This year, the holidays are spelled B-I-N-G-O

(Minneapolis) -- The incomparable Miss Richfield 1981 returns to the Illusion Theater to celebrate the holiday season with a brand new yuletide program, BINGO BONANZA FOR THE HOLIDAYS. The audience gets to play as Miss R calls three rounds of Bingo for her favorite charity and discusses her latest travels, appropriate dress and other vital matters. And in her never ending quest to get closer to her fans, Miss Richfield 1981 will be tweeting LIVE throughout the program. This is one show where the audience will be encouraged to keep their phones on during the performance.

Always full of surprises, there will be new songs, new outfits and new ways to participate in Miss Richfield 1981’s 12th holiday show directed by Illusion Executive Producing Director Michael Robins and accompanied by pianist Todd Emanuel Price.

Bingo Bonanza for the Holidays opens December 3 and runs through December 19 at the Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Avenue. Tickets are $20-$35. Group discounts are available by phone for groups of 10 or more people. Tickets are available at the Illusion Theater Box Office at 612-339-4944 or online at www.illusiontheater.org.

About Miss Richfield 1981
After an impromptu idea of spicing up a friend’s party, Russ King took his beauty queen creation of Miss Richfield 1981 to the stage in February 1996, and began performing at Twin Cities’ bars and benefits. His cabaret career started one year later at the Bryant Lake Bowl Cabaret in Minneapolis. He and his alter ego have been recognized as one of the Twin Cities’ most creative artists and runner-up for “Artist of the Year” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has performed annually on Illusion’s stage since 1996 and performs each summer in Provincetown, Mass., as well as taking his show throughout the country to cabarets and theaters, private and corporate functions, and Atlantis Events cruises and resort vacations.

Performance Schedule
Friday, December 3 at 8pm
Saturday, December 4 at 8pm
Thursday, December 9 at 8pm
Friday, December 10 at 8pm
Saturday, December 11 at 8pm
Sunday, December 12 at 7pm
Thursday, December 16 at 8pm
Friday, December 17 at 8pm
Saturday, December 18 at 8pm
Sunday, December 19 at 7pm

Ticket & Address Information
Tickets are $20-$35. Group discounts are available by phone for groups of 10 or more people. Tickets are available at the Illusion Theater Box Office at 612-339-4944 or online at www.illusiontheater.org

The theater is located on the 8th floor in the Hennepin Center for The Arts at 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. The building is on the corner of 6th Street and Hennepin Avenue, just one block from Metro Transit’s Hiawatha Light-Rail Line.

About Illusion Theater
Illusion Theater was founded in 1974 and presents its season on the 8th floor of the Hennepin Center for the Arts in downtown Minneapolis. Since the beginning, Producing Directors Michael Robins and Bonnie Morris have led Illusion Theater in illuminating the illusions, myths, and realities of our times and in using the power of theater to catalyze personal and social change. In 35 years, Illusion has generated over 500 plays, developed thousands of artists, and created ground-breaking educational works. Plays developed at Illusion have been produced in theaters throughout the world. Illusion’s work has catalyzed conversations in living rooms, kitchens, coffee houses, and board rooms, and has led to transformations in policy, in organizations, in students, and in individuals.