LUCHA VaVOOM–the gloriously unhinged mix of Mexican-style lucha libre wrestling, traditional burlesque and blow-by-blow comedic commentary–will blur the lines between reality and fantasy this Halloween with two shows at the Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles:
Madness will definitely court frenzy with
luchadores (the Liberace of lucha libre
Cassando, Pirata Morgan, Dirty Sanchez and
Animaniac), a contortion team (NYCs
astonishing Trixie Little and the Evil Hate
Monkey), tassel-twirling sex kittens (eye-popping
aerialist Lucy Fur
and pole temptress
Leigh Acosta), and
n o – h o l d s – b a r r e d
comedians. It all adds
up to an
u n f o r g e t t a b l e
experience that will
coerce the audiences
most demented
The brainchild of
f o u n d e r s / c o -
producers Rita
DAlbert and Liz
Fairbairn, LUCHA
VaVOOM celebrated
its 9th anniversary
(anniversary film here:
fdla) this past
The Huffington Posts Katie Bain channeled
her experience: The evening had the feel of an
unhinged circus, as an increasingly rowdy crowd,
(which included Cheech and Chong legend
Cheech Marin), watched the rudos (the bad guy
wrestlers) take on the tecnicos (the good guys)
in bouts that were equal parts comedic jest and
brilliantly choreographed feats of costumed
- (9/19/11).
“This isn’t about reality,” exclaims
founder/producer Rita DAlbert. “It’s escapism
in its purist form I feel like I’ve done my job
when the people in the audience see a little mini
chicken who last night was a ghost version of
himself because it’s Halloween.
Fans can win ringside tickets by uploading
their photos to LUCHA VaVOOMs Flickr page.
The LUCHA VaVOOM founders say that three
categories of photos will be accepted: photos of
you with a celebrity at LUCHA VaVOOM, you
and your friends (or drunk strangers) at
LUCHA VaVOOM or you being the best dressed
at LUCHA VaVOOM.The contest runs through
October 7th. Tickets available online or at these
fine stores: Wacko 4633 Hollywood Blvd &
BRAT 1938 14th St, Santa Monica.
For more information visit
a weird mix of cabaret,
burlesque, Mexican Luchador
wrestling with a live DJ, crowd
interaction and
commentary Depending on the
night, people like Drew Carey turn up
to do commentary for it. It is the
most bizarre experience. The
entire audience is dressed up and
it’s like Halloween, everyone is in
some weird costume. It was the
greatest night of entertainment I
have probably seen
in my entire life.”
– Australian talk show star
Rove McManus (9/16/2011)
By Aaron Feterl
