Vegas topless revue ‘Sexxy’ plans burlesque dinner show
For those in its family, “Sexxy” isn’t just a stage show. It’s a way of life.
“This is not a job. This is our whole being,” show creator Jen Romas says. “It is our undying passion.”
Romas is delivering the passion in her latest project, “Sexxy After Dark: Where Dinner Meets Play” Nov. 19-21 at Larry Flint’s Hustler Club. Doors are at 7:30 p.m., dinner at 8:30, and show at 9:30 p.m. The burlesque-themed production is an offshoot of Romas’ “Sexxy” revue at Westgate Cabaret, which remains dark under COVID reopening restrictions.
“We get to perform, we get to be innovative and we get to have fun,” Romas says. “We have a great working relationship with the club, which is dead-set on doing a real show.” (Tickets for the new “Sexxy” start at $40 (not including fees) and can be purchased at vegashustlerclub.com/sexxy-after-dark/, or at 702-795-3131.)
Romas is to be featured with some acts pulled from the Westgate show and some new numbers. The room will seat about 120, with social-distancing and pandemic protocols (mask up, folks) applied. Anne Martinez, whose artistic vigor seems to be limitless, is the show’s vocalist. Martinez has subbed in “Sexxy,” also swings for Lorena Peril in “Fantasy,” returning to the stage this weekend, and fronts Red Penny Arcade at The Venetian and Notoriety at Neonopolis.
Romas says the show will create a vibe similar to Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Mayfair Supper Club at Bellagio. The show producer and classically trained dancer has kept the “Sexxy” brand alive with a series of shows at Dreamland Drive-In at FreshWata Studios, and also an appearance at Stirling Club at Turnberry Place last week.
Westgate is supporting the show’s run at the adult club, which has redesigned its main room for the production. Romas says if the production knocks it out of the park, she can return for additional dates.
“We want to dance, we want to perform,” Romas says. “We want to give that boost of life that we don’t have right now. You’ve just gotta keep pushing.”
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