Friday Night

The Texas Burlesque Festival returns to The Rollins Theatre in the Long Center Friday, May 2nd!
  • Doors 7pm
  • Show 8pm Reserved Seating
  • Full Bar and Vendors!
Dress to impress in your Burley-Q Best! There will be ASL interpreters all nights of the festival.
 
Headliner - Jeez Loueez - New Orleans, LA

JEEZ LOUEEZ is an award-winning performer known as The Honey Badger of Burlesque! A lethal combination of drama, hilarity, and killer kinetics, Jeez Loueez is a powerhouse that’s taken stages across the country by storm. Whether donning a mohawk and her patented “Stank Face”, or serving up classic, glamorous striptease, she’s a consummate force that’s become one of the most memorable personalities of modern burlesque. As an emcee she seamlessly blends high camp, low brow, and relatable comedy to keep the crowds on their toes. Jeez took home the titles of Miss Viva Las Vegas in 2012, Shimmy Showdown Champion in 2013, and Southern Fried Burlesque Queen in 2014. She’s been voted into the Top 50 Burlesque Industry Figures since 2010 and was named the #1 burlesque figure in the world in 2019 & 2020. In 2018 she was voted one of the Top 10 Most Influential Figures of the Decade, and in 2023 she was crowned the Reigning Queen of the Tease in New Orleans. A skilled improviser with impeccable comedic timing, Jeez Loueez charmed the crowd at the Greasing of the Poles 2023 as the People’s Choice Award recipient. A lover of all things behind-the-scenes, she’s the creator of Jeezy’s Juke Joint: A Black Burly-Q Revue which travels throughout the midwest in addition to being the only Black burlesque festival in the world. She’s been involved in the Show-Me Burlesque Festival in her hometown of St. Louis since its inception in 2010 and currently serves as co-producer with Lola Van Ella. In addition to event planning and production, Jeez Loueez works as a dance instructor teaching hundreds of students locally and internationally throughout the year. Her classes and productions have been featured on Autostraddle, Ebony.com, Windy City Live, and season 2 of the Netflix Original series ‘Easy’. Most recently she can be seen causing shenanigans with her partner in showbiz, Lola Van Ella, as Loleezbo, and will be featuring as a lead character in the much anticipated upcoming release Finesse.

Featured - Bazuka Joe - Chicago, IL

Bazuka Joe is an international burlesque and cabaret performer with over 20 years experience touring professionally.  He also produces shows for the Burlesque Hall of Fame, Newport Theater, Links Hall, and is the director of Newport Theater Camp.  Originally trained as a jazz and contemporary dancer, he also is skilled in vault staff and puppeteering.    He’s one-third of the award-winning Stage Door Johnnies (2011), and some major highlights in his career include performing with Sublime Boudoir, Alan Cumming, and Liza Minelli.

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Featured - Fat Bottom Cabaret - Austin, TX

Fat Bottom Cabaret is Texas’ only award winning plus sized cabaret troupe. They are the 2022 Burlesque Hall of Fame Best Large Group winners, 2018 TXBF Best Group winners, and 2017 TXBF Audience Choice winners. Through visibility and representation they advocate for a more inclusive standard of beauty and acceptance. Their mission is simple: excite, entertain and inspire people to love and celebrate EVERY version of themselves. Each performance brings them closer to taking over the world one curve at a time. 

MC - Nikki DaVaughn - Austin, TX

Nikki DaVaughn is a queer storyteller, dancer, foul mouthed emcee and all around performer based in Austin, TX. She is Founder and Director of Fat Bottom Cabaret and Producers of the Midnight Menagerie. You can catch Nikki on stages across the country, on the daily news & culture podcast City Cast Austin, or at your local bar. She is the self-proclaimed Queen of Shenanigry, and your purveyor of profanity and thigh meat. Holy shit, it’s Nikki DaVaughn!

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Full Performer lineup coming soon!

Our 2024 Friday Night performers!
Congratulations to our Audience Choice winner: Academixxx
Congratulations to our Runner Up: Roc Gaude