Drag Show at Madame Jojo’s, London is here to stay!

Live at Madame Jojo's, Soho London

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The Velma Celli Show!

After the huge success of the show in May, Velma Celli and her Screaming Queenz are returning to Madame Jojo’s with another instalment of rip roaring hilarity and fabulous talent this June!

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Musical Theatre Summer Course in Manchester!

Rachel McDowall to guest star in Velma Celli’s show!

West End Connections have an exciting announcement to make about our upcoming show “What would my Mama Do”…

The beautiful Rachel McDowell of Mama Mia the Movie fame will be making a guest appearance in Velma Celli’s show on the 12th May at Madame Jojo’s!
Fresh from the red carpet of her latest film Street Dance which premiers at Leicester Square two days before the show, Rachel will be performing a couple of her fave musical theatre hits and maybe even a duet with our very own Velma!

Also appearing are Velma’s Screaming Queenz and the infamous but very fabulous Danni Dee Queen! The show will feature a mix of pop, burlesque and musical theatre song and camp dance numbers for your entertainment and titillation!

Wednesday 12th May Madame Jojo’s, 8-10 Brewers St, London
Doors open 7pm
Curtain up 8pm
The show will be finished at 10pm. If you feel like staying out and partying the tickets include free entry to the retro club night TrannyShack which starts after the show ends in this venue.
Tickets are £17 from TicketWeb, Strictly over 18’s only.
Seating will be on a first come, first served basis so arrive in plenty of time if you wish to nab a table or sit on the front row!

Velma Celli is played by Ian stroughair who’s credits include Cats, Fame, What A Feeling and more recently Chicago.

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Hire Drag Queens for your Party or Event!

Velma Celli and her Screaming Queenz are now available to hire for private functions, parties and events! This is a roof raising hilarious act who sing and dance live for your titillation! These fun gals will entertain your guests like no other drag group around!

Velma, the star of the show is the brainchild of Ian Stroughair, who’s West End theatre credits include Cats, Fame and Chicago to name just a few. Choreography is influenced by the late Bob Fosse and combined with Ian’s own unique creative ideas means that this group are really very original. The show can be tailored to meet the requirements of your event, be it a flash in the pan song and dance number to introduce the evening or a full length performance. This is a top quality, high speck show team!

Get in touch for a chat about what they can do for you or come and see their next live performance “What would my Mama Do?” at Madame Jojo’s, London on May 12th 2010 @ 8pm, Tickets are £17 from www.ticketweb.co.uk and include free entry for the fun club night Tranny Shack which starts after the show ends.
Please book in advance to avoid disappointment!

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Latin Fever! The West End Connections Dancers performing in Barcelona…

Here are the West End Connections Dancers performing “Latin Fever” for a corporate event in Barcelona, Jan 2010.

The Singers were Ian Stroughair and Louise Dearman.
The dancers were Oli Tideman, Edward French, Mathew Croke, Emma Tunmall, Natasha Volley and Olivia Ward.

Event Dancers!

The West End Connections dancers are now available for corporate events and functions. We can create any atmosphere from fresh and funky to demure and elegant. We can provide a specially choreographed show for your event in any theme you like. Previous shows we have created have included West End Hits, Latin Fever and Ooh La La Can Can. We have even surprised guests at huge events with the highly popular “Flash Mob,” where the guests believe the show team to be just other audience members until they surprise everyone by busting out some uber cool hip hop moves to the amazement and delight of all. Contact us for an informal chat about what we can do for you!

New Drag Show London! Velma’s here!

Velma Celli and her Screaming Queenz! in What Would My Mama Do?

Meet the new drag diva on the London scene, She glamorous, outrageous and full of camp fun. Whats more, this “good time gal” can really sing like Streisand and dance like Minelli! Velma Celli will be doing exactly all those things in a live show at Madame Jojo’s on Wednesday 12th May 2010 so don’t miss out. She aint no ordinary run-of-the mill drag queen, thats for sure! This song and dance spectacular show starts at 8pm and will feature a guest appearance from the Lovely drag starlette Danny Dee Queen. Tickets include free entry to Trannyshack, a fun drag themed, retro club night starting after the show finishes (10pm). Lots of laughs to be had by all so get yourself down to Madame Jojo’s, Brewers St, London for an unforgettable fun night out! Tickets are only £17! Book Online www.ticketweb.co.uk

What Would My Mama Do?

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Zoe Birkett in What The Funk!

We all remember the spine tingling voice that came from the superbly talented 16 year old girl on the most memorable Pop Idol of all time. Zoe Birkett shot to fame as one of the youngest contestants on the 2002 show competing along side Will Young and Gareth Gates. Zoe was the highest finishing female in the contest and was signed by a recording company.

Currently, Zoe is performing in the West End hit Priscilla Queen of the desert. If you’ve never heard this woman’s amazing voice there is no time like the present! Zoe will be performing her very own cabaret night at Madame Jojo’s in London’s Soho where you can meet this star in person and hear her singing her favourite soul and funk hits.

Monday 23rd November

10pm Doors- Curtain up at 11pm

Madame Jojo’s, Brewers St, London

Tickets £15-£25 from Ticketweb.co.uk

Check out this clip of Zoe singing note perfect!

Cabaret Shows in London are all the rage!

We all know that London’s West End theatre land has left economists baffled with it’s recession defying ticket sales, seems the musical theatre fans are out in force this autumn/winter. You can see it with your own eyes when walking along Shaftsbury avenue of an evening; queues everywhere. But a little known and secret trend is starting to grow, an off shoot of the big West End hits and it’s already started to gather an eclectic following of theatre fans, show cast members and sophisticated revellers. Fuelled by the lack of talent on our talent TV shows, people are casting the remote aside and seeking real live entertainment. Not wanting to spend £65 a ticket, this new elite are headed for the Jazz clubs and cabaret venues hidden in the streets of London’s West End. Whats more all the stars of the hit West End shows are eager to get their own cabarets up and out there. The likes of Ronnie Scotts and Madame Jojo’s are putting in more and more of these cabaret dates.
Check out http://www.westendconnections.com for details of our cabaret shows starring leads from the West End Stage!

Up coming Cabarets at Madame Jojo's starring West End leading ladies