By Nonita on August 23, 2010
At The Wam Bam Club we love fashion as much as we love a Burlesque show, so it doesn’t really come as a surprise that we are all huge fans of the highest of all fashion statements: The Top Hat!
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By Nonita on July 30, 2010
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the enfant terrible of the art world in fin de siècle Paris. The father of today’s modern poster, Toulouse-Lautrec lived a decadent and bohemian lifestyle in the city which, at the time, was a magnet for young artists from all over the world. He shot to fame becoming one of the [...]
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By Nonita on July 4, 2010
When the fabulous Lady Alex invited me to come along to Cafe de Paris to see the ‘Wam Bam Club’, I was not even half-expecting what I was really about to let myself into.
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By Nonita on July 3, 2010
What do you mean Blaze who? Blaze Starr, as in “The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque”!!! Born Fannie Belle Fleming (already sounds like a Burlesque star name don’t ya think?) in January 1, 1932 Blaze is one of the star icons of the Burlesque scene. She was a femme fatale, a sex symbol and a very talented actress and [...]
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By Lady Alex on April 5, 2010
Go on – impress me! Yes, m’dears, the rumours are true! The Wam Bam Club will be holding open auditions for all that’s up and coming in cabaret, from 10am on Monday April 12th @ Cafe de Paris, Coventry Street, W1. I’m looking for dancers (male and female plus dance troupes), comedy acts, burlesque troupes [...]
Posted in Lady Alex's Burlesque Boudoir | Tagged auditions, burlesque, burlesque london, comedy, lady alex, magic, music, wam bam
By Benet Simon on March 3, 2010
The magical Mister Christian Lee Which magicians did you admire as a kid? I did not get into magic till I was eighteen, when I got a job on a ship as a dancer – but they needed a magician! They had some bits left over and my magic life began. What was your first [...]
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By Lady Alex on February 14, 2010
Here’s a quick slideshow from our fabulous Valentine’s show last night in the Cafe de Paris, London (Saturday, February 13th) featuring: Cabaret Rouge, Ruby Deshabille, Christian Lee, Cirque de la Rouge, Scales of the Unexpected, Airealism, Pippa Evans and Lady Alex: -Lady A x
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By Lady Alex on January 24, 2010
Here’s a quick slideshow from our fabulous show last night in the Cafe de Paris, London featuring: Cabaret Rouge, Wes Zaharuk, Jason Wood, Kitsch Kats, Millie Dollar, Airealism, Scales of the Unexpected and Lady Alex: -Lady A x
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By Benet Simon on January 19, 2010
Ruby Deshabille What inspired you to become a burlesque performer? I don’t ever remember a light bulb flicking on and my actually ‘discovering’ burlesque at any point. I kind of wish I did. I’ve always been interested in the slightly risqué and satirical side of comedy and performance; I love flamboyant and decadent costumes and [...]
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By Lady Alex on January 12, 2010
If it ain’t controversial, it ain’t satire With The Wam Bam Club, I’ve always aimed for a burlesque show with a strong comedy theme, but lately my own material has taken a turn for the satirical. Looking back, it feels like it was inevitable. I do burlesque, I do comedy burlesque, and burlesque is satirical [...]
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