NOW PRESENTING FILM STRIP - A CULT CLASSIC CABARET
Grimm and Ghoulia, headmistresses of Rocky Horror cast TSoLSC bring you a brand new cult movie experience to River Oaks! Pairing the weirdest and wackiest burlesque dancers with your most loved midnight movies to create a night of cabaret celebrating cult movies. Join us for a Double-D Feature of performances before our monthly feature.
Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club’s proprietor and headliner. Burlesque’s outrageous costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day.Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the affection of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host (Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal…
All guests must be 18+
Not eligible for Cinema Savant.