A magical, intoxicating cabaret show celebrating queer excellence packed with exceptional performers, romantic music, and wild surprises benefiting the Human Rights Campaign.

Emcee CARMEL CLAVIN conjures a spell of spectacle and mirth, while weaving songs of love, loss, and gothic soul into the proceedings. She will make you laugh a lot and cry a little at the same damn time and for all the right reasons.

In the music spotlight is the spectacular MIRAMAR, an ensemble that reimagines the Latin bolero and carries the torch of bolero beat — a genre that rose to international fame in the 1960s by blending nostalgic ballads with psychedelic rock, bossa nova, funk, jazz, and more. An offshoot of the acclaimed indie-salsa band Bio Ritmo, Miramar was one of the first Latin bands to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk and has since introduced its unique take on bolero to audiences worldwide, releasing music on two of Brooklyn’s most iconic independent labels: Barbès and Daptone Records. Their latest album, Entre Tus Flores, released on the historic tropical label Ansonia Records, was hailed by Staf Magazine (Spain) as “one of the greatest discoveries of recent years,” and praised by Lira Magazine (Sweden) as “crazy, updated, odd – and irresistible.” Miramar’s undeniable magic lies in the chemistry between vocalist-songwriter Rei Álvarez and the “gran voz de la diva,” Laura Ann Singh. Their “heartbreaking vocals suck in every nerve” (Lira), and they “harmonize with such precision and grace that it’s hard to imagine a day when they didn’t sing together” (Style Weekly). The Álvarez–Singh duo is supported by a lush, dreamlike soundscape arranged by bandleader Marlysse Simmons-Argandoña, who alternates between piano and combo organs. This edition of the ensemble includes Eric Toralba on bass.

PARIS EUPHORIA is a queer burlesque performer from upstate NY. By bringing together 28 years of dance training from ballet to capoeira with three classical music degrees and a whole lot of rhinestones, Paris brings their unique flair as a stage animal to a bar near you. Paris by day is a stage director and choreographer as well. They have a beautiful bichon named Audrey, and they volunteer for the Human Rights Campaign in New England with their virtually nonexistent free time. Paris speaks nine languages, and for the right price they’ll talk dirty to you in each one. Paris’s style is that of a chameleon: you never know what to expect, but you can be sure you’ll get a show.

BUNNY NOIR's routines are just as diverse as her ancestry. Raised in Southeastern VA, and proudly carrying African, Native American and Welsh blood, Bunny is a curvy country girl with a poets soul. Injuries sidelined her dance expression for over a decade, and finding Burlesque was life changing. She debuted with the final graduating class of Boom Boom Basics Performing Arts Studio in 2019 and has performed on stages throughout Virginia and Maryland, as well as online! Bunny specializes in a theatrical style and with every routine seeks to tell stories that any and everyone can relate to. Bunny brings the best of burlesque traditions with a modern flair.

New Jersey built, Richmond bloomed, and voted #23 on the 2024 Burlesque Top 50 list, JO'RIE TIGERLILLY is poised to rip your face off in the sexiest way possible. Known as the Ferocious Flower, she always brings the house down with her untiring energy and never fails to leave audiences wanting more! With a background in all things music and theater, this singer, dancer, mover and shaker is no stranger to the stage. Her accomplishments include being a featured performer at the 2024 Ohio Burlesque Festival, the Movers,Shakers and Innovators showcase at the 2023 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, the 2022 Colorado Burlesque Festival and competing in the 2024 Panama Burlesque Festival. She has performed in Twirlisha Devine’s Legends and Icons Weekender (Indianapolis), Jeezy’s Juke Joint (Chicago), The Show Me Burlesque Festival (St. Louis) and a slew of other festivals across North America. In 2016 as an up and coming performer she claimed the Burlesque Bunny title at the Edmonton Burlesque Festival (Alberta,ON). She is a student, an instructor, a choreographer, producer and co-founder of the RVA artist collective Nu Rodeo Caldonia. An intense surge of energy and emotion, igniting your adrenaline one performance at a time.

An RVA native with a background in horror, DEV L. ISH is a magician, emcee, and immersive character performer who always has an ace up their sleeve. You can find them up and down the east coast, performing at festivals, conventions, cabarets, and private events. They are co-director of the Richmond Fringe Festival, which takes place every year on the second weekend of April, and the manager of Creepy Hollow Scream Park in Hanover Va where they have been making people scream for well over a decade. They are a lover of all things dark, spooky, and magical.

SAFFRON SOLIEL began her dazzling burlesque journey in 2012 after realizing that her art did not need to stop at illustrating fantastical characters, but that she could become them! As a burlesque chameleon, Saffron prides herself on her storytelling abilities with acts that vary from silly to incredibly powerful, completely immersing herself into whatever character she chooses. She has proudly featured her Filipina radiance on stages like Afrotease in Richmond VA, DragonCon in Atlanta GA and Our Universe Weekender in Roanoke VA. You can catch this comet sparkling all over Richmond, VA and across the country!

LEO ROMERO MENDEZ is a contemporary and aerial dancer from Costa Rica, trained in dramatic arts at the University of Costa Rica. With over six years of aerial teaching experience, she has worked across Central and South America in social circus projects, community outreach, cultural relations, and as a translator for NGOs and traveling circus companies. Her work lives at the intersection of movement, politics, and community—using performance as a tool for dialogue, disruption, and shared joy. Mariel’s art invites laughter, discomfort, and critical thinking, making space for people to question privilege while still finding delight in the absurd. From jungles and cargo ships to wheelbarrows and aerial apparatuses, her movement thrives in unexpected places. For Mariel, dance is a ferment of life itself—irreverent, communal, and deeply alive.

The Human Rights Campaign and Human Rights Campaign Foundation fight to make equality, equity and liberation a reality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. As the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, we drive impact by inspiring, engaging and mobilizing millions of pro-equality voters and supporters to elect pro-equality leaders and to demand equity-based policies and legislation; changing hearts and minds through programming that increases understanding, visibility and support for the diverse LGBTQ+ community in all aspects of our identities; and transforming the institutions and systems that shape our everyday lives by advancing LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices in schools, workplaces, hospitals, communities and beyond.

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