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Bawdy Bawdy Ha Ha brings the very best of Midwest burlesque & variety to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids!

10/31/2026

🎃 TONIGHT! 🎃

We got your Halloween plans covered! Celebrate Samhain in style at B***Y HORROR, a BOO-lesque and variety show experience, right here in Iowa City! The B***y babes are bringing you a haunting group number choreographed by Kiki Demure (Kiki Demure) and Fräulein Kontroll (Fräulein Kontroll)! Get your 🎟s through the 🔗 in the b!0 for this All Hallows’ Eve extravaganza!

Check out these pics of our Cirque Risqué group number from August, choreographed by Theo Rheticalhor (Roan Marcy)!

📆 Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm), 18+

📍The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

This spooky spectacle is bringing you chills and thrills from your favorite B***y babes, guest performers from around the US including our fabulous headliners Reality Rose (Rose Rad) and La Reina (La Reina), and special guest host Foxy Tann (Foxy Tann)! Just THREE VIP 🎟s are left for B***Y HORROR, so snag them through the 🔗 in the b!0 while they last if you want the very best seats in the house, special interaction with the performers and host, and a professional photo of you and your pals from Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Midwest Photographer)! VIP guests also get complimentary entries into our charity raffle supporting Prairielands Freedom Fund! Raffle prizes include GA and VIP 🎟s to our next show in February, prize baskets of goodies donated by our favorite local businesses, and a special lapdance from the horrifyingly hot Matt Adore (Matt Adore)!

And if that’s not enough for you night owls, join DJ Dino DK (Dino DK) for a Halloween rave after the show, right there at the theater! B***y audiences get into the party for FREE! Can’t wait to see all you gorgeous ghouls there tonight! 👻🎃🦇

10/30/2026

🧡 NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT 🧡

At each of our quarterly shows, we hold a raffle to raise money for a local nonprofit that's doing exceptional work in our community. This weekend at B***Y HORROR we’re spotlighting Prairielands Freedom Fund (Prairielands Freedom Fund)!

Prairielands Freedom Fund pays immigration bond and pretrial bail to free people from detention. We reject the assumption that imprisonment is necessary or inevitable, affirm the dignity and agency of imprisoned people, and minimize the harm imprisonment inflicts on families and communities. We are committed to acting in solidarity with all movements working to abolish the imprisonment of our fellow human beings.

Come out to B***Y HORROR and buy some raffle 🎟s to support a great cause! Prize packages include GA and VIP 🎟s to our next show in February, baskets of goodies generously donated by local businesses, and a special Halloween lapdance from the King of Catharsis himself, Matt Adore (Matt Adore)!

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm), 18+

📍 The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

As I write this, there is just ONE GA 🎟 left for Friday, and just a few VIP seats left for Saturday, so head to the 🔗 in the b!0 to reserve your spot while you still can! Don’t forget your costume for a chance to win our audience costume contest!

10/29/2026

🎃 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT 🎃

We are SO EXCITED to offer TWO classes taught by our amazing show headliners La Reina (La Reina) and Reality Rose (Rose Rad) THIS SATURDAY, October 31st, at the North Liberty Recreation Center! All genders, bodies, and ability levels are WELCOME to come learn and have fun! Classes are $25 each with sliding scale options, including a free option, so go to the 🔗 in the b!0 to sign up. We can’t wait to see you there!

🧡 Theory of Self: The Slow Burn with La Reina
11:30AM-1PM | North Liberty Recreation Center | $25

Step deeper into your body for the ritual of The Slow Burn. Looking to find ways to slow down in your dance, to build more power and presence in your stage persona (or life)? In this workshop we will set intentions, connect to the elements around us to draw our magic from and remember our sensuality. Whether you're wanting to build tension, to tell a story, or draw your audience in, we'll explore through movement and meditation.

🧡 Chair Flair (AKA Balance B***h!): An Introduction to Chair Acrobatics and Tricks with Reality Rose
1-2:30PM | North Liberty Recreation Center | $25

Learn the building blocks of show-stopping chair acro tricks with a focus on safety and achievable advancements. This workshop is mixed level and designed to challenge newbies and veterans alike with all movements broken into progressions so you always have something to work on. The focus will be on understanding how to safely put weight on a chair and ensuring that every trick feels controlled and secure.

Class begins with a full body warmup with some conditioning using the chair then covers basic transitions from sitting to standing. Once that's complete, we will work on variations of front balances, side or straddle balances, and back balances or backbends. Class concludes with a guided freestyle and opportunity to record yourself moving on the chair.

Chairs are not provided, you will need to provide your own. Heels are optional. Long pants and knee pads are highly recommended.

10/28/2026

So much fun happening in Iowa City Downtown District this Halloweekend! 😍

10/28/2026

🎃 HOST SPOTLIGHT 🎃

LOW 🎟 ALERT! Friday night seats are nearly GONE for B***Y HORROR, a Halloween b u r l e s q u e and variety experience, so reserve your spot while you still can! This scary spectacle features the terrifying talents of both local and guest entertainers, including our special guest host from the Twin Cities! She’s a total scream – it’s Foxy Tann (Foxy Tann)!

One of bur1esque’s hardest working emcees and veteran of the BHOF stage, Foxy Tann (The Boss of B u r l e s q u e) has been hailed as one of The Top 10 Bur1esque Performers To Watch by The Huffington Post, and dubbed a pioneer of the neo-bur1esque movement by The Minneapolis Star Tribune. In 2006, with her trusty sidekicks The Wham Bam Thank You Maams, The Fox brought home “Best Group” and “Most Vegas” from Miss Exotic World. The Fox has been working professionally for over 25 years in the circus, drag, bur1esque, and theater teaching and performing. And in trying to put her money where her mouth is, with the underpaid and indispensable talents of RedBone, launched The Nudie Nubie Show - An Amateur Reveal in Minneapolis in 2013 as a showcase for new b u r l e s q u e performers to grow and shine and opened a franchise in San Francisco in early 2017.

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm), 18+

📍 The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

Check out the 🔗 in the b!0 to get your 🎟 to B***Y HORROR! VIP seats for Saturday are still available, so make sure to get yours now if you want an up close and personal view of the stage, a professional pic of you and your ghoulfriends from Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Iowa & Chicago Photographer), and free entries into our charity raffle benefiting Prairielands Freedom Fund! Dig your Halloween costume out of your closet for your shot at winning our costume contest!

But this fright night doesn’t end when the show does! Stay out past curfew and howl at the moon at a Halloween rave with DJ Dino DK (Dino DK)! B***y audience members get free admission!

10/27/2026

🦇 HEADLINER SPOTLIGHT 🦇

Just a few more days until B***Y HORROR! Friday night 🎟s are LOW, but there are still GA and VIP seats for Saturday night! Treat yourself to an All Hallows’ Eve like no other. We are so excited to spotlight our next performer, one of our amazing headliners! All the way from New Orleans, it’s La Reina (La Reina)!

La Reina (they/them) is a B u r l e s q u e Entertainer originally from Los Angeles, California but based in New Orleans, Louisiana. With a lifelong background in theatre and dance, La Reina bridges that playful sensuality through storytelling and magic as an integral foundation in their performance. Coined as "The Ten Minute Stare Down" and "Not a Woman Just Drawn That Way," La Reina brings out a cartoon world of B u r l e s q u e and Theatre to the stage reminiscent of the times of yore with a taste of cartoon physics.

Voted #2 & #13 Most Influential Bur1esque Entertainer of 21st Century Bur1esque Magazine
Queen of Sin City '24 of The Sin City Bur1esque Festival
Supreme of Savannah '24 of The Hostess City Hoedown
Vamp Fatale '26 of the Silver Tusk Awards

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm), 18+

📍 The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

Get your 🎟 through the 🔗 in the b!0! With VIP admission to our Saturday show, you’ll get a seat right up close to the stage, bonus entries into our charity raffle supporting Prairielands Freedom Fund, and a professional photo of yourself and your boo from Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Iowa & Chicago Photographer)! Be sure to dress up for a chance to win our costume contest!

And for all you nightowls, there’s a Halloween rave happening at the venue right after the show with DJ Dino DK (Dino DK)! B***y audience members get free admission to the party!

10/26/2026

👻 HEADLINER SPOTLIGHT 👻

Do you have your 🎟 for B***Y HORROR next weekend!? This two-night Halloween event is bringing the best in b u r l e s q u e and variety show talent right here to Iowa City! Our first headliner is known for making nerdlesque a little naughty, and with chair acrobatics to boot! It’s Reality Rose (Rose Rad)!

Reality Rose is a Denver based b u r l e s q u e performer with a penchant for humor and a$$ that's unreal. Since graduating from audience to attraction, Rose has brought unexpected characters like No Face from Spirited Away, the Martian Muppet Yip Yip, and Professor Plum to life. Since starting b u r l e s q u e in 2019, she has performed in over 450 shows and is a regular dancer at Denver's historic Clocktower Cabaret.

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm), 18+

📍The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

Visit the 🔗 in the b!0 to get your 🎟 before they’re gone! Friday VIP seats are sold out, and GA seats aren’t far behind! Secure a VIP seat for Saturday if you want prime seating and that special professional photo of you and your haunting party from Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Iowa & Chicago Photographer), plus bonus entries into our charity raffle supporting Prairielands Freedom Fund. Wear your best Halloween duds for a shot at winning our costume contest!

Keep the party going after the show with a Halloween dance party with DJ Dino DK (Dino DK)! B***y audience members get FREE admission to the rave, so let’s dance until the ghosts come home!

10/25/2026

🎃 PERFORMER SPOTLIGHTS 🎃

For this next B***Y HORROR performer spotlight, we don't have just one B***y babe...we've got TWO B***y babes! These BFFs are putting a saucy new spin on a classic pair of pals in our Saturday showcase at B***Y HORROR! It’s Kiki Demure (Kiki Demure) and Fräulein Kontroll (Fräulein Kontroll)!

What’s better than a best friend? A best friend who’s willing to get a little naughty! 🎃 Your favorite dynamic duo, Kiki Demure and Fräulein Kontroll, are back with a frightfully fun treat for B***y Horror! It’s part friendship, part foolishness, and…maybe even sexy. Depends on what you’re into. We don’t judge. 😉 Who knew being besties could be so scandalous? 💋

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm)

📍 The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

Get your 🎟s through the 🔗 in the b!0 NOW for B***Y HORROR, a two-night Halloween b u r l e s q u e and variety show, featuring headliners Reality Rose (Rose Rad) and La Reina (La Reina), and special guest host Foxy Tann (Foxy Tann)! GA seats are still available both nights, but VIP is SOLD OUT for Friday night! If you want those VIP perks for Saturday – prime seating, a special professional photo of you and your witches from Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Iowa & Chicago Photographer), and free entries into our charity raffle benefiting Prairielands Freedom Fund – you better get your ticket before they vanish! And don’t forget, there’s an audience costume contest!

And stick around after the show for a Halloween rave with DJ Dino DK (Dino DK)! B***y audience members get FREE admission, so keep the party going with us until witching hour!

10/24/2026

💀 PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT 💀

B***Y HORROR is only ONE WEEK AWAY! Get your 🎟s now through the 🔗 in the b!0, and prepare to surrender your soul to our next performer. This devilish diva is bringing fire and brimstone to the stage and serving up a raunchy revelation that’s sinfully good. It’s B***y co-producer Catty Wompass (Catty Wompass)!

Catty Wompass is the Femme Top with the Fat Bottom! Based in Chicago, she performs and teaches all over the Midwest, bringing her bombastic brand of q***r, fat ferocity to the stage. She is the co-producer of B***y B***y Ha Ha, a q***r b u r l e s q u e education community and the premier b u r l e s q u e & variety show in Eastern Iowa. Catty got her start with the q***r troupe Red Hots B u r l e s q u e in San Francisco over a decade ago and is committed to making b u r l e s q u e a radical space inclusive of all races, genders, and abilities. She’ll steal your heart and your girlfriend--she’s just a little askew--she’s Catty Wompass!

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm)

📍The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

B***Y HORROR is a two-night Halloween show with hair-raising acts from your favorite B***y babes and guest performers from across the country, including your headliners Reality Rose (Rose Rad) and La Reina (La Reina)! Hosted by the Boss of B u r l e s q u e Foxy Tann (Foxy Tann), this show is NOT one to miss. GA seats for both nights are available. VIP seats for Friday are GONE, but a handful are left for Saturday if you want the best seats in the house, a professional photo of you and your friends from Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Iowa & Chicago Photographer), and free entries into our charity raffle supporting Prairielands Freedom Fund, featuring stellar prizes like a special lap dance from heartthrob Matt Adore (Matt Adore)! Get your 🎟 now and dust off your Halloween costume for a chance to win our costume contest!

And as a special treat, all B***y audience members get FREE admission to DJ Dino DK’s (Dino DK) Halloween rave right after the show!

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10/19/2026

🩸 PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT🩸

Get ready to be possessed by this next B***Y HORROR performer! Known for haunting the stage behind the scenes, this B***y babe is ready to deliver the thrills AND the chills in our Friday night showcase on October 30th! It’s Gemini Giveafunk (gemini_giveafunk)!

This astrological alliteration is coming to you from B***y B***y Ha Ha. Normally Stage Manager Extraordinaire, she's stepping onstage to shiver your spine with her scary side. She's compatible with all signs (but can they survive the night?) It's Gemini Giveafunk!

(Also, can we take a moment to appreciate how the brilliant Madame Ether Studios (Madame Ether Studios) brought Gemini’s creative concept to life in these AMAZING photos?! 😍)

📆 Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm)

📍 The James Theater (The James Theater) in downtown Iowa City

B***Y HORROR, a two-night Halloween b u r l e s q u e and variety show screamfest, features your horrifically hot B***y babes and guest performers from across the country, including your headliners La Reina (La Reina) from New Orleans and Reality Rose (Rose Rad) from Denver, as well as special guest host, Foxy Tann (Foxy Tann) from Minneapolis! VIP seats for Friday night are SOLD OUT, but are still available for Saturday night, so creep on over to the 🔗 in the b!0 to get your VIP 🎟 if you want the best seats in the house, a free professional pic of you and your friends by Karla Janette Photography (Karla | Iowa & Chicago Photographer), and bonus entries into our charity raffle supporting Prairielands Freedom Fund! GA seats are also available for both nights! When purchasing, make sure to click “Select Your Seats” so you can pick where in the theater you wanna park your BOO-ty!

Keep the Halloween hootenanny going after the show by joining DJ Dino DK (Dino DK) for a special late-night rave, right here at The James Theater! Audience members get FREE admission to this event, so don’t miss out!

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