New show announcement!!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary year of The Fellowship of the Ring movie coming out and permanently changing all of our lives, we are doing an all-new Bare and Back Again (Second Breakfast Edition)! This burlesque tribute to all things Tolkien will be an unexpected journey through @frankybradleys and the Shire alike ✨ if you like hobbit feet 👣 and wizard tiddies 🔮, bad dragons 🐉 and thick trunks 🌳 , don’t miss our show on May 17th!
Featuring:
@matteosings@heybobbyk@esmerelda.may@jaeda_yi@mayapreciousburlesque@mxmacabre@rita_andweep@_victoria_reno_@jesse_benner@enbiedeecie@liv_libertine@drfluffy_
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
Poster by @violet.volatile
#lotr #lordoftherings #tolkien #jrrtolkien #thehobbit
Now announcing…our 2026 SHOW LINEUP!!!
Application link in our bio! Shows will be cast on a rolling basis. We’re so excited to see what nerdy shenanigans you all come up with next year!! ✨
#nerdlesque #burlesque #phillyburlesque #starwars #romantasy #wesanderson #ornithology #birds #lordoftherings #onepiece #bg3 #baldursgate3 #atla #avatarthelastairbender #shrek #clue
Liv Libertine is a professional belly dancer and burlesque performer. Part-time goof-ball, part-time political advocate, and full-time nerd, she is Dark Side's resident door guardian. Catch her tonight taking on stage kitten duties!
We have Professor Diem returning to host the show. With more than 4 decades of Tolkien-based obsession, and a college thesis to lean on he hopes to channel “The Professor” himself into an evening of joy, facts, excitement, and performers hotter than Gollum’s last vacation.
Presale tickets are sold out, but we will have a limited number of tickets available at the door starting at 7 pm!
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #thereandbackagain
Boil her, mash her, stick her in a stew 🥔 Dark Side co-producer Jaeda is, for once, as nice as she seems, because she’ll be performing as the nicest guy in Middle Earth, Samwise Gamgee!
See @jaeda_yi at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Presale tickets are sold out, but we will have a limited number of tickets available at the door starting at 7 pm!
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #samwisegamgee #samwise
📸 @clicksavephoto
Do you love this poster designed by @violet.volatile (NOT AI 😂) as much as we do? Want your very own copy to take home? We will have a limited quantity available for sale at the show Sunday night!
What has she got in her nasty little pocketses? 🧐 Dark Side co-producer Maya Precious is thrilled to be again performing her signature number as the original bad dragon, Smaug! 🐉
See @mayapreciousburlesque at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #thehobbit #smaug
Philadelphia’s resident supervillain is here to subvert your expectations! Dimestore Bobby, the nerdlesque mastermind, will be bringing his unique twist to Middle Earth as Arondir 🌿. With a fade so sharp it could cut orcs, he’s proving that the barbershop game in Middle Earth is unmatched!
See @dimestorebobby at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #arondir #ringsofpower nerdlesque fadegame middleearthbarbershop
We are just 1 week away! VIP is sold out, so grab your GA tix before it's too late 🎟
This performer is making their Dark Side de-butt, hailing all the way from the DMV! Rita Andweep comes to us (dis)robed and ready to remind you that you have no power here 🧙♂️ they will be performing as Gandalf! 🔮
See @rita_andweep at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #gandalf #bigtiddygandalf
Prepare yourselves, because the Dark Lord has never looked this fabulous! Raised by feral drag queens, Mx Macabre has many talents…such as forging rings, commanding armies, and conquering Middle-earth.
See Mx as the mighty Sauron at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #sauron #OneActToRuleThemAll
Speak friend, and enter 🥵 the scintillating chanteuse Victoria Reno is back this month to whip you into shape 🔥 as the Balrog!
See @_victoria_reno_ at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #balrog #moria
She is Lothlorien’s seductive song-wielding siren with a voice snatched for the gods! Balena Canto will be giving you a spellbinding performance as Galadriel 🎶
See @matteosings at @frankybradleys on May 17!
Tickets at darksidelotr.eventbrite.com
#lotr #tolkien #lordoftherings #galadriel #ringsofpower
This plus-size Latinx gothic powerhouse has been captivating audiences for over 15 years with her unapologetic, bold, and electrifying performances. Hailing from dirty Jersey, Esmerelda is a performer, cosplayer, and producer who’s absolutely not here to behave.
As the mastermind behind K-Pop That Pastie, co-producer of Cosplay Burlesque, a member of White Elephant Burlesque, and a regular performer with D20 Burlesque and Dark Side Burlesque, Esmerelda is a true force to be reckoned with.
Poderosa. Sabrosa. Peligrosa. 🌹
Catch her embodying the ancient wisdom and wild energy of Treebeard in Bare & Back Again on May 17.
🎟 DarkSideLOTR.eventbrite.com
