NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY, LIFE OF THE PARTY!
The risque world of Ruth Wallis!

COMING SOON TO THE OAHU FRINGE FESTIVAL IN HONOLULU, HAWAII!

Clever double-entendres abound in this rowdy yet sophisticated musical cabaret showcasing the music and life of the incredible Ruth Wallis. Curated and performed by Kyrst Hogan with custom backing tracks by her brother Brendan Hogan, the show is a comedic and racy romp celebrating "The Queen of the Party Records". The show includes fun audience interaction, glamorous costumes and props and historical background on "The Saucy Sophisticate", prolific comedic singer and songwriter Ruth Wallis, whose daringly original music was popular on the nightclub and party circuit of the 1950's and 1960's. This show is a fabulous choice for events looking for fun, cheeky "adult" humour that's never vulgar or "revealing"!

About Ruth Wallis
Ruth Wallis was the unrivaled Queen of the Party Records, reeling off a series of bawdy, double-entendre-laced satires that earned a substantial cult following overseas but ran afoul of censors in the singer's native U.S. Wallis’s music tackled subjects that were otherwise verboten in postwar America. In addition to jokes about the male anatomy, recurring themes included the perils of romance, dating and infidelity. Typecast as a risque' singer during the Eisenhower era, her diverse catalogue of music was prohibited from airplay and her records were confiscated by Australian customs during the 60's, merely solidifying her popularity in Australia. In 2007, she was honored by the National Archives of Australia, her memorabilia included in "Memory of a Nation", a permanent exhibition that opened in Canberra. Nonetheless, her career spanned over two decades and four continents. An entrepreneur ahead of her time, when US record companies refused to record her “racy” material, she simply started her own label. Of course, by today's standards, Wallis' lyrics are quite tame, but her witty rhymes and themes still evoke the same chortles and giggles as they did when they were first released.

 

About Kyrst Hogan
A professionally trained singer, actress and dancer with a degree in Theatre Arts, Kyrst worked as a principal singer, dancer and actress in New York for over a decade in such productions as the world famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes , Norwegian Cruise Lines, Atlantic City Casinos as well as regional and off-broadway theatres and national touring companies. In Vancouver, she has been successfully producing musical, cabaret and theatrical events since 2006 through her company, Brixxhouse Arts & Entertainment. Kyrst worked for many years on the neo-burlesque stage as an award-winning performer under the pseudonym Burgundy Brixx.
Winner of "Pick of the Fringe" and "Leaping Fringer" in the 2022 Vancouver Fringe Fest, she was also dubbed "A Dynamic Cabaret Chanteuse" by Canada's Globe and Mail, "phenomenal" by Stir magazine and a "Burlesque Star" by The Georgia Straight. You may have even seen her on TV this past holiday season, inviting herself over for "chicken night" and ecstatically eating a chicken nugget as "Aunt Donna" in a KFC commercial!