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Alan Cumming to open frisky “Club Cumming” in New York City

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After briefly closing in August, the popular East Village spot Eastern Bloc will undergo a head-to-toe revamp only to reemerge as “Club Cumming,” with actor Alan Cumming and party promoter Daniel Nardicio coming onboard alongside owners Darren Dryden and Ben Maisani.

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Page Six reports the newly imagined space  “will be a mixture of performance, DJs [and] theme nights and as eclectic and unexpected as Alan himself,” a rep says.

“Alan wants it to be a home for everyone of all ages, all genders, all sexualities, who all enjoy letting go and making some mischief. No judgments, no attitude, no rules, except kindness, acceptance and fun.”

Previously, Club Cumming was a pop-up party that would take place in Cumming’s dressing room during the Cabaret revival, but it’s also popped up in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Edinburgh, Scotland.

“Alan is highbrow/lowbrow, and so am I,” Nardicio tells World of Wonder. 

“We want to make things more chic, like a Kit Kat Club-style dressing room and a bathroom redone by a major cosmetics firm. And we’ll bring back Reading For Filth, the reading series Brian Butterick did, as well as having all sorts of live performances, like Brian Newman, who’s Lady Gaga’s trumpet player/jazz band leader, and hopefully Amanda Lepore’s CD release party.”

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