Lineup

MONDO BURLESQUE
Friday, September 17
@ 8pm		 RISQUE SOIREE
Friday, September 17
@ 11pm		 QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Saturday, September 18
@ 8pm		 NAUGHTY NEW ORLEANS
Sunday, September 19
@ 8pm

MONDO BURLESQUE
Friday, September 17, 2010 Harrah’s New Orleans 8pm

Mistress of Ceremonies CORA VETTE (Denver, CO) Cora Vette, (aka Reyna Von Vett) is clad mostly in sparkle vinyl costumes that she makes herself. Reyna Von Vett performed for three years as Tanya in Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. She wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed Victorian Burlesque Operetta, “Leadville or BUST!” and recently wrote another burlesque musical called “Reefer Mania! Denver’s Gone To Pot.” In addition to larger burlesque musicals, she also produces BurlyCute, a weekly themed burlesque show in Denver. Cora Vette: Mouth of a sailor – Voice of an angel.
MICHELLE L’AMOUR (Chicago, IL) is one of the premiere names in modern burlesque. Since 2002, she’s been seen by more than 50 million people as a result of her awe inspiring performances on stage and television (America’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist, Showtime’s Sexual Healing). She won the Burlesque Hall of Fame’s Miss Exotic World title in 2005. Under her own company,  L’amour Group, she produces critically acclaimed shows, and trains future striptease stars with her burlesque school, Studio L’amour. Miss L’amour has her own successful book of photographs called “The Most Naked Woman,” and directs and stars in a series of instructional videos. She is known worldwide as Michelle L’Amour – “The Ass That Goes POW!”
KITTEN DE VILLE (Los Angeles, CA) Known as “The Embodiment of Burlesque”, Kitten de Ville performs across the United States and Europe where she headlines with a variety of top musicians and performers. She has been featured in two burlesque documentaries and has starred in several independent films. Some of the music videos Kitten has appeared in are J-Lo ,”You Do It Well”, The Cramps “Ultra Twist and Rob Zombie’s “Feel So Numb”. Kitten made her Hollywood acting debut in the movie “Auto Focus,” starring Willem Defoe and Greg Kinnear. Photographs of Kitten de Ville have graced the covers of books, magazines, calendars, and newspapers worldwide. She has worked with top photographers, including David Lachapelle and Bunny Yeager. Kitten has also appeared on the runways for such acclaimed designers as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Syren, and Agent Provocateur. Some of the titles that Kitten has won are Miss Exotic World 2002 and Queen of the Quake. This multi-talented kitten also produces a successful rock n’ roll burlesque show and runs her own school of burlesque in her home-town in southern California.
JO BOOBS (New York, NY) is the Headmistress of the New York School of Burlesque. She was a featured performer in Margaret Cho’s variety show, The Sensuous Woman. She recently served as coach and consultant on an episode of Gossip Girl. In 2007, the Village Voice named her Best Teacher in their Best of New York issue in Arts and Entertainment. In the 1990s, she was a feature dancer, traveling across the country with trunks full of props and costumes to headline strip clubs across the US and Canada. Jo also maintains a burlesque blog titled, Burlesque Daily.
JETT ADORE (Chicago, IL) Born and raised on the Isle of Romantica, he is the internationally beloved icon of glamour, passion, and lusty elegance. Jett’s innovative, artistic, silly, sexy, scandalous, sophisticated, and elaborately theatrical performances are male striptease at it’s finest.  He is a member of the male burlesque troupe, Stage Door Johnnies. Jett can be seen shakin’ his nasties all over Chicago and other major cities, as well as in festivals nationwide. Recently, Jett Adore performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas. He’s gettin’ his dance on and takin’ his pants off…in ways you’ve never imagined!
OPHELIA FLAME (Minneapolis, MN) Producer, director and performer Ophelia Flame has been peeling her clothes off for nearly twenty years. Known for her infectious smile and graceful charm, Ms. Flame’s extensive experience in the industry, outspoken nature and sharp wit has made her a hallmark on the subject of adult entertainment and the art of tease.
CHICAGO STARLETS (Chicago, IL) Michelle L’amour’s Chicago Starlets are a one-of-a-kind burlesque company from Chicago. The group, which includes 17 beautiful ecdysiasts (including Miss L’amour herself), is made up entirely of girls who came up through the ranks of Studio L’amour. Besides being a magnificent mob of molls, The Chicago Starlets are the highest rated and most talked about burlesque company in the Midwest.They’ve travelled internationally and have been featured at all of the top festivals from Tease-O-Rama and New York Burlesque Festival to Toronto Burlesque Festival and B.O.M.B. (Best of the Midwest Burlesk). With hit shows like the long running “Lipshtick” and the brand new “Belles and Whistles” under their belt, they show no signs of slowing down.
URSULA UNDRESS (Atlanta, GA) has established herself as a performer, teacher, and producer in Atlanta. Having a playful, yet naughty girl-next-door attitude, Ursula invokes rockabilly glamour and subtle humor with every performance. Captivating local and national audiences with both her energy and her shimmy, she is gaining steam in the Burlesque world – performing in such shows as the Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, The Texas Burlesque Festival, and was a runner-up in this year’s Viva Las Vegas 13 Burlesque Competition. She is currently co-producing Georgia’s first ever Southern Fried Burlesque Festival.
MINA MECHANTE & DEIRDRE DOLL (Chicago, IL) Mina Méchante and Deirdre Doll are twin burlesque dancers from Chicago. They have performed all over the city and in festivals such as, The Toronto Burlesque Festival, The Best of Midwest Burlesk Fest, The Windy City Burlesque Festival, The 1st Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival, and The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend.
VICKY SIN (Queens, NY) Vicky Sin competed for the title of Best Debut at last year’s Burlesque Hall of Fame, as well as making appearances at 2009’s New York, Toronto, and New Orleans burlesque festivals. A new resident of the great city of New York, she sends love and shimmies to her burlesque family in Chicago.
DINAH MIGHT (London, UK) Dinah Might dazzles her audiences with her opulent costumes, spectacular performances, stunning figure, killer smile, and flawless complexion.  The femme fatale with that certain “je ne sais quoi” tantalizes with traditional glamorous burlesque shows and her own unique style. To keep her mystique intact, we need not say more. After a live performance of Dinah Might, Roger Taylor of the rock band Queen said, “We were dazzled rabbits in the glare of her vivacity.”
THE BON-BONS (St. Louis, MO) The Bon-Bons are a delicious troupe dedicated to glamour, glitter, and old-fashioned show-girl charm. Led by Lola Van Ella, and featuring some of her most accomplished students, The Bon-Bons perform polished, choreographed routines to a wide variety of music as a group and also as sultry soloists. They performed in last year’s New Orleans Burlesque Fest.  In St. Louis, they perform as part of The Bon-Bons Burlesque Revue, a monthly retro-burlesque show accompanied by a live band.
ANGI B. LOVELY (Dallas, TX) As a founder of the award winning Lollie Bombs Burlesque Troupe, Angi B. Lovely has been a fixture in the Dallas burlesque scene since early 2006.  Winner of Best Solo Performance at the 2010 Texas Burlesque Festival, she specializes in aerial silks, hula hoop, and fire performance.
BURLYCUTE (Denver, CO) BurlyCute is Cora Vette’s new Denver based burlesque troupe full of Musical Theater performers that frankly…got bored. BurlyCute is currently the resident company of the Crossroads Theater owned by the City of Denver. (City sanctioned Burlesque? How forward thinking of Denver!) BurlyCute shows feature the BurlyCuties with retro tributes and neo burlesque numbers combined with song and dance sauciness. BurlyCute is where burlesque meets musical theatre!
Dames D’Lish (Hammond, LA) Created in 2007 by choreographer Madame D’Lirium, the Dames D’Lish are a d’licious, d’lectable, and d’lightfully modern Cabaret troupe. With their roots in Hammond, LA, the Dames have branched out into various venues spanning all of Southern Louisiana. This erotic cabaret show is fun, innovative, entertaining, and downright sexy. Boasting eight beautiful and classically trained performers, their highly technical choreography and style of dance leaves fans begging for more. The Dames also go-go dance at various clubs, instruct cardio strip tease classes for gyms and bachelorette parties, appear on radio and television, and much more! Don’t miss Dames D’lish backing Cora Vette in the opening number of Mondo Burlesque!
MONDO BURLESQUE
Friday, September 17
@ 8pm		 RISQUE SOIREE
Friday, September 17
@ 11pm		 QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Saturday, September 18
@ 8pm		 NAUGHTY NEW ORLEANS
Sunday, September 19
@ 8pm

RISQUE SOIREE
Friday, September 17, 2010 House of Blues  11pm

CADILLAC KOLSTAD & TOMAHAWK TASSELS (Minneapolis, MN)  are a powerful combination of 1950’s sin and seduction. This duo has been bringing the party to the West Bank of Minneapolis for over a year. Together Cadillac and Tomahawk have performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. Cadillac Kolstad is well known for his collaborations with 82-year old piano legend James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris, who was recorded on the Twin Cities’ first rock’n'roll album. Tomahawk Tassels, “The Cherokee Seductress,” brings a new element of tease to the show with her piano-top burlesque dancing. Their weekly show in Minneapolis combines the old school sounds of ivory-based blues, jazz and rockabilly with Native American shimmy-shakin’ striptease! Last year’s impromptu late-night show at Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop during The 1st Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival was a hit, and now they return to New Orleans to open the Risque Soiree showcase at House of Blues.
Emcee JOHNNY ROCK (New Orleans, LA) is an actor, comedian, emcee, and D.J. He has been entertaining professionally since he was 13 years old, and has opened up for The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night, Little Richard and many more. He has emceed numerous Bustout Burlesque shows at Tipitina’s French Quarter and Le Chat Noir. Johnny has been featured in many films, including Disaster Movie, the upcoming Jim Carrey film I Love You Phillip Morris and in the soon-to-be-released Jason London and Judd Nelson film, Fight or Flight.
CATHERINE D’LISH (Los Angeles, CA) Catherine has earned a reputation as a contemporary “striptease virtuoso” with her unusually inventive shows performed in an elegant and whimsical style. She has headlined in varied venues from Las Vegas casinos, nightclubs and fetish events, to the top gentlemen’s clubs and theaters. Catherine has competed in, and won nearly every pageant and title available to striptease performers, holding over thirty titles such as Miss Nude USA, World’s Performer of the Year, Miss Erotic World, Showgirl of the Year, Miss Exotic America, Miss Nude International, USA’s Best Shows, Miss Exotic World, and the Burlesque Hall of Fame.
CHARLOTTE TREUSE (Portland, OR) Charlotte Treuse is an intoxicating flirt. An insatiable love of everything girly, and a deep respect for the glory days of burlesque are obvious in all of Charlotte’s performances, and she is well known for her elaborate props and innovative costumes which she takes pride in creating herself.
THE SHANGHAI PEARL (Seattle, WA) The Shanghai Pearl is The Tantalizing Tease from Taipei, Tempestuous Temple of Temptation, & Princess of Pulchritude! The Shanghai Pearl is an internationally renown Burlesque performer and instructor based out of Seattle, Washington. She is celebrated for her extravagant costuming, bawdy humor, sizzling strip-tease, and pulchritudinous performances.
SAMMICH THE TRAMP (St. Louis, MO) aka Hammy Sammy is a wandering hobo and lovable scamp who has performed with all kinds of fancy people. Sammich has performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, Michelle L’amour’s Belles and Whistles, Bustout Burlesque, and at the New Orleans Burlesque Festival, Best of Midwest, and Toronto Burlesque Festival. Sammich performs frequently in St. Louis in Lola van Ella productions and in Chicago, Bloomington, Kansas City, Denver, Las Vegas and with the Happy Humpy Traveling Medicine Show.
VIVIAN VELVET (Chicago, IL) Vivian Velvet has been wowing audiences with her classic style since 2005.  She is a member of the critically acclaimed Chicago Starlets Burlesque troupe, and teaches burlesque at Studio L’amour.  Ms. Velvet strives to bring the beauty and grace, charm and humor, wit and glamour, and of course, sensuality of classic burlesque to the stage.
PEARL LUX (Austin, TX) Pearl Lux is a member of the Austin burlesque troupe The Jigglewatts. She recently won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Texas Burlesque Festival and has performed all over Texas including the Dallas Burlesque Festival and in Houston at the Bettie Page Tribute Show.
VIRGINIA D’VINE (Toronto, Ontario) Virginia D’Vine is a classic Burlesque dancer who has been performing since 2006. Inspired by the Golden Era of Burlesque, Virginia uses classic gimmicks and glamour to create interesting routines. Some accomplishments stashed in Virginia’s garter belt are a Canadian tour in 2007 and winning 3 legends choice awards at the Boston Burlesque-Expo.
ROSIE 151 (New York, NY) Rosie 151 has been performing all her life, acting, singing, and dancing. She has a BFA in theater and years of professional performing experience. Rosie was inspired by burlesque in New York City five years ago and has been a regular on the NYC circuit for the last four. She has graced the stages of The Slipper Room, historical Coney Island, and many others. She has performed twice in the New York Burlesque festival. Rosie has also worked many private parties, performing for renowned NYC Photographer Marilyn Minteer, and the infamous Happy Hooker, Xaveria Hollander. Rosie has currently started her own show at the fabulous Supper Club, Duane Park. Here Rosie showcases herself singing, and stripping with a live Dixieland Jazz Band, The Red Hook Ramblers.
MADAME MYSTERE (New Orleans, LA) Madame Mystere has been captivating audiences in New Orleans and across the country since early 2003.  She performs all styles of the tease and can be seen currently performing with the Fleur de Tease Burlesque Revue and the Storyville Starlettes, as well as guesting with Slow Burn Burlesque, the Burlesque Ballroom, and the New Orleans BINGO! Show.  Madame Mystere has performed at the New York Burlesque Festival (‘06 w/Storyville Starlettes), at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend (‘09 w/Fleur de Tease), and is thrilled to help represent the host city in the New Orleans Burlesque Festival again this year!
BAZUKA JOE (Chicago, IL) Bazuka Joe has been performing with the Stage Door Johnnies since their beginning. He has performed with over 20 venues and production companies in just one year throughout the midwest including festivals like The Best of Midwest Burlesque, Show-Me Burlesque Fest, and the Windy City Burlesque Fest.
SATAN’S ANGEL became a striptease dancer in San Francisco in 1961, after winning an amateur strip contest. Her full moniker is Satan’s Angel, the Devil’s Own Mistress, Queen of the Fire Tassels. Satan’s Angel’s signature act is to light her tassels aflame, then extinguish the flames by means of strenuous mammary rotation. In Las Vegas, in the 1970s and into the mid -1980s, she was cast by big name burlesque promoters like Barry Ashton and Harold Minsky and danced at the Palomino Club, The Aladdin, Silver Slipper, and the Minsky. She also toured the United States and the rest of the world. She retired from burlesque in 1985, after twenty-four years, but came out of retirement in 2002.
KISS ME KATE (San Francisco, CA) Kiss Me Kate is the realization of all your good-girl fantasies. This tall, curvy vixen can be found at Hubba Hubba Revue, Barbary Coast Burlesque, Little Minsky’s, Red Hots Burlesque, and many other Bay Area burlesque and vaudeville shows.
LYDIA DECARLLO (Vancouver, BC) Classically trained as a ballet dancer from a young age, and having performed with prestigious  companies, Lydia DeCarllo set her sights on burlesque and bringing elements of the women that inspired her routines. She has become known as Vancouver’s ‘Burlesque Darling,’ and has also performed throughout North America and Australia. With her sexy swagger and timeless beauty, she will steal any show and every heart.
RAY GUNN (Chicago, IL) Ray Gunn has performed with the Stage Door Johnnies since its beginning. He has performed with numerous production companies including Lili’s Burlesque, L’amour Studios, and the Windy City Burlesque Festival. His Morpheous (The Matrix) act will leave your awe-struck!
RED SNAPPER (Los Angeles, CA) Red Snapper is a regular on the Southern California scene, and has performed at festivals in Las Vegas, Boston, and New Orleans.  Red’s repertoire varies from classic 1940’s elegance to modern comic numbers.  She currently teaches with Striptease Symposium.  “The Go All The Way Girl” never fails to charm.
MONDO BURLESQUE
Friday, September 17
@ 8pm		 LATE-NIGHT BURLESQUE BASH
Friday, September 17
@ 11pm		 QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Saturday, September 18
@ 8pm		 NAUGHTY NEW ORLEANS
Sunday, September 19
@ 8pm

QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Saturday, September 18, 2010 Harrah’s New Orleans 8pm

Mistress of Ceremonies KITTEN ON THE KEYS (San Francisco, CA) aka Suzanne Ramsey, has been seen on E!, HBO,IFC, NBC,  Queer TV, Bravo, MTV, and on countless French and Italian TV shows. She embodies the spirit and style of those days of decadence gone by. Pianist,, singer, and Mistress of Ceremonies – expect a racy ragtime romp when this little kitty sharpens her claws on a meow mix medley of mad cap gems from yesteryear with a naughty whimsical edge.  She’s toured internationally, plus opened for legendary punk band The Damned, toured with the Teaseorama Roadshow, MC’d for the Burlesque Hall of Fame, and returns to emcee the New Orleans Burlesque Fest for its second year. She recently performed with Cabaret New Burlesque in the French film “TOURNEE” with award-winning actor and director Mattieu Almaric (2010). The film was an official entry at the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival where it won a best director Palme D’or, and the Foreign Press Award. Kitten was pleased as punch to walk the red carpet with the rest of the cast. She has several of her ukulele and piano tunes on the film’s soundtrack.
AMBER RAY (New York, NY) Hailing from NYC, the Solar Scintillation known as Amber Ray has been dazzling the world with her brand of opulent and energetic burlesque for the last decade. She is known for her sultry persona and lush costumes. She has been called to grace stages in the USA, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Germany, and England. She is proud and honored to grace the stage at the New Orleans Burlesque Festival once again.
COCO LECTRIC (Austin, TX) Coco Lectric has been gracing stages all over Texas and the southwest with the Jigglewatts Burlesque for 5 years. She utilizes her classic dance training, love for the exotic, and her cutting wit to astound audiences across the globe. Coco is the Headmistress of the Austin Academy of Burlesque and Co-founder of the Jigglewatts Burlesque. In 2009, she won the Friday Audience Choice Award at the Texas Burlesque Festival. In July of 2010, Coco Lectric was a guest performer in a special Dita Von Teese show at House of Blues in New Orleans.
RUBY JOULE (Austin, TX) Ruby Joule is a lissome and silky debutante with a talent for scandal. Her girlhood ballet lessons have now translated into daring cabaret moves, and she can be found among the pages of Bachelor Pad Magazine and corset calendars. A star of stage and screen, she’s a founding member of The Jigglewatts in Austin, Texas.
EVIE LOVELLE (Los Angeles, CA) Evie Lovelle began her stage career as the prize girl for the historic Oakland Paramount Theater.  She exchanged wheel spinning for fan dancing and was awarded the title of “most classic” by the Burlesque Hall of Fame.  Since then she has traveled to England and France and been privileged to tour with The Cabaret New Burlesque as well as participate in the First Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival.
LOLA VAN ELLA (St. Louis, MO) Lola van Ella is an international burlesque singer, dancer, producer, instructor and emcee. She is often  a cheeky, but always sexy performer who is showcased all over St. Louis and beyond. In 2008, Alive Magazine named her one St. Louis’ most influential people. In 2009, Lola won the 2nd runner up title in the Queen of Burlesque Competition at the New Orleans Burlesque Festival, and was voted number 9 in 21th Century Pin-up’s Top 50 Burlesque Performers worldwide. In May, Lola produced Show-Me Burlesque, the first ever burlesque festival in Missouri. With a sultry voice, devastating shimmy, and flirtatious smile; this adventurous ecdysiast has garnered a lot of attention and the tagline “The Derriere Beyond Compare”.
RENEA’ LE ROUX (Las Vegas, NV) Renea’ has been performing burlesque for 8 years.  She is known throughout the burlesque world for her elaborate costumes, props and over the top stage presence! Known as the Southern Belle from Hell, Renea’ is always sure to be a crowd pleaser, keeping her audience on the edge of their seat with her own special brand of tease!!
INDIGO BLUE (Seattle, WA) Miss Indigo Blue is the Headmistress of The Academy of Burlesque, star of the film “A Wink and A Smile”, the founder and President of the BurlyCon convention, and the Co-Director of Education at the Burlesque Hall of Fame.
GINGER VALENTINE (Dallas, TX) Ginger Valentine has ignited the hearts of many with her sultry striptease throughout Texas and other cities such as Denver, New Orleans, Minneapolis, and Chicago. She is the founder and headmistress of the Ginger Valentine Burlesque Charm School based in Dallas. In 2010, she was awarded “Best Tease” at the Texas Burlesque Festival.
CATHERINE D’LISH (Seattle, WA) Catherine has earned a reputation as a contemporary “striptease virtuoso” with her unusually inventive shows performed in an elegant and whimsical style. She has headlined in varied venues from Las Vegas casinos, nightclubs and fetish events, to the top gentlemen’s clubs and theaters. Catherine has competed in, and won nearly every pageant and title available to striptease performers, holding over thirty titles such as Miss Nude USA, World’s Performer of the Year, Miss Erotic World, Showgirl of the Year, Miss Exotic America, Miss Nude International, USA’s Best Shows, Miss Exotic World, and the Burlesque Hall of Fame.
MATT BELL & THE NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE FEST JAZZ BAND – Matt Bell is the musical director and guitarist for the NOBF.  Along with the other band members, they make up the Bustout Burlesque Jazz Band that performs with the Bustout Burlesque show monthly at the House of Blues.  They are Doc Richards (drums), Brent Rose (sax), Jim Thornton (trumpet), and Greg Schatz (upright bass).
ATHENA (New Orleans, LA) Labeled “Goddess of the Bodice” by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, this headliner has been with singing and dancing in burlesque shows since 2006. Athena is a New Orleans native, but gets her exotic good looks from her Greek heritage. This well-rounded entertainer is a favorite among audiences where she performs regularly with Bustout Burlesque at the House of Blues.
DANTE (New Orleans, LA) Over the past decade Dante has presented his various magic shows professionally more than two thousand times. These consummate performances have delighted and amazed audiences all over the United States and in more than a dozen countries around the world.
MONDO BURLESQUE
Friday, September 17
@ 8pm		 LATE-NIGHT BURLESQUE BASH
Friday, September 17
@ 11pm		 QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Saturday, September 18
@ 8pm		 NAUGHTY NEW ORLEANS
Sunday, September 19
@ 8pm

READY, SET, STRIP!

Saturday, September 19,2010 The Parish @ House of Blues 11pm

JEAN-ERIC (New Orleans) And now, for something completely different!  The self-proclaimed lounge-crunk band, Jean-Eric will keep the party going. Gambit Weekly says, “With flamboyant flair, Jean-Eric’s abrasive style and increasingly infamous particle-colliding parties are putting the ‘performance’ back in performance art.” Don’t miss the highly entertaining, sexy, fashionable, electro-pop group, Jean-Eric!
Master of Ceremonies CHAD SANBORN (Atlanta, GA) is known for his retro style, and humorous magic routines. His style is elegant and engaging, mixing equal parts wit, charm, and charisma. Besides magic, he works as an actor and stand-in for film and television. This is Mr. Sanborn’s second consecutive appearance at the New Orleans Burlesque Festival.
DINAH MIGHT (London, UK) Dinah Might dazzles her audiences with her opulent costumes, spectacular performances, stunning figure, killer smile, and flawless complexion.  The femme fatale with that certain “je ne sais quoi” tantalizes with traditional glamorous burlesque shows and her own unique style. To keep her mystique intact, we need not say more. After a live performance of Dinah Might, Roger Taylor of the rock band Queen said, “We were dazzled rabbits in the glare of her vivacity.”
TRIXIE MINX (New Orleans, LA) Trixie has delighted audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Whether a bubbly blonde or a sultry brunette her performance is sure to wow you. Known for her comic inspired strip tease she has toured with Comic Relief and recently was awarded HEEB top 100 for outstanding comedy. Trixie produces two New Orleans based shows: Fleur de Tease & Burlesque Ballroom. She is also a member of the New Orleans Bingo! Show.
LULA HOUP-GAROU (Chicago, IL) Specializing in “hooptease,” Lula Houp-Garou’s signature style seamlessly fuses hoop tricks with burlesque choreography. This incandescent ingenue made her festival debut last year at the First Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival. and this year performed in the Best of Midwest, Vancouver, Americana Burlesque & Sideshow, and Toronto burlesque festivals.
SPOOKY LESTRANGE (New Orleans, LA) For going on 10 years now, the right Reverend Spooky LeStrange has been guiding souls to salvation through her “Church of Burlesque” in and around her birthplace of New Orleans, and these blessed United States. The right Reverend is just the doll to quench your desire, like cool water for a parched spirit! Come and worship at her altar and discover why she truly is “the Most Dangerous Woman in Burlesque!”
HOTTIE MCNAUGHTY (Seattle, WA) While baking sweets for her husband, mild-mannered housewife Fiona Fitzpatrick was exposed to the cosmic rays from the frosting on an atomic cupcake. Imbued with super scintillating burlesque powers, she became known as Hottie McNaughty: The Rhinestone Housewife. Selflessly dedicated to aiding naughtiness everywhere, she is always willing to lend a sparkly gloved hand. Faster then a spinning tassel, more saucy than flying fringe, Hottie McNaughty is able to tickle the fancies of delicious dames and cool cats alike.
LADY GINGER (Chicago, IL) This Lady is most definitely a vamp!  Lady Ginger first tantalized Chicago audiences in 2006, and has bumped her way across North America, including the First Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival.  When not onstage, fanning the flames in the Windy City, Lady Ginger teaches classic burlesque at Studio L’amour.
KITTY TWIST (New Orleans, LA) Kitty Twist began her burlesque career with Bustout Burlesque in 2006. She competed in 2008 for Best Debut at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend. In 2009, she performed in the inaugural New Orleans Burlesque Festival. More recently, she had the experience of taking on the role of a French Maid and Compact Girl for an Evening with Dita Von Teese and Special Guests at the House of Blues. Currently, she performs with different troupe throughout New Orleans.
LADY JACK (Chicago, IL) Lady Jack is a multi-faceted performance artist and burlesque dancer who delights in anything demanding red lipstick and a top hat. In addition to her work in Burlesque, Lady Jack creates works of narrative dance and physical theatre, performs as an actor in stage and film work, models for artistic and commercial projects, and recently added aerial silks to her list. Lady Jack presents a monthly Neo-Burlesque show “Electrici-Tease” at Debonair Social Club, is a member of Silent Theatre Company, and the headlining act for “The Wild Party Variety Hour.” She has performed twice in The Best of Midwest Burlesk Festival in Minneapolis and has been featured as a guest with “The Underpants Show.” She recently performed in St. Louis for the 2010 “Show-Me Burlesque
MISS MALICIOUS (Dallas, TX) Known as much for her poignant, in your face routines as well as her tattoos and neon red hair, Miss Malicious pours punk rock intensity into every one of her performances. A member of the award winning Lollie Bombs since August 2007, she also won 2009 Hot Rods And Heels Solo Performer of the Year. Throw in a pinch of femme fatale, a cup of comedienne ,a whole lot of brazen broad, shake and serve with a side of quick wit and this is what you get…Miss Malicious.
LADY ANNABELLE (Chicago. IL) Lady Annabelle, the Dirty Debutante, has been showing off her ladylike bits and pieces to adoring audiences in Chicago since 2005.  Classy with a dash of sass, she’s had the opportunity to perform all over the Midwest as a soloist and with her troupe, the Belmont Burlesque Revue.

NAUGHTY NEW ORLEANS
Sunday, September 19, 2010 Harrah’s New Orleans 8pm

DANTE (New Orleans, LA)  Dante is Bustout Burlesque’s Master of Ceremonies. Over the past decade Dante has presented his various magic shows professionally more than two thousand times. These consummate performances have delighted and amazed audiences all over the United States and in more than a dozen countries around the world. Dante has been emceeing Bustout Burlesque for over three years. When not performing magic, Dante plays trumpet and baritone with a variety of bands.
QUEEN OF BURLESQUE 2009 PERLE NOIRE, the Black Pearl (New Orleans, LA) Perle Noire jump-started her burlesque career with Bustout Burlesque in 2005. Her tribute to Josephine Baker is so electrifying, she was labeled “Feminine Phenomenon” by the New Orleans Times-Picayune.  Since then, she has gone on to win Best Debut at the Burlesque Hall of Fame’s Miss Exotic World competition in 2008, 2nd Runner-Up to the title in 2009, and “Queen of Burlesque” at the 2009 New Orleans Burlesque Festival. Perle Noire has appeared on television in the Travel Channel’s Extreme Competitions, and on film in the feature documentary Burlesque Undressed. In July 2010, she was selected by Dita Von Teese  to perform with her at the House of Blues in New Orleans.
KITTEN DE VILLE (Los Angeles, CA) Known as “The Embodiment of Burlesque”, Kitten de Ville performs across the United States and Europe where she headlines with a variety of top musicians and performers. She has been featured in two burlesque documentaries and has starred in several independent films. Some of the music videos Kitten has appeared in are J-Lo ,”You Do It Well”, The Cramps “Ultra Twist and Rob Zombie’s “Feel So Numb”. Kitten made her Hollywood acting debut in the movie “Auto Focus,” starring Willem Defoe and Greg Kinnear. Photographs of Kitten de Ville have graced the covers of books, magazines, calendars, and newspapers worldwide. She has worked with top photographers, including David Lachapelle and Bunny Yeager. Kitten has also appeared on the runways for such acclaimed designers as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Syren, and Agent Provocateur. Some of the titles that Kitten has won are Miss Exotic World 2002 and Queen of the Quake. This multi-talented kitten also produces a successful rock n’ roll burlesque show and runs her own school of burlesque in her home-town in southern California.
STEPHANIE BLAKE (Los Angeles, CA) aka Cimmaron, is a two time Miss Exotic World winner.  Following in her mother’s footsteps, Stephanie started her stripping career at age 15 in Kansas City, Mo.  Now living in L.A., she is an actress who has won many movie roles due to being an accomplished exotic dancer. She proudly played strippers in films such as, The Mambo Kings, Whore, Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel, and Danger Zone II: Reaper’s Revenge. She was also the “Singing Nurse” in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
MISS VIOLA (New Orleans, LA) has, along with her creator and operator Harry Mayronne, appeared in numerous shows in New Orleans. Among them are Bustout Burlesque, Chris Rose’s “Galatoire’s Monologues”, “Kiki Le Bonbon”, and “Hot Stuff!” (with Becky Allen and Chris Wecklein). Other appearances include “The Angela Show” on Channel 4, French Quarter Festival, and a guest spot at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. Gambit Weekly says “Miss Viola is a majestic Seventh Ward aristocrat, with an unassailable dignity of manner, but a stomp-down Creole sense of fun.”
FOXY FLAMBEAUX (New Orleans, LA) Foxy has performed in more than 125 shows with Bustout Burlesque. A main attraction since early 2006, her “Devil’s Mistress” and “Absinthe Fairy” acts have entertained thousands of locals and visitors in New Orleans. Miss Flambeaux loves the city and the French Quarter so much, that she rarely strays far. You’ll love her new tribute to retro Barbie!
PRALINE DUPREE (New Orleans, LA) Praline is a creole southern beauty who captivated audiences with her “Girl and the Gorilla” act. Since losing her gorilla, Praline performs her innocent 1950’s school girl routine that has tongues wagging!
DEBBIE DAVIS (New Orleans) Debbie has performed with Bustout Burlesque for five years. She also sings with the New Orleans-based Pfister Sisters. Gambit Weekly says, “Debbie Davis is old school!” Offbeat Magazine wrote, “Of all the New Orleans vocalists pursuing the retro torch singer route, Ms. Davis is the most convincing because shes got the powerful pipes and the voluptuous body.”
WILD CHERRY was raised in a circus family, and began dancing in the girlie shows in the carnival circuit. In the late 1950s, Cherry worked as an exotic dancer in the nightclubs on Bourbon Street.  Wild Cherry received her stage name from a club owner, who gave her the moniker due to her hot temper. She specialized in “oriental” and Afro-Cuban dancing during her striptease performances. She currently performs a comedic stand-up routine in the Bustout Burlesque show.
MAGIC MIKE (New Orleans, LA) Michael Dardant, a.k.a. “Magic Mike” combines the art of illusion and skillful manipulation with fresh and creative comedy. When asked how he gained his unique skills and abilities, Michael claims to have been bitten by a wizard at the age of five and then raised by a pack of Cajuns. His blend of comedy and magic has been a popular act at an endless variety of venues such as schools, casinos, cruise ships, and comedy clubs. Magic Mike performs regularly with the New Orleans burlesque show, Fleur de Tease. He thoroughly enjoys being a resident of the French Quarter and performing across the nation and around the globe.
MATT BELL & THE NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE FEST JAZZ BAND – Matt Bell is the musical director and guitarist for the NOBF.  Along with the other band members, they make up the Bustout Burlesque Jazz Band that performs with the Bustout Burlesque show monthly at the House of Blues.  They are Doc Richards (drums), Brent Rose (sax), Jim Thornton (trumpet), and Greg Schatz (upright bass).
MONDO BURLESQUE
Friday, September 17
@ 8pm		 LATE-NIGHT BURLESQUE BASH
Friday, September 17
@ 11pm		 QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Saturday, September 18
@ 8pm		 NAUGHTY NEW ORLEANS
Sunday, September 19
@ 8pm