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October 2018
Devil’s Advocates present: Tricks & Treats
You’re invited to the Devil’s Advocates Halloween bash! Join us for a night of devilish fun & spooky surprises. Don’t miss out on this evening of scary stories- all your favorite tales of terror burlesque-ified! Whether you’re looking for a trick or a treat, we’re sure to spook the pants off any ghoul. We will feature a Halloween costume contest and an exciting raffle! 11pm October 5th Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre $15 online, $20 at the door Hosted by Miss Boozy…
Find out more »Sea-Men! Fall 2018
Welcome to Seattle's NEW quarterly mostly Boylesque Revue! Doors at 6:30pm Show at 7:00pm (please, please be on time) Tickets here: https://sea-men.brownpapertickets.com Top Drawer is so excited to welcome amazing talent from around the Seattle area to showcase their art. Our inaugural show this fall will be made even more special thanks to our Headliner Moscato Extatique. Don't let the cheeky name fool ya, this show is open and thrilled to provide a venue and a spotlight for everyone! Beau…
Find out more »Gaylien Invasion!
Come experience close encounters of the queer kind at Gaylien Invasion!: A drag celebration of yours & my favorite Martians. It's destined to be a night of grays, gays, & intergalactic sashays. A stunning constellation of Seattle's most out-of-this-world drag performers will be taking the Jewelbox stage with acts based on iconic extraterrestrial characters from popular fiction. Hosted by the cosmic celestial forces of ANGEL BABY KILLKILLKILL & SUGAR DARLING - & featuring a special guest extravaganza from QUEEN IRENE…
Find out more »November 2018
Presto! A Classical Music Cabaret
Who says this orchestra stuff is for dusty, old-timey people?! Come to the Rendezvous on November 16 as we show you how to get down, classical-style! From opera to strings, and everything in between, see our performers do classical music as you've never seen it before: all dragged-up, hip, and strippin'! Featuring the stylish stylings of: Miss Violet DeVille Butylene O'Kipple Lady GoDiva and Lili d'Amour Veronica Franco Mandy Flame Cesare the Drag Prince Hosted by Arrhythmio! Promo shot by Max Shaw Plus,…
Find out more »December 2018
How the Devils Stole Christmas, featuring Strawberry Shartcake!
The Devil’s Advocates Presents: How the Devils Stole Christmas! A burlesque celebration of everything holidays, featuring special guest Strawberry Shartcake! 🎄 The holiday spirit hits everyone a little differently nowadays! Join Lil Tigre and the rest of the Devils as we help Willy Nilly find the jingle in his bells this holiday season. Some good ol’ Yuletide raunch is sure to put stuffing in your stocking! Don’t forget to check out our holiday packed raffle during intermission! Featuring performances by:…
Find out more »January 2019
Keefee’s House of Cards – Apron Strings
In January, the House of Cards welcomes special guests BILLY BASS, Valerie Moseley and Troy Mink (as Keefee's Mom, Louella)! Imagine that the Late Late Show (w/Craig Ferguson) and Pee Wee's Playhouse got drunk together one night and played blackjack....then kept on drinking and ended up making a baby together. Keefee's House of Cards would be that baby. ************** This is what Facebook fans have to say about the House of Cards: "By the time Keefee had dealt two or three hands, I felt…
Find out more »Briefs Winter 2019!
Welcome back to Seattle's mostly Boylesque quarterly Revue! Doors at 6:00pm Show at 6:30pm (please, please be on time) Tickets here: https://briefswinter.brownpapertickets.com Top Drawer is so excited to welcome amazing talent from around the Seattle area to showcase their art. Our kick off show this fall was such a hoot and we're thankful to everyone who came to support our art. This show is open and thrilled to provide a venue and a spotlight for everyone! Be a part of…
Find out more »Thrashed: Pure Metal Pandemonium!
⚡🎸 *indecipherable guttural screaming* 🎸⚡ 🤘 Starring: Mia Maravilla Thadayus Cosmella Bella Smokey Brown Siren 🤘 Hosted by: Mercury Divine 🤘 GET YOUR TICKETS: http://tinyurl.com/ThrashedTix $10 earlybird (until Jan 9) $15 presale GA $20 day-of Limited number of pay-what-you-can tickets available! 🤘 GET YOUR TICKETS: http://tinyurl.com/ThrashedTix ⚡🎸 🤘 🎸⚡ See Less
Find out more »Four Course Cabaret Presents: Fascinating Rhythms
Four Course Cabaret Presents: Fascinating Rhythms... an evening with Seattle's jazzy past! Take a trip through time with the mysterious hostess Queenie, as she introduces you to some of Seattle's most prominent figures in jazz! Join us for a jazz themed prix fixe dinner from the stylings of Rendezvous' chef, James Mueller, before the show. Inspired by inspirational riffs and the ragtime blues - it's a pre show party! A la carte menu also available. To top it all off,…
Find out more »February 2019
Keefee’s House of Cards – The Love Drug
Open a bottle of Dr Popper and love is always in the air. Come join Keefee for some blackjack, some drinks, some laughs and some other things too probably. (edit. Valerie Moseley (Betsy) is not able to join us at the HoC this month but she'll be back soon. I just know it. "Last night I found myself at Stephen Hando’s Keefee’s House of cards and it was an hour and a half of brilliant chaos....This is the type of…
Find out more »March 2019
Keefee’s House of Cards-The Future Sux
The future is now and The Jetson's it ain't. So what're ya gonna do about it? I say let's drink together and laugh together and celebrate life together...future be damned! (or maybe you like this future and...you know...that's cool too.) _______________________ "Keefee Nicks embodies the joyous and melancholy beauty of the human condition and the evening was full of crass and sublime moments. This is the type of thing the world needs more of and I recommend that you all…
Find out more »April 2019
Keefee’s House of Cards-Pussies!
The internet loves kitties and I aim to please. Join me on April 4th for the KITTY-CATIEST House of Cards yet!. Cat themed opening number, cat bingo, cat prizes, cat dance party....this is THE show for people who love cat shit! "Keefee Nicks embodies the joyous and melancholy beauty of the human condition and the evening was full of crass and sublime moments. This is the type of thing the world needs more of and I recommend that you all…
Find out more »May 2019
Keefee’s House of Cards – You put your Karaoke in my Blackjack!
It's a Karoke Blackjack party and you are invited. It's the show you know and love with rounds of blackjack added for those who want to play to win a chance to sing their hearts out. Plus MERCH to win and buy. xo "Keefee Nicks embodies the joyous and melancholy beauty of the human condition and the evening was full of crass and sublime moments. This is the type of thing the world needs more of and I recommend that…
Find out more »Mother’s Tongue: a non-English show
A night of drag, dance, theater & more - but no English. Hosted by ONE & BUTYLENE O'KIPPLE w/special guest CASSANDRA BARRIONUEVO Featuring: KYLIE MOONCAKES CASTOR POLLUX DOLCE VIDA INDIRA C PhD Tickets are on sale, now: https://www.therendezvous.rocks/event/mothers-tongue-un-show-en-no-ingles/
Find out more »StoryBook’t: A Fairy Tale Inspired Drag Show
Your favorite childhood fairy tale characters are all grown up & come to life for one night only! Hosted by: MERCURY DIVINE & ARRHYTHMIO Special Guest: SUGAR DARLING Featuring: KILLER BUNNY HOT PINK SHADE ROSA MARCHITA SOLANA SOLSTICE DUCKHUNT Tickets on sale now! https://therendezvous.strangertickets.com/events/94894197/storybookt-a-fairy-tale-inspired-drag-show
Find out more »Chronically Fabulous
Chronically Fabulous is a new bimonthly night of performance raising funds for disabled performers. Each show will benefit a different local preformer with a disability. May's show will benefit Beau NusHole/Mercy Stackhouse Masquelyn Monroe Noelle Noir Dorine DeLuscious Mirena Wool Mx. Pucks A'Plenty Zsa Zsa Dingo D'Monica Leone Hosted by Sophie B Fawkins https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hotfawkingproductions/250912
Find out more »June 2019
The Princess Chronicles @ Rendezvous
What makes a princess? What makes a guy? What's in a name? The Princess Chronicles is a sparkling musical journey through royal guyness, a fairy tale told through song and story exploring our nature and identity. This presentation of The Princess Chronicles is our debut appearance at the Jewelbox, serving up the Broadway, the pop, the Palestrina, the barbershop, the jazz and hell, if you throw a dart at a board marked 'song styles through history' you will hit at…
Find out more »Super Smash Babes: The Ultimate Drag Show
The ultimate video game becomes the ultimate drag show for one night only! Some of Seattle's most celebrated local queer performance artists are bringing SUPER SMASH BABES to The Rendezvous, with original acts inspired by their favorite game-world characters! Hosted by: KYLIE MOONCAKES & ANGELA VISALIA Special guest: MICHETE Featuring: KARMA AMORE LÜCHI SAIRA BARBARIC VOODOO NIGHTSHADE Tickets: https://therendezvous.strangertickets.com/events/95797571/super-smash-babes-the-ultimate-drag-show
Find out more »Theater: A Tale of Two Cities adapted by Everett Quinton
A Tale of Two Cities, based on the novel by Charles Dickens and adapted by Everett Quinton of the infamous Ridiculous Theatrical Company, is an irreverent comedy about an aspiring drag queen who finds an inconsolable baby on his door step. To calm the child down, he reenacts the entirety of A Tale of Two Cities -- playing all characters of Dickens' classic of the French revolution himself! “This is Farce, not Sunday School” - Charles Ludlam, Founder of The…
Find out more »August 2019
Keefee’s House Of Cards-Keefee Sux! (The Redemptionation)
"THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF" - EMMETT MONTGOMERY Keefee’s House of Cards is an improvisational, interactive, blackjack theater experience that takes place on the 1st Thursday of every month. TICKETS ONLY $10 AT THE DOOR! Imagine that the Late Late Show (w/Craig Ferguson) and Pee Wee’s Playhouse got drunk together one night and played blackjack….then kept on drinking and ended up making a baby together. Keefee’s House of Cards would be that baby. During…
Find out more »September 2019
Keefee’s House Of Cards-Starman
SUNDAY FUNDAY SHOW! Maybe Keefee will cover Bowie. Maybe we'll long for a city we've lost. Maybe Santa won't be angry. Maybe we'll take a trip to the stars. No guarantees. No refunds. "THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF" - EMMETT MONTGOMERY “Last month, from the moment Keefee arrived on stage dancing excitedly in Daisy Dukes to muffled music from an uncooperative PA system, I could tell I was in for something special."- Travis Vogt,…
Find out more »Jenna St. Croix’s Back To School Review
Hosted by Jenna St. Croix, it's a night of encores & never-befores! We'll kick off the night with six performances that brought the house down when they debuted on the Rendezvous stage in their original IDKwhat show. If you missed any of these the first time, now's your chance: - ANGEL BABY KILLKILLKILL performs her world-saving interplanetary Fifth Element finale from Gaylien Invasion - BEAU DEGAS brings back the only Sugar Plum Fairy that's been dancing in our heads since…
Find out more »October 2019
Rebel’s Drag Race: a Queer Drag Race UK Viewing Party
Yas gawd save the queens: we're going BRITISH! Join host Mercury Divine at the Rendezvous for Seattle's ONLY king-hosted, all-inclusive Drag Race viewing party centering alternative queer perspectives on drag! Drag is NOT a cismales-only sport: since the very beginning of drag, trans people, queers, and AFABs of all identities have been a part of the art form and the culture. Created to challenge the notion that only "men" can do drag, ReBel's Drag Race aims to specifically include AND…
Find out more »The Last American Horror Story Drag Show
Like a zombie, another season of AHS has shambled its way toward us, full of gore & iconery! How many seasons more will it shuffle forward, its narratives relentlessly decaying, its legendary cast dropping left & right like clumps of necrotic tissue caught on low-hanging branches? Who can say? But here at IDKwhat, we are calling it. This is: THE LAST AMERICAN HORROR STORY DRAG SHOW It's one final gay celebration of our favorite AHS characters, brought to the stage…
Find out more »Just a Phase: a qt/poc comedy show
Come laugh and celebrate the voices of LGBTQIA+ people and people of color in this stand-up comedy showcase. JUST A PHASE is a monthly showcase that aims to highlight the stories and talents of underrepresented people in comedy. Host: Lucy Tollefson Lineup: Clara Pluton, Max Delsohn, Roshni Naidu, Llynn Marks, Andrea Entz, and Stéphanie Nam Producer info: Caracol Productions is run by Stephanie Nam, a queer Korean-American comedian who aims to create community through comedy and spaces by and for…
Find out more »Keefee’s House of Cards:The Printer’s Devil
Seattle is dead. "Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose." - Beetlejuice --------------------------------------------- Keefee’s House of Cards is a blackjack game. Keefee's House of Cards is a secret meeting Keefee’s House of Cards is a talk show. Keefee's House of Cards is a 52 sec dance party. Keefee's House of Cards is a mess inside. Just like you. Keefee's House of Cards costs $10 at the door. "THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THE WORLD NEEDS MORE…
Find out more »Tom Goss: The Territories Tour with Nakia and Liz DeRoche
Join Tom Goss and friends in celebrating the release of his latest album. There will two sets to attend: 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm at the Rendezvous. . NOTE: Both sets are the same show Tom Goss’s Territories Tour weaves the talents of three accomplished indie musicians into one powerful show.Tom Goss is a veteran singer-songwriter whose new album, Territories, weaves soulful vocals and atmospheric soundscapes into haunting songs about the complexities of modern love. A college wrestler turned Catholic…
Find out more »Belltown Exposed!
Join us at the Rendezvous for a FREE celebration of Belltown and its vibrant history over the last century. Performances, prizes, drink specials, and more! The party will feature the book release of BELLTOWN EXPOSED!, performances from Seattle favorites, and an immersive walk through the history of the Rendezvous, established in 1926. Dress to match your favorite decade and get your photo taken amongst one of our immersive party stations. We repeat, costumes are encouraged but are by no means…
Find out more »Made Up! 2.0: Tricks & Treats
~ ✨💀 MADE UP! 💀✨ ~ The cast is haunted. The acts are improvised. The faces are beat. ~ ✨💀✨ ~ Join us on October 31 for MADE UP! v. 2: Tricks & Treats A group of Very Brave Souls have volunteered to doll themselves up (...way, WAY up! 💅) and face the unknown in this totally improvised performance spectacular. The BEST part? YOU get to help! Using audience-suggested songs, the performers will draw randomly from our trick-or-treat bucket to…
Find out more »November 2019
Just a Phase: a qt/poc variety show
JUST A PHASE is a monthly showcase that highlights QT/POC comics cause we're funnier anyways. This will be a special edition variety show including drag and burlesque! Lineup: Tomás Narvaja - host Eddie Su - comedy Lola Meraz - burlesque Kylie Mooncakes - drag Stephanie Nam - comedy Hassan Sufi - comedy Issa Man - drag Aisha Farhoud - comedy Chris-Tina Nguyen - comedy Producer info: Caracol Productions is run by Stéphanie Nam, a queer Asian-American comedian who aims to…
Find out more »RESgiving 2019
Come and celebrate one of the only Native American youth theatres in the country right here in Seattle with an evening of performance, prizes and giving on November 21st! This is a 21+ & over event. Suggested donation is $50.00 although contributions of ANY size are welcome and appreciated. Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre (RES) exists to empower American Indian and Alaska Native youth to express themselves with confidence and clarity through traditional and contemporary performing arts. Join us…
Find out more »Killer Bunny’s BLOODY KILLER (Drag Show)
It's the true crime drag show your mother warned you about! Come prepared for a fabulously diabolical & disturbing tour of true crime's most twisted minds, guided by the Man of Macabre himself, KILLER BUNNY with special guest host, Seattle's most notorious crime, HELLEN TRAGEDY and featuring acts from ANGELA VISALIA KITTY GLITTER KYLIE MOONCAKES THISTLE THORNBOX ...& CARMEN DIOXIDE! Tickets on sale soon!
Find out more »February 2020
Just a Phase: a qt/poc (mostly comedy) variety show
JUST A PHASE is a quarterly showcase that highlights QT/POC comics cause we're funnier anyways. This will be a special edition Valentine’s (mostly comedy) variety show! Lineup: Howie Echo-Hawk Alyssa Yeoman Stephanie Nam Christina Nguyen Elvis Bello Eddie Su 9:30pm doors // 10:00pm show PRESALE $15 single // $25 pair DOOR $20 single // $35 pair Producer info: Caracol Productions is run by Stéphanie Nam, a queer Asian-American comedian who aims to create community through comedy and spaces by and…
Find out more »Keefee’s House of Cards
IT"S MARDIS GRAS TIME AT THE HOUSE OF CARDS! Come to the Grotto on Thursday Feb 20th for a very special Mardi Gras Party installment of Keefee's House of Cards. Keefee’s House of Cards is a blackjack game. Keefee's House of Cards is a secret meeting Keefee’s House of Cards is a talk show. Keefee's House of Cards is a 52 sec dance party. Keefee's House of Cards is a mess inside. Just like you. Keefee's House of Cards costs…
Find out more »Tickle MY Elmo
Did you have a favorite show when you were a kid? Did Sesame Street influence you? Did Dora help you explore your world? Here is your chance to see all your favorite characters come to life in this 21+ show. Your childhood may be ruined by this but I promise you will enjoy every minute. Performers to be announced but I hear Sophie B Fawkins is bringing out her best impersonation yet. Grab your tickets now!!! Doors open at 6:00pm…
Find out more »August 2021
Men Aren’t Funny: an all womxn comedy show
Living under the patriarchy is hard, so come and celebrate our resilience and strength with some fierce and hilarious womxn. 1st show: 6:30pm doors // 7pm show 2nd show: 8:30pm doors // 9pm show $15-30 sliding scale Tickets can be purchased online and at the door. Lineup: host - Cindy Su Stephanie Nam Alyssa Yeoman Susan Thompson Jill Silva Ellen Acuario Both shows feature the same lineup. The Rendezvous is a 21+ venue, and the Jewelbox Theater is ADA accessible.…
Find out more »October 2021
Written in the Stars: A Queer Astrology Matchmaking Comedy Show
Comedian Stephanie Nam and The Magic™ Astrologer host a queer, astrological live dating show! This show will features Rheese who will be matched for astrological compatibility with 3 potential suitors by The Magic™ Astrologer. They will choose a suitor to go on a date with live on stage. During their date, there will be standup comedy from local comics about dating. Featured comedians: Mitch Mitchell Lee Nacozy Val Nigro 9pm doors // 9:30pm show $10-30 sliding scale Tickets can be…
Find out more »Princess Guy: Fan Club @ Jewelbox Theater at The Rendezvous
Membership Has Its Princesses Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Quartet™, reveals their musical crushes with touching tales and hilarious harmonies. Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Jackson and Beyoncé receive glorious tribute along with luminaries Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon (with visits by Steely Dan, The Supremes, and just a half-teaspoon of barbershop). Join us live for Fan Club and see the stars in our eyes!
Find out more »Princess Guy: Fan Club @ Jewelbox Theater at The Rendezvous
Membership Has Its Princesses Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Quartet™, reveals their musical crushes with touching tales and hilarious harmonies. Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Jackson and Beyoncé receive glorious tribute along with luminaries Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon (with visits by Steely Dan, The Supremes, and just a half-teaspoon of barbershop). Join us live for Fan Club and see the stars in our eyes!
Find out more »Princess Guy: Fan Club @ Jewelbox Theater at The Rendezvous
Membership Has Its Princesses Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Quartet™, reveals their musical crushes with touching tales and hilarious harmonies. Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Jackson and Beyoncé receive glorious tribute along with luminaries Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon (with visits by Steely Dan, The Supremes, and just a half-teaspoon of barbershop). Join us live for Fan Club and see the stars in our eyes!
Find out more »June 2022
Arbor Day: A Show about Trees. And Sex. @ Jewelbox Theatre/Rendezvous
If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Vocal Quartet™, answers this musical question on behalf of all trees and inhabitants of Planet Earth in our new show Arbor Day. Revel in the lusty festivities with songs bound to make you laugh, holler, weep, sigh and rush home to pollinate. Yes, Arbor Day will give you major wood. You may want to bring a towel.
Find out more »Arbor Day: A Show about Trees. And Sex. @ Jewelbox Theatre/Rendezvous
If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Vocal Quartet™, answers this musical question on behalf of all trees and inhabitants of Planet Earth in our new show Arbor Day. Revel in the lusty festivities with songs bound to make you laugh, holler, weep, sigh and rush home to pollinate. Yes, Arbor Day will give you major wood. You may want to bring a towel.
Find out more »Arbor Day: A Show about Trees. And Sex. @ Jewelbox Theatre/Rendezvous
If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Vocal Quartet™, answers this musical question on behalf of all trees and inhabitants of Planet Earth in our new show Arbor Day. Revel in the lusty festivities with songs bound to make you laugh, holler, weep, sigh and rush home to pollinate. Yes, Arbor Day will give you major wood. You may want to bring a towel.
Find out more »Fifty Shades of Comedy @ The Rendezvous
You've never seen comedy like this! On June 16th, Daryl Cox of Island Comedy Productions in collaboration with Hugz & Cuddlez will be hosting a very special comedy show dedicated to the sex-positive community of Seattle. Dark, razor-sharp, snappy, biting, intense and piercing humor, no holding back! The show is hosted by Hugz & Cuddlez founder Erez Benari, and will feature comedians Sean Riccio, Andy Iwancio and headliner Steven Wilber, as well as an opening Drag performance by Mizz Honey…
Find out more »June 2023
Carnivàle: PRIDE @ The Rendezvous
Come join us for a night of unapologetically gay and queer performances that will make you think, laugh, and cry. Sparkle and Doom Productions is excited to present a Pride variety show celebrating coming out stories and gender expression through the art of drag, belly dance, and burlesque! Come out in your favorite Pride gear, enjoy a themed cocktail, and celebrate with us! Featuring Performances By: Chiffon Headstrong with Emery StoneD Miss Violet DeVille Savannah Demers Jack Of Spades Simply…
Find out more »Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything / But I’m a Cheerleader @ Jewelbox Theater at The Rendezvous
Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything is a 1995 American road comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo as three New York City drag queens who embark on a road trip. Its title refers to an iconic autographed photo of Julie Newmar that they carry with them on their journey. Newmar additionally appears in the film as herself. But I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 American satirical teen romantic comedy film directed…
Find out more »About the Author: Michael Strangeways
