5 Year Anniversary Show (September 24, 2011)

5 Year Anniversary Show (September 24, 2011)
It both seemed like a crazy long amount of time and the shortest of dreams... 5 years of White Elephant Burlesque... Five years earlier, in September 2006, a ragtag group of individuals put on a show. Within 6 months, the itch was back, and burlesque society was formed. Since then... we had been to fetish events like Floating World and Libertine Ball... traveled to Rochester, New York and Springfield, Massachusetts... posed for 2 Dr. Sketchys in 2 different states... theaters... clubs... basements with crazy metal rigs coming down the ceiling! WEBS' 5-year anniversary show was held at Pianos Bar and Grill in Bloomfield, NJ, where we have been welcomed many times with open arms. Viktor and Fae hosted a red carpet photo opportunity for the performers so the Elephants came dressed fabulous. The show itself was filled with classic numbers from the last 5 years, and some never-before-performed sets as well.
Act 1 1. Femme Fae La Butche, Gretchen Violetta, and Viktor Devonne: "Candyman" music: Christina Aguilera 2. Anyanka: "The Show Must Go On" music: Queen 3. Jayson Mustachio and Betsy Radical: "Wicked Woman, Foolish Man" music: August Darnell 4. Little Miss Rollerhoops: "Wild" music: Poe 5. Holly Ween: "The Blob" music: The Five Blobs 6. Femme Fae La Butche: "Big Spender" (from Sweet Charity) music: Femme Fae La Butche 7. Hamburger James: "My Companjera" music: Gogol Bordello 8. Madison Bartholomew: "Amazing" music: Kanye West 9. Femme Fae La Butche and Gretchen Violetta: "Baby It's Cold Outside" music: Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel 10. Anyanka: "Mein Herr" (from Cabaret) music: Anyanka 11. Betsy Radical: "Rent a Cop" music: Ben Folds 12. Holly Ween: "Notice Me" music: Alexia Ray Joel 13. Femme Fae La Butche and Ellie Favola: "If Momma Was Married" (from Gypsy) music: Femme Fae La Butche and Ellie Favola 14. Viktor Devonne: "Interlude"/"Jar of Hearts" music: Christina Perri 15. Madame Jinx: "Ongyilkos Vasárnap" music: Venetian Snares 16. Gretchen Violetta, Femme Fae La Butche, Hamburger James, Little Miss Rollerhoops, and Viktor Devonne: "Start Wearing Purple" music: Gogol Bordello
Act 2 1. Femme Fae la Butche, Viktor Devonne, and Gretchen Violetta: "Lion Roar" Pentalogy a. "Mio Bello Bello Amore" music: Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil b. "Lions Roar" music: The Hush Sound c. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" music: Nancy Sinatra d. "My Discarded Men" music: Eartha Kitt e. "Dog Days Are Over" music: Florence + the Machine 2. Lamia Luxuria and Betsy Radical: "Toes" music: The Wet Spots 3. Little Miss Rollerhoops: "Body 21" music: Morningwood 4. Madison Bartholomew: "Polar Bear" music: Puscifer 5. Holly Ween: "The Stripper" music: David Rose 6. Anyanka: "Special" (from Avenue Q) music: Anyanka 7. Gretchen Violetta: "Be Italian" music: Fergie 8. Femme Fae La Butche and Little Miss Rollerhoops: "Sister Kate" music: The Ditty Bops 9. Betsy Radical, with Hamburger James: "Go Daddy-o" music: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 10. Viktor Devonne and Femme Fae La Butche: "Therapy" music: Raúl Esparza and Amy Spanger 11. Ellie Favola: "Stuff Like That There" music: Ellie Favola 12. Virus: "Ménage à trois" music: Torrential Downpour" Bows: "Sexual Revolution" music: Macy Gray

5 Year Promo Graphic

featuring: Viktor Devonne, Femme Fae la Butche, Lamia Luxuria, Holly Ween, Dolly Shot, Gretchen Violetta, Anyanka, Madison Bartholomew, Betsy Radical, Jayson Mustachio,

special guests: Little Miss Rollerhoops, Hamburger James, Ellie Favola

stagehands: Motk, Kurgan, Lauren

Trivia

"Polar Bear," "Jar of Hearts," "Dog Days Are Over," "Stuff Like That Here," "Amazing," and "Body 21" were the only numbers not previously performed at a White Elephant show, although a few of them were performed by the individuals elsewhere!

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