DINA MARTINA’S YULE LOG
Two Performances Only -- December 5 & 6

"Absolutely high-f**king-larious! GO, GO, GO!" -- Dan Savage, author and columnist

"Once in a great long while, the planets align and all of nature conspires to come up with the previously unimaginable, the wondrous and newly beautiful, the awe inspiring. And some people are lucky enough to live in a time when such a creative vision appears in their midst. Now is such a time, we are the lucky ones, and Dina Martina is it." -- Craig Lucas, playwright

"To those who have experienced the magic of Dina, she is a reason to live. -- The Stranger

"Stupefying and jaw-dropping! It plays like a disaster -- which is exactly what makes it so funny!" -- The Oregonian

In September, a private by-invitation-only performance by acclaimed Seattle artist DINA MARTINA left jaded New York audiences stunned and clamoring for more. On December 5th, Martina makes her official New York debut at The Cutting Room in Chelsea. For two nights only, Martina offers DINA MARTINA’S YULE LOG, an annual holiday show that has gained cult status in her native town of Seattle.

DINA MARTINA’S YULE LOG, like all of Martina’s surreal shows, is a unique night of entertainment that assaults the senses like no other show. Her unforgettable blend of peculiar music, stupefying comedy and bizarre performance has been described as "a train wreck in heels", "like Vegas on crack" and "one of the best nightmares you'll ever have".

DINA MARTINA was conceived in 1989 by Seattle performer Grady West, who developed the hilariously unwitting character into a multi-faceted persona. Dina’s shows have been presented in Seattle at venues including On The Boards, Re-bar, The Jewelbox Theater and Experience Music Project as well as in cities including Provincetown, Vancouver, Portland and San Francisco. Martina has also shared the bill with acts such as Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, Justin Bond, Nina Hagen and The Village People. In 1997, West was nominated for a Stranger Fringe Theater Award for best solo show and in 1999 and 2004 he received Footlight Awards from The Seattle Times. This past August, Martina made her Wigstock debut with a mesmerizing rendition of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."

DINA MARTINA’S YULE LOG runs December 5 & 6 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $17. The Cutting Room is located at 19 West 24th (accessible from the N,R,F,V & 6 trains at 23rd Street). To purchase tickets call 212-352-3101 or visit TheaterMania.com.