CHARIS ON THE COUCH

April 25-26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. E. Desmond Lee Auditorium Missouri Historical Society

CHARIS, the St. Louis Women’s Chorus, will celebrate its Spring Concert on both Friday, April 25, 2008 and Saturday, April 26, 2008 (both at 7:30pm) - two fun-filled evenings of music and comedy, starring the talented singer, songwriter, actress and comedienne Lisa Koch. (Her bio says "demented singer/songwriter/comedian/ Britney Spears body-double...")

"Picture the triangulated love child of Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, and Karen Carpenter... and you've got Lisa Koch. An irreverent Seattle singer/comedian, Koch ("Coke") is a deliciously twisted mix of comedy, theater, and demented songs. She has 4 solo recordings, is one-half of hilarious sketch-comedy duo, Dos Fallopia ("My Breasts Are Out of Control"), and is an alumnus of cult quartet Venus Envy ("I'll Be A Homo for Xmas").

"Lisa has co-written such warped shows as "The Carpeters: Uncomfortably Close To You," "Two's Company, I'm a Crowd," and "Ham for the Holidays: Desperate Spuddwives." She also finds time to work as an actor, appearing in "The Vagina Monologues," "Dirty Blonde," and as the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz" (5th Ave Theatre). She performs regularly on Olivia Cruises, and is touring her one-woman cabaret show, "Return to Planet Lisa" (Oregon Cabaret Theatre). Lisa has just released her 4th solo CD, "Tall Cool Drink" (www.heylisa.com)."

"...reminiscent of the uproariously tacky mishmash once beloved by the Divine Miss M.... " --Out Magazine

"Hearing Seattle's Lisa Koch is one of life's wickedest pleasures…" --Curve Magazine

"Koch has the same mischievous energy as the early Bette Midler. She seems to have that sense of joi de vivre that makes her instantly likeable. She's an out lesbian with a universal appeal…" --Washington Blade