Matt McGinnis’s Movie Riffing Melee: Glen or Glenda

Break out your angora sweaters and “PULL DE STRING!” because Matt McGinnis’s Movie Riffing Melee returns to the Colonial Theatre for a special Pride Month event: the world’s first-ever all-drag riff, featuring Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda! Matt (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Roxie, and two of the most fabulous drag queens this side of the Delaware take on Wood’s outrageous semi-autobiographical film in an all-out showdown for the title of “Movie Riffing Royalty.”

The Film: 
Glen (Ed Wood) doesn’t dare tell his fiancée Barbara (Dolores Fuller) that he likes to wear women’s clothes; in addition, Alan is undergoing painful surgery to become a woman; both stories are told by a psychiatrist.

Our Performers:

Brittany Lynn
Brittany Lynn has been performing for three decades-leading the tri-state area’s most award winning drag troupe-the Philly Drag Mafia. Brittany works closely with the city government of Philadelphia, and in doing so, has been awarded two citations from the City Council of Philadelphia-and one from the Mayor-for her work in bridging the gap between Philadelphia’s communities. For her work with her Drag Queen Story time Program, and her drag brunches and bingos all across the tri-state area, Brtittany won Best of Philly 2022 and 2023 for Best Drag Shows and Best Drag Brunches, and in 2024, Brittany was named one of the Philly Phifty-The Top 50 Most iconic Things About Philly in the Last 50 years. In 2024, Brittany Lynn landed a Guiness Book of World Records Award for Most Attendees at a Drag Story Time Reading, held at the Constitution Center on June 1st to kick off Pride Month. Brittany can be seen in various commercials for Philadelphia tourism with Visit Philly-catch her adventures and upcoming events at PhillyDragMafia.com.

Monster Girl

Knucklehead, aka Monster Girl, is a performer and independent filmmaker from Central PA. Their debut horror-comedy feature film, HeBGB TV had its world premiere at Outfest LA and won Joe Bob Briggs’ 2022 Hubbie award. Knucklehead is a regular of the Colonial Theatre’s annual Blobfest run-out live show and is excited to riff-it!

Matt McGinnis

Matt McGinnis is a Philly-based artist, writer, director, puppeteer, producer, and aberration who is probably best known for his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000. He can currently be seen hosting the live comedy game show Matt McGinnis’s Movie Riffing Melee, which kicked off in 2024 as part of the Colonial Theatre’s annual Blobfest event. He is still at large.

Roxie
Roxanne Guarino (She/They) is an actor, writer, advocate and director from New Jersey. They held the title of Mx. Blobfest 2021 and have worked with the Colonial Theatre and their annual festival ever since. Starting in 2018, they also became a regular performer and writer on Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo. Their written work has been sold at the South Street Art Mart in Philadelphia and showcased at the Players Theater in NYC as part of their 2024 Short Play Festival. They are currently working on a film with director Tate Hoffmaster and writing their first novel.