Pat Whalen

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Pat Whalen
BornSeptember 11, 1986
Occupationactor, writer

Pat Whalen (born September 11, 1986) is a Canadian writer, director, and choreographer. [1]

Pat has been a part of Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody [2] [3] since its inception. He has worked in Niagara Falls as Rocky in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, [4] Roger in Rent, and is an active member of Boylesque. [5]

Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody is an unauthorized musical satire of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey created by Mills Entertainment. The show is currently touring Canada, United States, and Australia. The production was directed by Jim Millan and stars three different casts consisting of three actors per cast. The story follows an author, EBJ, as she writes a sex fantasy about a younger version of herself named Natasha Woode and a handsome billionaire, Hugh Hansen.

Neo-Burlesque performing arts genre

Neo-Burlesque, or New Burlesque, is the revival and updating of the traditional American burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional burlesque art, the new form encompasses a wider range of performance styles; neo-burlesque acts can range from anything from classic striptease to modern dance to theatrical mini-dramas to comedic mayhem.

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  5. Christian, Andrew. "Where Boys Fear to Tread)". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 November 2013.