It’s a little while away, but tickets are going fast: On Monday, February 22, the IFC Center will screen a pair of films directed by the Ridiculous Theatrical Company’s mastermind, Charles Ludlam. The 8pm showing is already sold out, but there were seats left at 10:10pm when I typed this — and both will be introduced by singer Antony.

“The Sorrows of Dolores” and “Museum of Wax” were left unfinished when the author-director-actor died in 1987 but never mind: This is an ultra-rare opportunity to see a legend of the New York scene on the big screen, and with some of his regular acolytes to boot: partner Everett Quinton, Lola Pashalinski, Black-Eyed Susan.

Ludlam’s best-known play is 1984’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” but the Ridiculous m.o. was pretty much encapsulated in his breakthrough 1973 show, “Camille,” which featured “drag, high comedy, poignant melodrama, satire, detailed literary references, gender politics, clever manipulation of language and image, makeshift stage presentation, sexual frolic, and a plethora of acting styles.” If the movies have even only some of that, we’re in for a treat.

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