The 16th Annual
Show-Me Burlesque & Vaudeville Festival!
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100 Years Of Casa Loma Ballroom: A NYE Centennial Celebration
Join us for a night of world class, high flying performances, games, magic, music, and dancing the night away!
Van Ella Productions Presents: 100 Years of The Casa Loma Ballroom A NYE Centennial Celebration
Van Ella Productions is thrilled to present the NYE party of the century! Join us as we honor the iconic Casa Loma Ballroom as it celebrates 100 years.
The Casa Loma Ballroom has been one of the most historically important venues in all of St. Louis and in its first few decades hosted legendary performers such as Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, The Smothers Brothers, Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Count Basie, and so many others. Today, the Ballroom hosts all kinds of events; from weddings to dance parties, and of course some of the biggest burlesque and variety shows in the country. For more than 15 years, Van Ella Productions has proudly presented their annual New Year's celebrations, and this one will be one for the history and record books!
Lola van Ella, Jeez Loueez, Bazuka Joe, and the entire VEP team are working to create the largest spectacle the Ballroom has ever seen, featuring some of the best performers from St. Louis and beyond paying tribute to some of St. Louis' biggest stars.
Expect an over-the-top stage show featuring large scale production numbers, aerial and pole acts, incredible live music, and jaw dropping burlesque and variety acts all night long. In addition, there will be plenty of time for dancing on Casa Loma's famous floating dance floor, interactive entertainment throughout the venue, and tons of other surprises! This will be a Spectaculaire New Year's Eve like never before!
Photos by David McWhirter, Sequin Spotlight Imagery, Studio 47 Photography, One Eyed Wolf Photography, John D Williams
St. Louis has a rich and diverse burlesque and vaudeville history from the brilliant talent of Josephine Baker, to the heyday of Gaslight Square, where The Smothers Brothers, Phyllis Diller and Barbra Streisand got their start, and to Evelyn West and the infamous Stardust and Grand Burlesque theaters where she and many other famous burlesque dancers performed. Show-Me Burlesque is thrilled to bring St. Louis burlesque to its former grandeur with a sexy new makeover.
Lola van Ella, St. Louis’ own award winning burlesque grand dame and passionate producer, along with an amazing creative and technical team, is proud to bring all of her favorite elements of theater, spectacle, glamour, and vaudeville, to showcase the best talent in the world in what is Missouri’s first ever burlesque festival and now, the largest of its kind in the Midwest. In addition to four different shows, there will also be classes taught by world class burlesque educators at Van Ella Studios, St. Louis’ first and only boutique burlesque and variety school. Show-Me Burlesque promises to bring a thrilling weekend of fabulous and exciting entertainment and education to a wide and diverse audience. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of history!