Pillows and pajamas sound pretty dreamy after a long work week. So instead of beelining it to the bar, why not steer your evening to Midnight Brunch, a new adult sleepover party at Downtown Cinemas?
“We really wanted to turn this into something people would look forward to coming to on Friday, as kind of the answer to, ‘I want to do something, but I don’t want to go to a club. I don’t want to get dressed up and deal with the crowds and the noise.’ We wanted to give you that, but at the same time have it be really comfortable,” says Brjden “Bridge” Crewe, who has also hosted numerous Content Couture fashion balls with his digital publication, Bitesized Multimedia.
Mining inspiration from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Crewe created Midnight Brunch with fandom culture firmly in mind. “All the freaks would get dressed up and watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight on Saturday night and know all the words,” Crewe says. “They know the movie, but they want to come out and just kind of share in it. I thought it would be a cool idea to do that but with different movies here.”
In this case, late-night revelers are encouraged to dress down, trading Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s fishnets for a silky pair of pajamas. And forget the extras at home, because Midnight Brunch provides it all—blankets, pillows, forts and even VIP beds if you spring for the $75 tickets.
Testing the firmness of a mattress in a movie theater may sound absurd, but trust us, you’re going to want your breakfast in bed.
Downtown Cinemas’ brunch menu, curated by Las Vegas-based Naomi’s Island Cafe, has a firm handle on bold, Caribbean flavors and applies it to everything from cheesy shrimp and grits and French toast to chicken and waffles and even the famous Bougie Burger. Downtown Cinemas’ bar remains fully stocked, so you can order your fill of mimosas and party in your PJs to the slow jams of local DJ Mai Gurl.
Midnight Brunch kicks off at 9 p.m., running into the afterhours with back-to-back films biweekly on Fridays. Past sleepovers have included double features of the 2004 comedy Mean Girls and its 2023 movie-musical, as well as Friday and Next Friday. On February 2, Midnight Brunch opens with a Clueless and White Chicks night, followed by Love & Basketball and High School Musical on February 16, in celebration of NBA All-Star Weekend and Valentine’s Day.
And Crewe says he’s just getting started. Right now, Midnight Brunch also uses the Downtown Cinemas space (formerly Art Houz Theater) as a proving grounds for Mario Kart video game competitions, and new programming like comedy sets and karaoke may take up other theater rooms as demand increases.
Midnight Brunch is a party that can and will feel like home, so definitely don’t sleep on it.
MIDNIGHT BRUNCH February 2, 9 p.m., $20-$75. Downtown Cinemas, eventbrite.com.
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