Described by The New York Times as having `` costumes flashier than pinball machines , outrageous lines , awful puns , sinister innocence , harmless depravity '' , it was first performed at the Limbo Lounge in Manhattan 's East Village in 1984 and moved Off Broadway in June 1985 to the Provincetown Playhouse , where it ran for five years .
`` The New York Times '' described the show as having `` costumes flashier than pinball machines , outrageous lines , awful puns , sinister innocence , [ and ] harmless depravity '' . It was first performed at the Limbo Lounge in Manhattan 's East Village in 1984 .