Bring The Boys Out: Ladies Night Brings All-Male Burlesque Review To CenterStage (Ticket Giveaway!)

by | Jun 20, 2017 | ART

Those Freaking Weirdos are back with something that is relatively rare in the RVA burlesque world: an all-male revue! Their previous Ladies Night show at CenterStage was a huge hit, so this Saturday, TFW Burlesque presents Ladies Night: The Boys Are Back!

Those Freaking Weirdos are back with something that is relatively rare in the RVA burlesque world: an all-male revue! Their previous Ladies Night show at CenterStage was a huge hit, so this Saturday, TFW Burlesque presents Ladies Night: The Boys Are Back! This treat for anyone who is a fan of unclothed male flesh “features boylesque acts of all description, from slow and seductive, to the giggly and geeky, musical and manly and the boisterous and bold.”

The evening will feature over half a dozen different performances by such local luminaries as Dusty Knuckles (Couple of Carneys), Dante The Inferno (Those Freaking Weirdos), Bryan Boylesquo (Richmond Institute Of Burlesque), Jonny Ram–the “Vaudevillian Chameleon,” Allen Ryde, and more! Your host for the evening is Ego Von Hubris of the Richmond Burlesque Revue. It’s all happening at Richmond CenterStage’s Gottwald Playhouse this Saturday night starting at 9 PM, so make sure you’re there!

WHAT: Ladies Night: The Boys Are Back at Richmond CenterStage!
WHERE: Gottwald Playhouse at Richmond CenterStage, 600 E. Grace St
WHEN: Saturday, June 21, 9 PM
ADMISSION: $12 in advance (4-packs available at discount price of $10.50 each)/$15 day of show–order tickets HERE

And if you want to go but just can’t find the cash, not to worry–your friends at RVA Mag have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader! Just enter your info into the Punchtab box below, and keep an eye out for extra chances to win. You’ve got until Friday at 4 PM to enter, so don’t delay!

Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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