Ep 210: The Bluebell Story: A Tale of Grit and Glamour

Billy Trillo shares about his experience as a stagehand in Donn Arden’s Hello Hollywood Hello in Reno Nevada www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Lou Anne Chessik danced in Hello Hollywood Hello, the Lido de Paris in Vegas, Enter the Night, Hallelujah Hollywood and Jubilee. Now she is the founder of Showgirl Legacy as well as the host of Showgirl Connection TV show where she interviews Vegas Dancers from the decades.

Teri Thorndyke and Sheri Mirault -The Bartlett Twins, performed together in many shows, one of those being Folies Bergere and the Tropicana. They share wonderful stories of celebrities and adventures and the closing of the Trop. www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Andrea Avruskin started out as a physical therapist for Cirque Du Soleil Mystére. Andrea danced in Jubilee and now doing musical theater in Vegas. She is now doing the most Vegas performance of all- a showgirl at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel with and Elvis impersonator. www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Sylvia Disley recently published a beautiful book about Miss Bluebells Life. She shares in this interview her experience meeting with Miss Bluebell regularly to hear her story in her words. https://a.co/d/dWROBNj www.amazon.com/Bluebells-Forever…ast/dp/B0CJXCPB4P NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

This episode we hear from 6 former Bluebell dancers as they share about their books and the process. Eric Neilsen https://a.co/d/5S2FMYL Diane Christensen https://a.co/d/7GYCbqg Elizabeth Phillips https://a.co/d/1eJNkSh Sylvia Disley https://a.co/d/2yHTACu Eric Brown https://a.co/d/j977fl6 Sheri Lewis https://a.co/d/gjJAEDX

Sue Kim Chung- Entertainment Curator at University of Nevada Las Vegas, Lou Ann Chesick- Showgirl Legacy, Stacy Law- Showgirl Bootcamp, and Laura Lago- author of Photo Book Beautiful Bonheur and Paris Marvell and photo collection of the closing of Paris Merveilles at the Lido de Paris Join us to hear what these and others are doing to preserve the legacy of the showgirl www.amazon.com/Bluebells-Forever…ast/dp/B0CJXCPB4P NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Annabel Proud shares her experience of immersing herself in Paris culture and cabaret. Annabel performed in La Nouvelle Eve, Benidorm Palace and the Lido de Paris. She honestly shares her process of grieving the end of the Lido but the opportunities that followed as she embraced each one www.amazon.com/Bluebells-Forever…ast/dp/B0CJXCPB4P NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Diana Eden shares about her incredible experience assisting Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee on the creation of the Jubilee costumes. Her story includes the tragic Jubilee fire and the rebuilding of the show. www.amazon.com/Bluebells-Forever…ast/dp/B0CJXCPB4P NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096

Ruliko Cronin shares about the inspiration, guidance and support that was and still is her father Sean Cronin. www.amazon.com/Bluebells-Forever…ast/dp/B0CJXCPB4P NEW WEBSITE www.bluebellsforeverpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see photos and updates www.instagram.com/bluebells_forever/ www.facebook.com/Bluebells-Forever-100660515010096