ABOUT THE GRANITE CITY SHOWCASE
Event: Vermont Burlesque Festival’s 2027 Granite City Showcase “Fire & Ice"
The Vermont Burlesque Festival returns to the Barre Opera House for another unforgettable, highly energetic evening celebrating the world of burlesque, live music, the performing arts and community. Now entering its 14th year, the festival continues a tradition of bringing audiences together to experience a vibrant mix of risqué performance, creativity, and artistic expression—all celebrating the human body in all its diversity.
The Granite City Showcase is a full evening experience. Guests will arrive to red carpet photos, adult beverage tastings, vendors, mingling, and a look back at classic Vermont Burlesque Festival performances on the big screen. The night continues with a live music performance, setting the tone before the curtain rises on a spectacular burlesque themed variety show.
Expect two acts of unforgettable entertainment featuring burlesque, comedy, live music, and unique variety performances from a diverse lineup of talented artists from around the globe—including this year’s headliner, the Burlesque Hall of Fame’s 2022 Miss Exotic World and Queen of Burlesque, Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière!
The Vermont Burlesque Festival celebrates creativity, humor, glamour, and empowerment with the burlesque community's signature message: “All bodies are burlesque bodies.”
The evening also continues the festival’s tradition of giving back. Games, fundraisers and partial proceeds from this event help support Vermont based breast cancer research and patient support.
…And of course, why break with tradition, this is Barre, you’re still welcome to show up in your best flannel. However, this year’s festival turns up the heat (and the frost!) with a special theme: "Fire & Ice." We challenge you to indulge your fashion creativity! Dress to impress, pose on the red carpet, and you could win tickets to next year’s event.
This event is intended for mature audiences and may contain adult humor, themes, and language.
Guests must be 21+ to participate in alcoholic tastings. Please drink responsibly.
The event is produced by EventForward and sponsored in part by Hendrick’s Gin.
Please note:
All ticket sales are final.
This event has a strict no re-entry policy. Additionally, VTBF enforces a zero-tolerance policy for substance abuse and visible intoxication. Thank you for helping us keep this a safe and fun environment for everyone!
Event Schedule
6:00pm — Doors Open, Hendrick’s Tastings, Bar, Vendors, Red Carpet
6:15pm — Short Film
6:45pm — Live Music Performance
7:30pm — Introductions & Monologue
7:45pm — Burlesque Showcase (Act 1)
8:45pm — Intermission
9:00pm — Burlesque Showcase (Act 2)
10:00pm (ish) -- Curtain Call / End of Event
NEW RULES, OLD RULES,
CODES of CONDUCT
Granite City Showcase @ Barre Opera House
Security will be present.
Security has been hired to assist with enforcement of VTBF rules of conduct and to ensure the safety and comfort of its guests.
Once you’re in, you’re in. No re-entry.
To serve alcohol at this event, we needed to apply for a special liquor license. This rule helps to eliminates liability on our liquor license and the operations of our caterers. It also helps us to regulate and enforce DLC (VT Department of Liquor Control) laws/rules of alcohol consumption while our permit for the event is in use.
Smoking Section
There will be a designated smoking space outside of the BOH. It will be under security surveillance. Other than entering back into the BOH, If you leave the smoking section, it will be considered as leaving the venue and you will not be allowed re-entry.
Consumption of outside alcoholic beverages and/or drugs is prohibited.
This is to protect the liability of our liquor license and to ensure the comfort and safety of our guests. You if you are observed or suspected of consuming any outside alcohol or drugs you will be asked to leave the BOH. This also applies to the “smoking area.”
Upon entering the Barre Opera House you may be denied entrance if you appear to be intoxicated or under the influence of any mild altering drugs. Please arrive with sobriety in mind.
No beverages allowed in the theater unless in a VTBF spillproof cup
Too many spills & too much garbage left in the theater during a previous year results with this rule. To ensure drinks would be allowed in the theater for this and future events, a practice found in hundreds of theaters around the USA has been implemented — Spill proof souvenir sippy cups.
You may bring your cocktail or beer into the theater as long as its inside of a VTBF branded sippy cup specifically designed for use at this event. No outside sippy cups will be allowed to be used in the theater as we can not vouch for their “spill proof design.” VTBF sippy cups have been approved by the Opera House and VTBF producers.
Sippy cups will be sold at the bar. You do not need to buy a sippy cup every time you buy a cocktail — Once purchased, sippy cups can be reused throughout the event. Just bring it back to the bar. You may also re-use your cup for each additional year of the VTBF. Just bring it back! As long as the cup is branded with VTBF and in good functioning order, you may use it again in the theater. Cocktails and beverages are a separate cost.
Video & Cameras
For the most part, video and photography is prohibited of the show. There may be specific times of the performance where you are welcomed to take out your device to snap a photo or take a video. Those moments will be identified by the emcee or host.
Consent
This is very important and applies to everyone involved with the Vermont Burlesque Festival - Ask for consent. Any individual exhibiting any behavior that continues to be unwanted or unwelcome will be escorted out of the festival area. Be kind to one another ask for permission before engaging in any activity that might be considered as unacceptable behavior or harassment.
VTBF Cameras, Video, & Live Stream Consent
There will be VTBF staff photographers and videographers on site. Although (most of the time) the audience is not the focus of our visual teams, the audience is definitely part of the show.
By entering and by your presence during this event, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media throughout the universe in perpetuity, of your appearance, voice and name for any purpose whatsoever in connection with the production presently entitled: Vermont Burlesque Festival - Granite City Showcase. You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent given by you by entering this area. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter this event or area of the event.