s the perfect time for grown-ups to take a well-earned Time Out. For kids & kids at heart! Family Programming is PWYC for adults; Kids attend FREE.
Hosts: Jess Conda, Eric Jaffe, Jarbeaux, US aka Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Sam Rise
Presented in partnership with Opera Philadelphia’s “Pipe Up!” Series
Support
Funding for the Bearded Ladies Cabaret is provided by The Mellon Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Knight Foundation, the Lida Foundation, the Philadelphia Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and Barbara Teichert.
The Layaway is made possible by the generous support of Barbara Teichert and the Wyncote Foundation
Icon Producer
The Honickman Family
Executive Producers
Arthur Kaplan + Duane Perry
Co-Producers
Marty Maynard
Rosanne Sarkissian
September 13, 2025 9.00pm
1301 Chestnut St
General Admission: $25 (PWYW)
PWYC Options
September 14, 2025 3.00pm
The Kids Department Family Programming
1301 Chestnut St
General Admission: $25 (PWYW)
PWYC Options
September 20, 2025 9.00pm
1301 Chestnut St
General Admission: $25 (PWYW)
PWYC Options
September 21, 2025 3.00pm
The Kids Department Family Programming
1301 Chestnut St
General Admission: $25 (PWYW)
PWYC Options
September 27, 2025 9.00pm
1301 Chestnut St
General Admission: $25 (PWYW)
PWYC Options
September 28, 2025 3.00pm
The Kids Department Family Programming
1301 Chestnut St
General Admission: $25 (PWYW)
About the Artist
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is a queer arts organization that sits on your lap and sings you a story. Whether it’s an opera, a home-made cabaret, a musical walking tour, or a show on a truck, we employ song, spectacle, storytelling, and heart to welcome audiences into moments of joy, healing, and subversion. Through sharing our original pieces and creating bespoke platforms for performance at home in Philadelphia,
nationally, and abroad, we nurture artistic connection for a community of misfits, rabble-rousers, chanteuses and the people who love and need them. Their work has been seen all over Philadelphia including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eastern State Penitentiary, Opera Philadelphia, the Wilma Theater, FringeArts, and the Delaware River Waterfront and they have brought their cabaret revolution to Miami, Seattle, Paris,
Washington DC, New Zealand, Provincetown, Maryland and Delaware. In New York their work has been seen at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, La MaMa Etc, Works & Process at the Guggenheim and Lincoln Center. Their signature programs The Beardmobile and LATE NIGHT SNACKS together have provided a stage for over 500 queer and nightlife artists.
- Sally OlloveDirector & Lead Curator
- Rebecca KanachDesign Dramaturg
- Graphic Designer & Co-CuratorJackie Soro
- ProducerCarlos Diaz Stoop
- Wi-Moto NyokaAssociate Producer
- Doug GreeneScenic/Space Designer
- Bless RudisillLighting Designer
- Nat MerrillSound Designer
- Taylor JedlinskiAssistant Sound Designer
- Lian BrodyStage Manager
- Heath AllenMusic Director & Musician (Keys)
- Jordan McCreeMusician for Anthony Martinez-Briggs
Accessibility & Content Considerations
Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.
Audience Interaction
Covid-19 Safety policy
This event does not require masks to be worn
Copyright © 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
140 N. Columbus Blvd.
(at Race St.)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Directions
Tickets: 215.413.1318
Admin Office: 215.413.9006
