New York’s Premiere House of Variety!

The Slipper Room is located at 167 Orchard NYC
*CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS TILL FALL 2011*
Shows are 21+, No Reservations.

The Slipper Room, which opened in 1999, was designed and built by performer and producer James Habacker.  The intimate room contained a jewel box proscenium stage.  Over the years many a great talent walked those humble boards. 

 Mr. Habacker’s particular style of host driven, upbeat entertainment combining live music, comedy, striptease, vaudeville, acrobats, and novelty acts, all presented at break-neck speed, has become synonymous with New York burlesque, but when the Slip first opened there was no burlesque scene to speak of.  The club’s nurturing of emerging talent played a major role in turning a scene comprised of a handful of downtown performance artists into a worldwide phenomenon. 

 Over the years, the space, with its authentic, romantic atmosphere and reputation for supporting the arts, attracted great performers from all around the world.  As the scene grew, we outgrew the space, with its low ceilings and not very advantageous sight lines, and when the lease ran out, James convinced the landlord to knock down the building and put up a new one that would house a proper theatre.

This new Slipper Room, being built now and set to open some time this fall, will have all of the charm and atmosphere that our patrons have come to expect, but will have many improvements, such as double high ceilings which will allow for acrobats, aerialists, and good sight lines for all our audience.  As well, early evenings we will be featuring our own brand of Ridiculous Theater, while still presenting our world famous Variety shows after 10 pm each night.  This new space will also make it possible for us to have a Saturday Afternoon Children’s Theater program.  In the mean time check out our calendar for times and location of our Slipper Room in Exile shows.  Our desire is to keep joy alive in the theatre!