Leadville or BUST! May 7, 2009

Reyna Von Vett and Hell’s Belles

Now Performing at the Denver Civic Theatre In

Leadville or BUST!

Burlesque: a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits and bawdy songs.

Leadville or BUST! is a boisterous romp through the 1880-1920’s. Reyna Von Vett and her Hell’s Belles bring Denver’s rich history to life as they joke, dance and sing in tight harmonies for a refreshingly different two hours of entertainment. Reflecting an era that reveled in the double entendre and viewed the can-can as the height of naughty dancing, this show is a celebration of the original girlie shows enjoyed by the settlers of the Old West.

From familiar, turn-of-the-century songs like “Ragtime Cowboy Joe,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “Seeing Denver” to bawdy songs like “Sam the Hot Dog Man,” “Hot Nuts (Get ‘Em From The Peanut Man)” and “Press My Button (Ring My Bell),” Leadville or BUST! is a tribute to the early history of girlie shows when sex and scandal was about corsets, bloomers and a bawdy song.

Reyna Von Vett (writer/singer/producer/director) is an accomplished singer and actress who performed for more than one million guests over three years as Tanya in Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Most recently, she played the role of Kaye in The Taffetas at the Denver Center for Performing Arts and led the cast of Swing! at the Colorado Candlelight Dinner Playhouse. Reyna’s solo act, Martini’s and Misbehavin’: a Celebration of the American Songbook has run in many of Las Vegas’ most prestigious hotels. She was the first country singer to perform in the lounge at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino during the National Finals Rodeo with her band, “Reyna and Rock Bottom”. Reyna was honored to sing at the 2001 Presidential Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C.

Audiences will recognize Hell’s Belles’ Teri English who was recently seen in CATS and The Producers at Carousel Dinner Theatre. Jessica Hindsley has performed at venues all over Colorado including the Town Hall Arts Center, Lakewood Cultural Center, Carousel Dinner Theatre and The Lincoln Center and Jill Nacke from performances at Country Dinner Playhouse and the Arvada Center. All three women have recently performed at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse.

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Leadville or BUST! - A boisterous romp through 1880-1920’s entertainment. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. through May 31* Tickets are $25.00 - 2 for 1 Tickets available on Thursday nights online or at the box office with the code LEADVILLE2FOR - Call 303-309-3773, online at www.leadvilleorbust.com or at all TicketsWest outlets. Black Box Theatre at The New Denver Civic Theatre, 721 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. * Note - this is an open-end run with show times changing on June 1.