{"id":35603,"date":"2023-01-24T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=35603"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:02:12","slug":"downtown-gem-miss-behaves-mavericks-is-done-at-cheapshot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/downtown-gem-miss-behaves-mavericks-is-done-at-cheapshot\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Gem “Miss Behave’s Mavericks” is Done at Cheapshot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We thought it was just a “hiatus,” but it now appears the offbeat “Miss Behave’s Mavericks” has closed at Cheapshot on Fremont East.<\/p>\n

“Miss Behave’s Mavericks” was the brainchild of Amy Saunders, whose network of variety performers made this show utterly unique. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was just the kind of quirky, sexy, weird (and really cheap) show downtown needed. Cue the sad trombone. And a guy dressed like a chicken with a hula hoop.<\/p>\n

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If you didn’t catch it, you’re out of cluck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some will recall Saunders in her show at Bally’s (now Horseshoe), “The Miss Behave Game Show.”<\/p>\n

Fans of that shuttered production can find it on the high seas now, albeit sans Saunders, as it’s being performed in partnership with Virgin Voyages.<\/p>\n

While the run of “Miss Behave’s Mavericks” has come to an end, Saunders will continue to work with Cheapshot, and owner Ryan Doherty, on “specific showroom shenanigans.”<\/p>\n

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Amy Saunders was the show’s producer, director, ringmaster and sword swallower. Actually, more of a table leg swallower. Best to not ask too many questions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Miss Behave’s Mavericks” was a noble experiment, as Cheapshot isn’t really set up as a theater, it’s a bar with a tiny stage.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, tickets were dirt cheap and the show was produced on a shoestring budget with approximately zero devoted to marketing. Word-of-mouth was strong, however.<\/p>\n

The show often featured drop-ins by Strip performers due to Saunders’ years of hanging out with circus people.<\/p>\n

A highlight of the burlesque-heavy show was a “Flashdance” number which probably should’ve been accompanied by a warning from the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n

Here’s some video from the show, but it was rarely the same show twice.<\/p>\n

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