Bluebells Forever Podcast

10 Past guests on Bluebells Forever Podcast come together for our 100th episode and it’s a blast! Guests from all decades Pete Menefee Athena Patacsil Anne Green Rosemary Tall DeHart Elizabeth Phillips Aleksandra Jarecka Marc Reed Rowena Harker Leder Myles Reilly Rachel Keener Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates ww...

Elizabeth Dale Phillips interviews Sheri as a lead up to the 100th episode and why it matters. 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

Michelle Brown Jennings got hired at age 16 1/2 to perform at the Lido de Paris in Cocorico and Panache. Her sister Lisa with her family came Paris to see Michelle and ended up auditioning for Pierre Rambert and soon hired to follow in her sister’s footsteps and also became a Bluebell in Bravissimo and C’est Magnifique. Both graced the Lido stage as Principal dancers. Check out the Patreon www.pat...

Miranda Coe performed in Vegas in Allez Lido, Hello Hollywood Hello in Reno, Cocorico in Paris and eventually became a certified Pilates instructor. We share some fun stories of show dreams, amazing costumes and the fabulous life of Bluebell. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/...

Terra Scott and I are side by side splitting center for the photo shoot by the Eiffel Tower for the Bluebells Global Reunion. It was wonderful to hear the great stories from the beauty to my right in the photo shoot. Terra was in Jubilee in Las Vegas after she danced with Disney and Cruise Ships. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see p...

Jeremy Bauchet is back with Bluebells Forever Podcast to share about the release of the Book "LIDO: Feathers, Jewels, and Thrills" for the 75th anniversary of the Lido de Paris. The Lido has reopened with Jeremy promoted to Assistant Ballet Master alongside Jane Sansby. Jeremy is a wealth of knowledge of the Lido, Miss Bluebell, Donn Arden and Pierre Rambert. Congratulations Jeremy on your new adv...

Colombe Villaume was born and raised in Paris but did not start her professional dance career in Paris but chose to travel and perform in ballet and cabaret shows abroad before coming back to Paris to audition for the Lido de Paris. Colombe was hired and in the show the top on 2020 right before everything closed down due to Covid. She is thrilled to be back on the Lido stage and celebrate the reop...

Samantha Sage was the first female Stagehand hired at the Stardust Hotel for the Lido de Paris. Samantha was chosen by Siegfried and Roy to be their Down Stage Right which allowed her wonderful and precarious experiences with the animals. 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....

Mary Ann Lamb is known by many for her Broadway and Film career, but Mary Ann started her professional dance career in Greg Thompson Productions as a dancer and showgirl. This is from the Bluebell Adjacent series on the Bluebells Forever Patreon page. We are releasing this as a bonus episode for Bluebells Forever Podcast. If you’d like to become a patron of Bluebells Forever Podcast and receive bo...

I had the honor of reinterviewing two incredible dancers Leah Dominiak and Savanna Haenel from Paris Merveilles at the Lido de Paris who have just been promoted to the Sublime line of Principal Dancers. Also celebrating the reopening of the show after 18 months closure. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.insta...

Rowena Harker Leder, a Bluebell dancer from England as part of the original cast to come from Europe to America to open the first large production show at the Stardust Hotel at the newly built Lido de Paris in Las Vegas. Rowena reads excerpts from her newly released book Love and Laughter Around the World. I laughed through most of this interview. She claims to be the only woman to turn down a dat...

Back for interview number 3, Aleksandra Jarecka shares what is like to be back in rehearsals for Paris Merveilles on stage at the Lido de Paris as they prepare to reopen the show tonight. Merde to the cast! 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-1...

Doug Woods started his professional dance career at age 17 at the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel on Las Vegas. Later in his life he went back to school to get his Masters and write his thesis on the History of the Floorshow and how they came about and why they are the way they are. He is a wealth of knowledge about the Miss Bluebell, Donn Arden, Paris and Vegas history. https://douglaswwoods....

Kate Matthews danced at the Lido de Paris and the Moulin Rogue and for awhile, at the same time as a replacement dancer all while performing at Cirque d’Hiver Bouglions. Kate is one of the fortunate dancers who have returned to the stage after a long hiatus due to Covid. She is performing in a cabaret show in Bordeaux France and so grateful. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpo...

Pat Merl’s very first professional dance job was as a Radio City Rockette. Her audition story is delightful. From there, her career continued on with amazing shows including The Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Miller/Reich, Barry Ashton and many more. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagra...

Elizabeth Dale Phillips is there verge of her book coming out. In this episode Elizabeth reads some excerpts from her book of the travels, stage and romance during her 6 months touring through Italy as a Bluebell Girl. https://booklife.com/project/have-chignon-will-travel-57551 Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates w...

Mistinguett, a dancer herself became the choreographer for Greg Thompson Productions, which she did until the shows all eventually closed. Now she creates beautiful pieces of showgirl art, showgirl shows and offers Showgirl Bootcamp in Vegas. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/...

Constance Scheurer grew up in an exceptionally talented family of professional musicians. Constance, a former Ballerina at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater later became a Bluebell in Hello Hollywood Hello in Reno Nevada. As she is struggling to recover from life altering effects of Covid-19, she finds comfort and hope in listening to recordings of her father, Principal Bass of Ballet Russe, and National...

This interview with Christopher Renfurm was meant to be for Patrons on the Bluebells Forever Podcast Patreon page, but I want to share this with as many people as possible. Christopher Renfurm is the co founder of Cabaret Diversity Network with Hillary Sukhonos. The Mission of Cabaret Diversity Network- The Cabaret Diversity Network (CDN) is an online community which nourishes, celebrates, and sup...

Athena Patacsil and Sheri Lewis reconnect to process and share their grand adventures on their Showgirl Road Trip to Reno, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. 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

Pieter Grove was pursuing a career in medicine but then felt the heart tug to pursue dance and the arts and switched course to do what brought him joy. 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

Former Hello Hollywood Hello Dancer, Michael Darrin Dancer, Mistinguett Dancer plus more, Jacqueline Koenig was my first in person interview on the Showgirl Road Trip. The first thing I saw when I entered her home was a gorgeous painting of her in her entry way, that captured her beauty as a Showgirl/Dancer, painted by fellow dancer Terry Ritter. Her story is also a unique work of art. Check out t...

Jillian Hrushowy was at the top of my list to interview for Bluebells Forever Podcast before it launched over a year ago. Jillian is adored by so many, including me, as Company Manager of Hello Hollywood Hello the full run of the show. I was able to sit with Jillian in person in Vegas on the Showgirl Road Trip and hear her incredible stories of being a professional dancer from age 16-40 in the mos...

Julie Bruyere danced at the Moulin Rouge for 3 years in Paris but took a much needed break to rest and heal her body from the effects of the show on her body. After traveling the world modeling for 7 years, her love of the stage brought her back to Paris and to The Lido De Paris. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates...

Stephanie Lawton started working and studying at an early age to continue to train as a dancer. Even while in the cast of Hello Hollywood Hello she would watch and study great performers onstage and backstage which continued into her time doing Broadway tours. Stephanie is still to this day an avid learner. Check out the Patreon www.patreon.com/bluebellsforeverpod Follow us on Instagram and Facebo...