The Nudie Nubie Show: An Amateur Reveal

The Nudie Nubie Show - An Amateur Reveal (NN), is the world’s longest running amateur burlesque competition and showcase powered by viewers like you! Founded in Minneapolis over a decade ago, NN has now grown to be a part of San Francisco and now Chicago! This show champions burlesque movers & shakers bringing together world class industry leaders & exceptional entertainers to help foster the growth & development of budding burlesque artists alike! It’s fun! It’s fabulous! It’s glitter! It’s glamor!

SPECIAL GUEST PROvacateur:

For our May 09 Showcase, we welcome Jenn Freeman, who also navigates this world as Po’Chop. Their work weaves dance, storytelling, drag, and striptease into performance worlds that illuminate and interrogate Black queer life through humor, ritual, and embodied inquiry, creating on the homelands of the Council of the Three Fires, including the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations, as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sauk and Meskwaki, Kiikaapoi, Peoria, and Očeti Šakówiŋ Nations.

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Get ready to let your freak fly, celebrate and get into it!

Nudie Nubies Chicago aims to shine a spotlight on new & growing artists keen to take a chance, refine their skills & advance their performer profile. Join us quarterly at our home, The Newport Theater!

Follow us for our May 2026 NUDIE NUBIES CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS, behind the scenes shenanigans and updates!

TO ATTEND AS A GUEST:

Doors Open at 9:00 PM, Showtime 9:30 PM, must be 21 years or older to attend. For our Guests looking to attend & support continued education, $22 Pre-Sale General Admission, $27 at Door.

TO REGISTER AS A NUBIE PERFORMER:

If you are a performer with under 4 years stage experience and you would like to participate as a Nudie Nubies Performer for future events, please follow us @nudienubieschicago for announcents for our next open registration-coming Summer of 2026.

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If you would like to collaborate with Nudie Nubies Windy city, please write to us at [email protected]

Visit us at Nudie Nubies Chicago for more information.

Meet Our Producers:

Honey Bee Rose, Lilly Rascal and Muffy St. Clair: Our mission is to foster professional relationships among novice & professional leaders in the industry. It is vital to pass along the knowledge, history & respect for the discipline of burlesque to keep our artform alive & thriving while celebrating burlesque for all bodies, growth & innovation. For more information, please .

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