We will all be performing with 2 new group acts and solos will be performed by Lady Ginger, Frenchie Kiss, Kami Oh, Vivian Velvet, Lily Bloom, Stella LaRocque, and our newest addition, May Oui! Michelle L’amour will also be doing a WORLD premiere act, and there will be variety acts like beat box sensation, Yuri Lane, and comedy duo, Parker and Seville.  BIG SEXY SHOW also stars Hot Toddy, King of Burlesque 2009.  This show sells out every year.  Because of the demand, we are doing 2 shows, 8:30 and 11pm.  Tickets are $25 or 2 for $40 in advance.  There are VIP tickets for $100 that include preferred seating and a bottle of champagne.  Drinks will be available in the lobby of the Music Box Theatre, an addition we are all very excited about!  Don’t miss this amazing event! Get your [tickets] now!

Then, we have Michelle L’amour, Greta Layne and Honey Halfpint reading at the Naked Girls Reading Slumber Party on Jan. 13!

We’ve got all your favorite teenage lit, and DJ Ajent Orange will be playing some great teen pop. We’re getting a little nostalgic on this one!  [Join us]!

Spend NYE with us at the Everleigh Social Club.  We’ll be celebrating with a jazz age soiree in our most exquisite PJs.  Pajamas are highly encouraged.  No, we’re not talking your fleece polka dot pajama pants.  Go for something sophisticated and sexy.  There will be some performances throughout the evening, a countdown from the Naked Girls Reading, open wine bar, and a champagne toast.  It’s our favorite way to ring in the new year.  So what are you doing for New Years Eve?  Get your [tickets] soon as space is limited.

Experience a new holiday tradition: Naked Girls Reading:Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’.

Michelle L’amour, Greta Layne and Mimi First be serving up hot chocolate, sitting by the fireplace and wearing our best scarves.  We’re also reading Letters to Santa! [Submit yours today] and help us donate to the American Library Association’s FREEDOM TO READ campaign. Tickets available [here].

Then, it’s time for TEASE the Season!

Starting the night off is the Studio L’amour student show, where ladies will be performing burlesque in front of an audience for the first time! This year, we’ve got Ray Ray Sunshine, May Oui, Sophia Hart, Ria Veneto, Dorian Ames, Stephanie Hawking, Elle Nouveau, Phaedra Black, DeVaughn Dior, and Stacia Dahl!

Then it’s time for us to take the stage. We’ll be back with our holiday group act classics and solos performed by Frenchie Kiss, Dottie La Vie, Honey Halfpint, Nora Gretz, Lady Ginger, Vivian Velvet, Kami Oh and Ivy Fabulous! All hosted by NYC’s Bastard Keith.  And, you think that’s enough?  No! Not enough! We’ve got L’amourchestra providing some great jazz and a Studio L’amour holiday party after the show! Wow!

Patrons were turned away last year because the event was sold out. Please don’t be one of those people.  We hate to turn you away! Get your [tickets] now!

And finally, there are only 2 Speakeasy Sundays remaining this year; Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. Come for jazz and improvisational striptease at the Everleigh Social Club. Don’t know what you’re in for? Check out our Speakeasy video.

This year, we’ll be reading scary stories around a campfire dressed in our finest ‘costumes’.  BYOB and costumes!

Then, the Halloween fun doesn’t stop there.  We’ll be doing a very special Speakeasy Sunday….SPOOKEASY!

The girls will be doing their best rendition of ‘Thriller’ and working their scariest/cutest acts. Show at the Everleigh Social Club at 7pm.  Costumes encouraged.

And starting on Nov. 3, we premiere…

Wiggle Room features Chicago’s best stand up comics and saucy burlesque.  What a great pairing!  Show dates are Nov. 3, 10, 17 and Dec. 1 and 8 at 9pm at the Everleigh Social Club hosted by Adam Burke.

Naked Girls Reading caps off Banned Books Week on Sept. 30 at the Everleigh Social Club.  All the readings will be from the ALA banned and challenged book list.  Reading will be Michelle L’amour, Greta Layne, Mimi First, last month’s winner of So You Wanna Be a Naked Girl, and the Naughty Professor. Get your [reservations] now!

Prepare for burlesque royalty! The Superstars of Burlesque are back and heading to Chicago on September 16th!  Performing at the Park West in 2 shows only (8 and 10pm) are Michelle L’amour, Julie Atlas Muz, Kalani Kokonuts, Hot Toddy, The Stage Door Johnnies, Dirty Martini, Tigger!,The Chicago Starlets, Indigo Blue, Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, Roxi D’Lite!  All hosted by Mr. Showbiz, Murray Hill!  Each performer is a Burlesque Hall of Fame Title Holder.  [Tickets] are available now online, or IN PERSON at Studio L’amour, the Park West box office or Taboo Tabou!

Then on September 17th, we have Superstar Workshops at Studio L’amour! There are 4 spots left for Hot Toddy and Kalani Kokonuts. [Register] now!

6pm-7pm: “Jazz Dancing for Burlesque” with Hot Toddy

Dance class focusing on the 40s/50s style dance, using isolation, jazz technique, and Fosse style dance movements that can be used to bring extra style to your burlesque routines.

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7:15pm-8:15pm: “Costuming Glamour” with Kalani Kokonuts

Join us on July 30th at Martyrs for an entire show filled with brand new acts!  Featured soloists are Lily Bloom, Dottie LaVie, Sasha Darling, Nora Gretz, Rhonda Vous, Ivy Fabulous, Dominique Trixx, Honey Halfpint, Kami Oh!, Greta Layne, Ginny Fizz, and Lady Ginger! There’s also a new duet by Frenchie Kiss and Jett Adore and a new Starlets group act that is sure to make you hot under the collar! Also, Michelle L’amour gives her Chicago debut of ‘Whole Lotta L’amour’!  And your host, Pierre Jean Pierre St. Pierre is back from Denver, and L’amourchestra provides the bawdy beats.  The last show we had at Martyrs sold out, so get your [tickets] asap!