WEBurlesque Podcast Network

Costume designer, stage kitten, pinup model, and burlesque darling Rita N. Wink performs in and around New York City. She returns to White Elephant Burlesque at Rockbar NYC on December 18th, 2019. ... recorded: November 5, 2019 ... topics: nighttime at 4pm, Connecticut, costume design education, fashion vs costume, world building, old Hollywood glamour, Ballenciaga, low to high, sexy burlesque, Di...

NYC burlesque starlet Rain Supreme has been working since 2017, and continues to dazzle on stages. ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: following friends into burlesque, black performers, Dirty Diana, choreography, influence, act construction, worth being tired for, music, Miss Coney Island, kittening, names ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: Jason Meijas, Maine Attraction, Posion Ivory, Jo B...

Betty Brash is a producer and performer in New York City. She co-produces Magical Girl Burlesque, see their schedule at @magicalgirlburlesque ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: burlesque birthdays, Amy Jo Johnson, dial-up teen idols, as Lola Bunny, posing with a tv set on your head, original characters, mermaids and flappers, Cat People, reluctant femme fatale, film school, create your own...

Draglesque performance artist Noctua bares their soul on New York stages, exploring the sublime and ridiculous, the glam and dark.  We talk androgny vs assumed gender nonbinary identity, misgendering from colleagues (stop it, y'all), being comfortable in one's skin, and growing up goth. ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: sleeping under the bed, blue hair and a tutu, army kid, from Californi...

Viktor Devonne sits with Lucky Charming in his kitchen in Boston. Lucky Charming, alias Lucas Brooks, is an accomplished stageman both in clothes and in less clothes. He is the writer of several solo shows that have run at fringe festivals, and productions in New York and Boston. As Lucky Charming, he has been seen with Boston's fabulous Sirelesque troupe and his own co-production, Viscous and Tin...

Mina Minou is in town to work on her docu series that discusses religion and burlesque performance art. She is presently living in Montreal visiting NYC, and is full of surprises as an active artist, aspirational minister, and refugee advocate as a queer Iranian-American woman. ... shoutouts: Lillian Bustle, Mademoiselle Oui Oui Encore, Jo Boobs, Shelly Watson, Holly Ween, Fem Appeal, Lefty Lucy,...

WEBurlesque, recorded 1/30/2018 in NYC, with Viktor Devonne and Anja Keister of D20 Burlesque Anja and Viktor discuss her recent Geek of All Media distinction; how to maneuver in neoburlesque that contains intellectual property; mysterious men in suits with notepads who come to shows; problematic fandoms; how to solve a problem like HP Lovecraft; Anja Keister's Background in Music and her Sewer St...

In the first episode of WEBurlesque, Viktor and Lillian discuss performing and creativity; "fat burlesque," travel, and some of their inspirations. Intro and Outro Music: "On A 45" by This Way to the Egress - used with permission. Interlude Music: "Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod - royalty free music everything else (c) White Elephant Burlesque Corp

Muscles Monty is a New York drag burlesque performer. We chat about being the friendly ooky spooky. They won the Silver Tusk Award for "Creepy Creature Cutie," and are seen regularly with Magical Girl Burlesque, Metropolis Burlesque, and White Elephant Burlesque amongst many other. ... recorded: November 4, 2019 ... topics: Grand High Witch, sticking things to your face, scary things, latex, a lot...

Photographer and burlesque babe Striker Posie knows how to handle a room behind the camera in on stage. We talk photoshoots and burlesque theory. ... recorded: August 28, 2019 ... topics: soft open, taking pictures while you're stripping, just take the money, getting what you're paying for, the same $20, hiring people you already know, the lens closest to the human eye, photography nerds: stuff fo...

(note from Viktor 10-28-2025: "I received word this file was corrupt when it was being processed for youtube, so I attempted to re-upload the original mp3 and it didn't enjoy that.  so I am re-creating the episode. enjoy this flashback to fall 2019.") Neoboylesque godfather TIGGER! invited Viktor Devonne into his home and talk about his status as the Burlesque Hall of Fame's initial Best Boylesque...

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 re...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

Viktor Devonne talks with DJ TatMatt, who has been around with White Elephant Burlesque since its inception. He began work as our photographer and sound engineer, and is now our regular DJ at least 1/2 the year at our show in Rockbar. We talk his journey with WEBurlesque to his recent win as International Geared Up Pup 2018. TatMatt is a mentor in the human pup fetish community, which we also disc...

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, Clu...

Viktor Devonne and Vonka are cozy in Vonka's room and chat a lot about sex work, BDSM, and stripping. ... Vonka is a fetish model, burlesque performer, pro-domme, instructor, and sex work entertainer. She recently was a featured performer at the New Jersey Burlesque Festival in 2018, and has toured all over the country. Content Warning: we get pretty explicit and Vonka speaks very matter-of-factly...

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 elect...

Viva Vidalia is a GLAM Award multiple nominee and producer/hostess of several shows all over New York City and Miss Trixie Delight is photographer and performer. Viktor Devonne sits with both of these Long Islanders one afternoon to chat about their individual experiences, and their comeup in their fields. ... shoutouts: Sasha Velour, Jo Boobs, Jezebel Express, MF Akynos, Nasty Canasta, Gigi BonBo...

This is the second part of the conversation with Ellie Favola and Viktor Devonne. The first portion has multiple data errors and is currently being worked on for future release. ... In this episode, Viktor and WEBurlesque's cabaret singer Ellie talk A LOT about musical theatre. ... recorded: July 11, 2018 ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque and get bonus material ... y...

Viktor Devonne catches Rara Darling on the go between shows as they say. This NYC triple time producer is killing it with Snack Theater, Keepeasy Sundays, and the presently dormant but exhilarating Primal Scream events. They were up for the Brooklyn Nightlife Award for Best Burlesque, with Keepeasy for Best Burlesque Show. ... recorded: July 31, 2019 ... topics: surprise first performance, thrown...

Viktor Devonne and Esmerelda May talk nerdlesque, origins and level-ups, and the future. ... Esmerelda May regularly performs with White Elephant Burlesque, Cosplay Burlesque, Sister Bear Burlesque, and has been seen with D20 Burlesque, Butter Pecan Burlesque, and Envoute. She has been part of the Nerdlesque Festival, the Alternatese Burlesque Festival, and Fierce International Queer Burlesque Fes...

Fox Squire is a triple crowned drag king in New York City, recently honored as 2019's New Jersey Master of Lip Sync (via Burlypicks), Mr. Nerd NY 2019, and Mr. New York Royalty 2019. He has been performing for years as a professional debonair gentleman a conventions, bars, clubs, and theaters, and continues to dazzle as he sees what 2020 has in store. We talk the past, the present, and the horizon...