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Paris Green, Belmont Burlesque, Executive Producer
Paris Green is the director and producer of the critically acclaimed burlesque troupe, The Belmont Burlesque Revue. She fell in love with burlesque when she saw her first striptease as a wee lass in the windswept fields of Kansas and has been finding creative ways to take her clothes off ever since. Paris has been a featured performer in the Best of the Midwest Burlesk Festival, Varietease Cabaret, Vaudezilla Productions, Viva La Muerte’s Hot & Heavy Burlesque, Mo Roses’ New American Review and the Late Night Late Show and has made special appearances for the Howard Brown Health Center, AIDSCare, Camenae Theatre Ensemble and the Gay Games. Paris has served as an expert on burlesque for syndicated radio host and columnist Dr. Laura Berman, the KC Stage, the Daily Northwestern, Medill News Service and many other fine publications.
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Red Hot Annie, Vaudezilla, Executive Producer
Red Hot Annie began as – and remains – a pinup model since 2003. With an extensive performance background to draw on (having performed in nearly 50 bone fide theatre productions in about 13 years), she turned her attentions to burlesque in early 2008. In short order, she has become one of the most recognizable and visible faces in Chicago burlesque, blending comedy, sexiness, and storytelling into a crowd-pleasing style.
In July 2008, Red Hot Annie paired up with Dick Dijon to create Vaudezilla Productions, which has become a major force in Chicago by redefining the burlesque bar show and setting a new standard for burlesque variety shows.
In 2009, she began expanding her presence beyond Chicago, making appearances at the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival and the Texas Burlesque Festival, both of which have accepted her again in 2010. She regularly pops up all over the midwest and welcomes performance inquiries from other states & countries.
Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you: Red Hot Annie really knows how to make the wieners boil!
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Dick Dijon, Vaudezilla, Executive Producer
Keith Emroll - along with Red Hot Annie - is the driving force behind Chicago 's Vaudezilla Productions. In almost three years, he has played a significant role in the production of close to 200 burlesque performances, including the critical and box-office smash hit "Rollin' Outta Here Naked: A Big Lebowski Burlesque." He is the quintessential jack-of-all-trades, serving as Vaudezilla's Technical Director and Head Writer. Keith has also popped up now and again on the stage as well (going by the moniker "Dick Dijon"), where his most prominent role is the host of Vaudezilla's popular “Show and Tell Cabaret” at Greenhouse Theater. He's your priest, your shrink, your shoulder to cry on, and the rock you can cling to. He's your man!
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