The Wocka Wocka Revue debuts Friday, the night before what would have been late Muppets creator Jim Henson's 86th birthday.
Burlesque artist and show producer, born Melissa May, proudly specializes in ruining childhoods."That is my favorite thing to do," she attests."After a show, I love when someone comes up to me and says, 'Oh, my God, you ruined my childhood!' Like, that was the point!"
Her shows tend to be inspired by popular media from her childhood, such as the Muppets,"Peanuts," Disney movies or ’90s cartoons."Nostalgia is a big thing for me. If it was something that was really important to me in my childhood, that starts the thought process. And then it has to be something that, off the top of my head, I can come up with several acts that would fit. I never want people to have to reach too hard," she explains.
, is that it was not for kids. Kids could watch it, but it wasn't for kids. So we can do the dirty jokes and we can do more adult things, and it's not out of character at all, because Jim Henson wanted it to be for adults," she says.
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