Bluebells Forever Podcast

Bluebells Forever Podcast

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Join Sheri Lewis as she interviews Bluebell dancers past and present. Bluebell dancers are an elite cast of dancers, known for their statuesque presence, beauty and strong dance technique. Margaret Kelly, aka Miss Bluebell, created her group of iconic dances in the 1930’s for their first performance Follies Bergere. From there, she expanded her shows to the Lido de Paris and the Moulin Rouge. Through the decades Miss Bluebell Continued to offer incredible opportunities for dancers in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong, Reno and touring shows. The days of glamour and travel for dancers have most...

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May 24, 2026

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Ep 146: Life After Lido-Part 1 Charlotte Jourdan 03.11.2022

Charlotte Jourdan a dancer in the last Bluebell show shares her experience of the Lido closing but also has some good news to share of life after Lido. NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010...

Ep 145: Is it True They Burned Show Costumes in the Desert in Las Vegas? 27.10.2022

Karan Feder, authored the book The Folies Bergere In Las Vegas after spearheading the initiative to preserve the surviving Folies Bergere costume collection as the guest curator of costume and textiles at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. She is a wealth of knowledge for all things Vegas and costumes of the iconic shows. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Inst...

Ep 144: Don’t Delay, Write Today, See The World The Bluebell Way 20.10.2022

Suzanne Avril saw the add in the paper, The Stage for auditions to be a Bluebell dancer. She went at age 15 to get experience auditioning so she’d be prepared to audition when she was a little older. She was hired on her first audition and did her first Bluebell show in Scotland. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates...

Ep 143: Reunited After 62 Years 13.10.2022

Elizabeth Dale Phillips is the author or the book Have Chignon Will Travel and has been a guest on Bluebells Forever Podcast several times. Elizabeth and I met up in Paris in July to grieve and honor the closing of the Lido. While there, Elizabeth met up with her friend Jackie Frediani who she toured Italy with in the 60’s as Bluebells. Jackie was surprised to find she was in Elizabeth’s book. Aft...

Ep 142: The Sadness And Grief Are Because Of Love 06.10.2022

Kate Matthews is back to share what her last performance at the Lido as a replacement was like. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 141: It Started With A Cha Cha Cha 29.09.2022

Mic Thompson has had a long a diverse career as a dancer and choreographer. He was one of the 2 choreographers for Bonheur at the Lido de Paris as well as for Disney, Jean Ann Ryan and Michael Jackson tribute, I’m Bad Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebell...

Ep 140: A Dressers View of the Last Lido Show 22.09.2022

Marion Villechenoux was a dresser at the Lido and found what happens backstage as magical as what happens on stage. She shared what that last few weeks and the final show was like for the team that makes Lido such a beautiful family. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.faceb...

Ep 139: Representation Matters 15.09.2022

While is Paris for the last week of the Lido, I had the amazing honor of sitting and hearing the stories of the history made with 4 men of color on the Lido stage. Guests Christopher Renfurm, Chazz Delogan and Isaac Tety from the cast of Paris Merveilles. Cabaret Diversity Network https://instagram.com/cabaretdiversitynetwork?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforev...

Ep 138: Breaking the Lines(reupload) 09.09.2022

Marty Lewis, Bill Strickland, Michael Shepherd and Narvelle McGee join Sheri to share about what it was like to be in the black line in Hello Hollywood Hello. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 138: Breaking the Lines 08.09.2022

Marty Lewis, Bill Strickland, Michael Shepherd and Narvelle McGee join Sheri to share about what it was like to be in the black line in Hello Hollywood Hello. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 137: Showgirl Bootcamp 01.09.2022

Stacy Law shares how she created Showgirl Bootcamp with Mistinguett in Las Vegas. She is passionate about sharing with women the feeling of beauty and empowerment while changing the misrepresentation and dismissal of the showgirl. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook...

Ep 136: How Will The Showgirl Be Remembered?(Pt 2) 25.08.2022

with guests, Lindsey Raven, Su Kim Chung, Elizabeth Phillips, Eve Jourdan and Charlotte Jourdan Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 135: How Will The Showgirl Be Remembered?(Pt 1 of 2) 11.08.2022

With Guests Anne Green, Emma Wilkenson Athena Patacsil, Rachel Williams and Pete Menefee Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 134: Myles and Sheri in Paris for the last week of the Lido 04.08.2022

Ep 134: Myles and Sheri in Paris for the last week of the Lido by Bluebells Forever Podcast

Ep 133: The Adventures, Thrills, and Challenges of Being a Dancer/Showgirl 28.07.2022

Nikki Adamo had a super full and long career as a dancer working with great producers and choreographers such as Donn Arden, Miller Reich, Fredrick Apcar and Jean Ann Ryan. She is full of great stories. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-10066...

Ep 132: Time To Close The Circle 21.07.2022

Laura Lago performed in C’est Magique and Bonheur as well as the Moulin Rogue. Laura was always learning new art forms whole she danced professionally. She used her skills as a photographer snd her love for the Lido to document the closing of Bonheur and recently capturing the last generation of Bluebells and the Lido backstage and on stage. The beauty and the pain. Check out the Patreon www.patre...

Ep 131: One Big Caper 14.07.2022

Athena Patacsil is back and this time with her partner Phelix Hopkins to share about the life of a couple both in show business. A Showgirl and a Magician get together for great adventures and a new podcast titled One Big Caper https://www.onebigcaper.com/ Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/blueb...

Bonus: Circle Back with Adrian LePeltier 09.07.2022

Circle Back interview with the recently departed Adrian LePeltier. You will be missed

Ep 130: I’d Forgotten I Was Tall! 07.07.2022

Rachel Williams, a native of Wales has enjoyed a long, glittering career. Former ballet dancer, trained at the prestigious Arts Educational Schools, after a chance trip to Paris and meeting Pierre Rambert Rachel was offered the job on the spot as a 'Bluebell' at the Lido, Paris. After moving on to 'Soloist' at the world famous Moulin Rouge, she then followed her dreams of Musical Theatre and swapp...

Ep 129: The Cherished Gift of Professional Bluebell Photos 01.07.2022

Bupher Art Fashion Photography is one of the last professional photographers capture these beautiful and historical moments on the Lido stage. https://www.bupher.fr/ Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 128: One of the Last Bluebells 16.06.2022

Charlotte Jourdan has been experiencing the honor and the heartache of being in the last Bluebell show as the Lido ends it’s 76 years of these spectacular shows. Charlotte was also in the closing of Bonheur at the Lido and the closing of the 35 year run of Jubilee in Las Vegas. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates w...

Ep 127: Ode to Ron Lewis, Joan Palethorpe, and Betsy Haug 09.06.2022

Michelle Minailo was never a Bluebell but did several shows with former Bluebells with the legendary Ron Lewis as well as Koan Palethorpe and Betsy Haug, all choreographers I idolized Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ep 126: Find Your Voice, Find Your Way 02.06.2022

Marlon Courbin is the current cast of Paris Merveilles. Marlon started his acting career at age 7. Before becoming a dancer he had the honor of watching his mother Laurence Darpy the lead singer, Meneuse the Follies Bergère in Paris. Marlon had the best view of Parisian cabaret at a very early age. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see...

Ep 125: Paris Trip Recap with Hannah and Sheri 26.05.2022

Early April Hannah Mooney, a dancer from my dance studio and I spent a week in Paris. We saw several shows, Hannah had auditions at the Lido and Moulin Rougue, we had a backstage tour of the Lido and had special meet ups with Lido dancers and management that I’ve had the privilege of interviewing for Bluebells Forever Podcast. We met in a French restaurant in Seattle after being back from Paris a...

Ep 124: Sonia Rachline-Author of the Book, Lido-Feathers, Jewels and Thrills 19.05.2022

Sonia Rachline, A writer for Paris Vogue, was approached by the Lido to write a book honoring the 75th anniversary of the Lido. Sonia lived her entire life in Paris and had never been in the Lido. While visiting this beautiful, iconic theater and seeing photos, videos, interviewing those involved from dancer, stage tech, costumes, culinary artist and more, she fell deeply in love with Lido and it’...

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