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Spielpalast Cabaret

courtesy of Michael Heeney

  • Friday through Sunday, May 13–15, 8PM
  • Thursday through Saturday, May 26–28, 8PM;
  • Saturday, May 21: 8PM, 11PM;
  • Friday, May 20, 8PM

at Burlington City Hall Auditorium in Burlington. $23-25; for mature audiences only.

Contact Info:
Seven Days Says:

Get dolled up for an evening of vaudeville and vintage burlesque with dancing ladies, a troupe of satirists and a saucy house orchestra. Come an hour early for cocktails. Special "scandalous shows" on May 15 and 28 at 8 p.m., and May 21 at 11 p.m.

Notes on a Scandal

The saucy crew behind Burlington’s Spielpalast Cabaret has burlesque entertainment down to an art. Their risqué business, which involves transforming the upstanding Burlington City Hall Auditorium into a seedy nightclub straight out of 1930s Berlin, is a wanton whirlwind of original song, dance and satire — courtesy of a master of ceremonies, a dozen dancing ladies, cigar girls and other steamy characters with detailed fictional biographies. Top it off with a swinging house orchestra, racy lingerie and a respect for history, and you have an avant-garde spectacle that manages to celebrate show biz with wit, beauty and brains.

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