Weburlesque

... Benji Bombay and Viktor Devone talk shop and inspiration as well as socio-political issues as a South-Asian-American burlesque entertainer. Benji performs all over Boston and you should check them out at @bombaybenji ... topics: Bangladesh to Boston, getting naked for people, a tool to change the world, colonialism, growing up looking different, speaking up, self-congratulatory art after the election, masc presenting, feather violence, nonbinary and genderqueer, muggle me vs burlesque me, hell or the my water, Tab Hunter is gay, German to British to Australian, clown white, Alan Cumming, The Immaculate Collection, Apu and the Simpsons, black savior, great burlesque in Boston ... their Queerlesque series can be checked out at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/bkbsomerville/events/ ... shoutouts: Lucky Charming, Sherman, Jane Doe, Alterna-Tease Festival, Broody Valentino, Falana Fox, Lady Luck Burlesque, The Buttcracker ... recorded: May 12, 2018 ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburl

In this special Mother's Day edition episode of WEBurlesque, Viktor Devonne spoke to multiple members of the NYC, NJ, and PA scene to talk show moms. . Fancy Feast: Darlinda Just Darlinda & Jo Boobs . Anja Keister: Nasty Canasta . Trinity Starlight: Bonnie Dunn . Miss China Doll: Jacqueline Hyde & Jezabelle Von Jane . Ms. Suki E.: Holly Ween, Esmerelda May, & Vivi Noir . Stormageddon: Nasty Canasta & Faux Pas Le Fae . Lush Damage: Delysia LaChatte . Melody Jane: Dr. Lucky Ph-DoubleD . Mr. Lee VaLone: Sasha Velour & the Brides of Burlesque . Frankie Eleanor: Perle Noire ... The New York School of Burlesque comes up a lot; check them out -- www.schoolofburlesque.com/ ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque and get bonus material incl. 50 extra minutes of Broody Valentino from the episode 14 and 15 sessions ... you can see White Elephant Burlesque every Wednesday at Rockbar NYC - see http://www.weburlesquenyc.com for more ... Now on Second Tuesdays: #WEBoylesque at Bizar

Viktor Devonne chats with Grandma Fun, who resides in New Orleans. We candidly talk how she went from "Filipino island farm girl" turned neoburlesque luminary, and the nonsense along the way. ... topics: Sugar Shack, Guitar Hero, emigrating from the Philippines, "What are you?," white people y'all can chill, "my parents are mermaids," exoticism, pineapple queen, developed mysticism, the madam and the landlady, Grandma's grandma, making your own paths, the old Bowery Poetry Club, meeting *BOB*, showing up and doing your thing, growing as a performance artist, producing, Heaux and Housewives, ghetto fabulous, cocktail shrimp, moving to New Orleans, single and not pregnant, JetBlue and $50, spiritual journey, "don't compare yourself to anyone else," Sliding Doors, Tokyo and Marc Jacobs, dryers for your butt, don't break anything, people are watching you, the Manila scene, Asian burlesque queens, New Orleans burlesque scene, stepping up the challenge, cultural appropriation, you choose every day, celebrating

... Viktor Devonne and Broody Valentino are back on the road together after attending the Empire Burlesque Festival in Ithaca, New York. We're a little punch drunk, so catch us candid and goofy. FYI, we talk -a lot- about musicals. ... topics: The same Denny's but without tater tots, Empire Burlesque Festival, husky pups, a vision in pink organza, hitting the ground running, Broody's survival job, Clue, the Rocky Horror remake, overtures, Maury Yeston's Nine, high school productions, Of Mice and Men, auditions, Rocky Horror on Broadway, Dave Holmes, high school reunions, It's a Wonderful Burlesque Life, hobbyists, gentlemen of size, being "brave," masculinity, bird nerd, ice cream and chips come from politics, Twisted Nerve, Bernard Herrmann, separating artists from art, Patti LuPone, Stephen Sondheim's Company, Anna Kendrick, The Schmuel Song, more LuPone, Well that's the End of Him, Sunset Boulevard, Marius is gonna get typhoid, some shady gay PA got Patti and Glenn Close at the same table, fireplugs, me

Broody Valentino and Viktor drive to Ithaca, New York for the Empire Burlesque Festival ... topics: Petra Fried doesn't like West Side Story, Welcome to Pennsylvania, New Jersey Regional Burlypicks, Broody as Norma Desmond, constructing costumes, rhinestoning as zen, Blossom Dearie, gentle beasts, Jim Henson, puppets for adults, the Mothman prophecies, touring in Norway, improvising a millionaire educated sex worker, performing as a bear, learning boylesque, enjoy your work, atmosphere, when you're "on," Don't Be That Audience Member, bouncing in the 90s, consent, a bachelorette party, #metoo, unsolicited advice, boylesque versus burlesque, censorship, live music, sending the wrong song, ... shoutouts: Petra Fried, Regina Stargazer, Lee VaLone, Lillian Bustle, Lambchop Suey, Holly Ween, Nellie McKay, Daniel Patrick Fay, Broody Valentino, Jonny Porkpie, Evil Hate Monkey, Mr. Gorgeous, Tigger, Tiger Bay, Jo Boobs, Fem Appeal, Foxy Squire, This Way to the Egress, Tucker Bowles, Leia Les Collines, Olive Juice

... Lefty Lucy calls in from New Orleans mere days before she jumps on a plane to helm the Nerdlesque Festival at Coney Island on April 27 and 28th (plus classes on April 19th), 2018. We talk her move to NOLA, what she loves and misses about New York, fandoms, and the practice of putting it all together. ... topics: producing the fest for 4 years and its original foundation, returning to Coney Island, saying yes and saying no to great acts, nerdlesque for every body, the Nerdlesque Festival's variety of fandoms, nerdlesque for non-burlesque fans, gatekeeping, burlesque classes, creating new fandoms for nerdlesque, creating an act, Delight to Delirium (and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man), packing, Marion Crane and Psycho, music choices, the moments in-between, what that character looks like naked, learn to play classical guitar, "walls for me to fling myself against," owning characters and doing things differently, New York seasons, where to find Lefty in New Orleans ... Lefty Lucy is exective producer of the

Dick Jones worked with Viktor Devonne and White Elephant Burlesque while she lived in New York 2 years ago, and then headed to New Orleans. We catch up on the phone and find out what she's been up to! ... topics: David Bowie makeup and pink eye, moving to New York because of Lou Reed, acadamia, The Frankenstein Chronicles, 20greateen, Sexy Meatballs, Mardi Gras all the time and witches everywhere, New Orleans winter, California as an alternate universe, swimming in someone else's mouth, shotgun house, ghost tours, Robocop, Bad Ass Burlesque, Adore Delano, queer NOLA, Katrina, the blue dot in a sea of red, ghost stories, Marie Laveau, Madame LaLaurie, white people's obsession with movie voodoo, leveling up, New Orleans burlesque scenes, ... shoutouts: Velocity Chyladd, Plucky Charms, Fem Appeal, Beelzebabe, Fancy Feast, Miss Cherry Delight, Holly Ween, Lefty Lucy, Mayhem Miller, Sidney's Saloon, Talk Nerdy To Me at the Dragon's Den, Jo Boobs Weldon, Peekaboo Pointe, Jezebel Express, Darlinda Just Darlinda,

Viktor Devonne is back w/ Petra Fried, his partner in Wednesday Nights at Rockbar NYC. Petra is a drag queen who runs a full length cabaret revue as part of Petra Fried Presents. Petra has been featured on Mic.com, Mashable, and Thotyssey, been nominated for nightlife awards (Go Magazine, GLAM), and has won 2 Silver Tusk Awards from White Elephant Burlesque's audience and peers: 2017's Best Mug (makeup/look) and 2018's Chanteuse Supreme (best singer)... topics: drinking in the morning, shots to the stage, The Drowsy Chaperone after party, the Joel Grey tableau, This Club is a Haunted House at the McKittrick Hotel, Sleep No More, Drag Race queens, Roxxxy Andrews, mean people on the internet, How I Met Your Drag Queen at Rockbar, Deep Fried Tart, what are we doing, Millennials, nihilism of today, songs about love, the Joni Mitchell song, return of Saturn*, oil and vinegar, the connectedness of burlesque and drag, Kiss Me Deadly, formative body image, the bodies that we're in, innate abilities, Jenifer Lewis,

Lillian Bustle tried to put on a burlesque show in Jersey City, like she always does, and the town (tried to) shut her down and declared the event obscene. She and Viktor Devonne go through some of the particulars that have surrounded the last 9 days of events, and where she goes from here... recorded April 2, 2018... follow Lillian's story at https://www.facebook.com/Lilbustle ... Update from Lillian (4/5/2018): "On Monday, April 9th, 5:30 at City Hall, there's a Council Caucus meeting. The public doesn't speak at that, but James Solomon will be asking some questions about #Burlesquegate, and I'll be in attendance. I'd love some company! We can meet outside city hall at 5:15... On Wednesday, April 11th, there is a City Council meeting where the public CAN speak! You can sign up for a 5 minute slot by calling the City Clerk's office at (201) 547-5150 and telling them your name. That meeting is at 6 pm at City Hall. We can meet outside at 5:45... My five minutes will be about the value of the art of Burle

Viktor Devonne sits with dear friend Petra Fried, his partner in Wednesday Nights at Rockbar NYC. Petra is a drag queen who runs a full length cabaret revue as part of Petra Fried Presents. Petra has been featured on Mic.com, Mashable, and Thotyssey, been nominated for nightlife awards (Go Magazine, GLAM), and has won 2 Silver Tusk Awards from White Elephant Burlesque's audience and peers: 2017's Best Mug (makeup/look) and 2018's Chanteuse Supreme (best singer)... topics: consuming gay movies as a family, To Wong Foo vs Paris is Burning, in-line sexuality, the word queer, art and singing, Sir Studley and Mushnik, the middle of middle school, Clue and such, Jack Sharkey's The Murder Room, the stubborn Taurus, preparation of the material, skill sets and dayjobs, pop-up drag, scene changes, Jason Robert Brown, eleven o'clock numbers, sitting on a stool a lot, singing Gaga, Idina Menzel and the tango: Maureen, adults as kids, progressive tv in the 90s, Hey Arnold and Doug, sitcoms, wine, music theatre vocabula

Viktor Devonne and Regina Stargazer have brunch and talk about old and new times. Having worked together for almost 15 years, they're still learning new and hilarious things about each other. Regina Stargazer won the Many Faced God/Meryl Streep Award at the 2018 Silver Tusks. You can see her burlesque as Regina, drag as Cream Victoria and Jayson Mustachio, and sometimes clown as Virus. She is a resident performer with White Elephant Burlesque, and with LadyQueen... topics: "never again" alcohol, the goth girl at the party, high school, KoRN and Marilyn Manson 20 years later, bad camp experience, 90s pop, Hole, The Violet Gashes?, incorrect predictions with RuPaul's Drag Race because BenDeLaCreme, Steamed Hams, meme queen, Instant Clarity Viktor, Ironic, leaving bad boyfriends for Rocky Horror, burlesque as an attainable goal, real life rockstars, SalonCon, 90s drag queens, LadyQueen, introducing Cream Victoria, makeup from mom, the hiatus, Beach Night, such a liar, #900 numbers, Miss Bio-WERRRK 2016, Pet

In this extra/bonus sitdown for the week, Viktor Devonne talks to the author of "Hustle: A Stripper's Guide to Winning at Life" -- Essence Revealed... The e-book will be available on Amazon and on the book page on www.theessencerevealed.com in April 2018. There is a 7-Day e-course giveaway - sign the mailing list to be sent the Free class! The e-book comes with a package of bonuses: An Audio Book, Beginning Twerk class video & Two guided meditations... In this conversation (recorded 3/21/18), we discuss a variety of matters from Essence's formative and unapologetic history as a stripper/exotic dancer, her transition to burlesque, and what it's all come to for her to reign as a major producer in Manhattan (Golden Lady Burlesque at Sid Gold's Request Room) and a newly published self-help author... We even get her answer to every performer's (least) favorite question, "What's the difference between a burlesque performer and a stripper?" ... podcast topics: changing courses, club stripping after grad school

Viktor Devonne talks w/ DJ Stormageddon, who handles music at multiple burlesque venues and shows, incl. his co-production Magical Girl Burlesque in New York City. He is also a notable podcast host and producer... topics: "aficionado of good burlesque shows," Brooklyn, New Jersey pride, traveling in Europe, the Thursday Night Performer, Kiss and Kefka, the Peachy-Faced Motherfucker, the Nerdlesque Festival at Coney Island, dj'ing nerdy shows, Shirley Manson and Garbage, Mark McGrath, coming out as bi on Livejournal, Max Power, Doctor Who, the Silver Tusk awards, playing radio show, mix cds, burlesque plays, keeping people revved for the show, the radio at 11pm, finding music thru burlesque, obsessive Last.fm disorder, bus stop soundtracks, import singles, the Cracked podcast, in-the-moment podcasting, NPR, being a fan, The Dick Cavett Show, good at heckling, the same five songs, Stormageddon's music picks, Queen, Song 2, Spiegel im Spiegel, earnest songs, club djs, distinctive voices, Madonna's lower regis

Viktor Devonne sat with Faux Pas Le Fae to talk for the bonus episodes, "And the Rest is Drag," which features portions of this episode - but we got to talking! Faux Pas is a great theatrical entertainer, dancer, and performance artist now co-producing EAT ME, a variety show monthly (second Saturdays) at Bizarre in Bushwick (Brooklyn) New York. (recorded March 6, 2018) shoutouts: Kat Mon Dieu, Lori Gassie Designs, Sasha Velour, Lucky Charming, Tigger!, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Rose Wood, World Famous BOB, Aurora North, Hypergender... topics: drag, they/them, presenting on stage, drag queens and drag king, Marie Antoinette, iconography, wig reveal, introducing the act, artist crisis, taking the reins, editing, growing as an artist, dance study, classical bodies, the first act, accidentally the New York Burlesque Festival, producing a show, Bizarre Bushwick, the Brides of Burlesque, screening for your wife, (not) alienating the audience, performing at The Box, Miss Congeniality, Douchebag Night, little horro

In this bonus episode (recorded March 5-6, 2018), Viktor Devonne speaks with some fabulous entertainers to discuss their reaction to the now infamous RuPaul interview in The Guardian released the first week of March 2018... Warning: this episode contains some spoilers about the current RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars season... While doing promotion for AllStars 3 and for the upcoming 10th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul was interviewed and then editorialized in an article that much of the same: the history, the would-bes, the will-bes of Drag Race and drag as a culture. For fans or followers of Ru’s work, it was consistent with what he’s always said: drag is for everyone. But his show is not... You may read the full article by Decca Aitkenhead here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/03/rupaul-drag-race-big-f-you-to-male-dominated-culture ... Part 2, in conversation with: trans cabaret artist Daphne Always, AFAB drag queen Allegra Spread, queer burlesque performer and producer Velvet Kens

In this bonus episode (recorded March 5-6, 2018), Viktor Devonne speaks with some fabulous entertainers to discuss their reaction to the now infamous RuPaul interview in The Guardian released the first week of March 2018... Warning: this episode contains some spoilers about the current RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars season... While doing promotion for AllStars 3 and for the upcoming 10th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul was interviewed and then editorialized in an article that much of the same: the history, the would-bes, the will-bes of Drag Race and drag as a culture. For fans or followers of Ru’s work, it was consistent with what he’s always said: drag is for everyone. But his show is not... You may read the full article by Decca Aitkenhead here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/03/rupaul-drag-race-big-f-you-to-male-dominated-culture ... Part 1, in conversation with: nonbinary producer-drag queen Crimson Kitty, trans nonbinary drag performer Gloria Swansong, AFAB drag queen Violet

Viktor Devonne sits with Attica Wilde, co-producer of the New Jersey Burlesque Festival ... topics include: Asbury Lanes, the progress we make as a performer, embarrassing videos, the songs we don't want anymore, Feeling Good, "smolder to a lot," movement vocabulary, performer-producer, audience interaction, Fierce Queer Burlesque Festival, The Wilde Feminist, misogynistic language, authenticity, performing after back surgery, not beeping in airports, horses, new jersey burlesque festival, separated by highways, the Silver Tusk Awards, queer burlesque, you can't sit with us, segmented queer culture, irrelevant burlesque, body positivism, burlesque in Trump's America, #yesallwomen, muggle names, and being queer enough shoutouts: Christopher Lee, Selene Luna, Ink and Paint Burlesque, Cosplay Burlesque, Jess Distress, Vivi Noir, Holly Ween, Esmerelda May, Galatea Stone, Vonka, Mr. Khon, Delilah, Lily Stitches, Apathy Angel, Johnny Panic, Fox Squire, Lee VaLone, Femme Fae la Butche, Lewd Alfred Douglas, Hazel

Viktor Devonne sits with 2 members of Cosplay Burlesque and regular participants of White Elephant Burlesque shoutouts: Anja Keister, Esmerelda May, Holly Ween, Stormageddon, Nasty Canasta, Matt Knife, Metropolis Burlesque, and Hazel Tart Our topics range wildly, including podcast cats, Neville Longbottom, fandom household, moving house to house, Alan Tudyk, subjective fandom, Batman, burlesquers who hide their ages, Power Rangers, Disney Adventures, nerdy literature, Shazam!, X-Men and Batman as Animated Series, ditto'ing Jigglypuff, floating thru cliques, Halloween, Butters as Mr. Biggles, Worbla thermoplastic, walking around to be seen, proto-steampunk semi-victorian pseudo-Renaissance faires, Hot Topic goth sensibility, LiveJournal, Rocky Horror cosplay, judgment on creativity, Gene Belcher, Comedy Bang Bang, "classic aside from the burp noises," Pokemon, who's gonna get what, cosplay and nerdlesque, getting into mainstream burlesque, boy clothes, body types, cosplay for every body, morality fairytales

Viktor Devonne chats with Doll Body, a burlesque performer living in Brooklyn... We cover topics including Connecticut, moving to New York, choreography, modern dance, Alvin Ailey, Boardwalk Empire, old Hollywood iconography, punk phases, the New York Burlesque Festival, starting burlesque wrong, Lazy Bones Burlesque, Dolly Dietrich, the 2016 election, Marlene Dietrich, femme androgyny, drag kings, rugged Hunter S. Thompson, ruddy makeup, Action Figure, body analysis, collages, Boomerang, dressing up as a banana, soft sculpture, today's corduroy, the Freezing Tassel Burlesque Festival, Alaska, industry shows, 2014 vs 2018, living with drag queens, queer spaces, the body positive movement, all-white shows, classic tease, flipping the switch, Barbra Streisand, doing the fun numbers, control, cultural shifts, and being sexy and exercised... recorded: Feb 3, 2018... shoutouts: Lewd Alfred Douglas, Delysia La Chatte, Lux LaCroix, Shelley Watson, Minnie Tonka, Beef Show, Lee VaLone, Qualms Galore, Celia Foxglo

(recorded 2-3-2018) WEBurlesque's Viktor Devonne sits down for a cozy brunch with bubbles with The Brick House of Burlesque herself, Falana Fox. Falana gets personal with her backstory with a little Behind the Music moment of her time as an almost-Mary J Blige in the 90s, plus we both delve into flipping tables; pink walkie talkies; The Muppets; Colorforms; growing up a Jehovah's Witness, leaving the church, faith; professional acting, back-up singing, checking the contract; Titus Walker; Classical Theater of Harlem; Lady Capulet; Street Court; kismet in a Sephora; Lola Falana; the Three Little Foxes?; Ireland at age 10; Paris in December; wine and bread at IKEA; Seward Alaska; tagline -- The One You'll Never Forget; improvising; the moment before - the moment after; Janet Jackson and the Super Bowl; Adam Barta; Sarah Baartman, the Hottentot Venus; exoticizing African culture; Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus; acting black; cultural appropriation and entitlement; the best actor for the job; the fuckery of it all; L