By Jackie Mantey, Columbus Alive
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Surprisingly, the best part about Shadowbox Live’s new show, “Burlesque de Voyage,” is not the scenes in which beautiful women dance in their lacy black underwear. The real panty-dropper is the delivery of the show’s awesomely written, gratuitous sex puns.
The first half of the show slowly introduces the storyline: A traveling burlesque troupe in a postmodern steampunk setting works its way through the trials, tribulations and titillations of the art form.
The second act, though, is when things get really hot. It is a show within a show — the troupe has reached its destination and we get to watch. Led by Busty Slingshot (Julie Klein), the members of the team perform a roundup of short comedy skits and burlesque dances, where the art of the tease is in full and well-edited effect.
It’s an exhibition of what makes Shadowbox so great. The band is seamless, especially during Katy Psenicka’s darling performance of “If I Can’t Sell It.” JT Walker III’s voice during “Sweet Dreams” will give you goose bumps. And the comedic chemistry between Jimmy Mak and David Whitehouse is deserving of its own show; humor is Shadowbox’s sweet spot.
The end of the voyage — where we’re back to witnessing the inner workings of the burlesque troupe (with an awesome finale to a Mutemath song) — is a little awkward, but it doesn’t matter. You’ll be glad you came.
I think the show was great. I had relatives in from out of town who also liked it.
The show told a story and actually had very little true burlesque in it.
I felt it told a great story.
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Hot show enjoyed alot ! One thing since I have a woman im dating cover it up a bit
Good show
Hi there saw show it was great !!lots of talent n beauty
one thing the costumes lil much though there was a wardrobe malfunction kinda.saw a bit of amy lay’s under carriage camel toe
I think it was a little to much went with boyfriend friend and her husband wasnt expecting so much skin like a strip bar. Felt insecure whole night the girls certainly showed alot!!