Show overview
Bluebells Forever Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 227 episodes. That works out to roughly 260 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 57 min and 1h 18m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 6 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 55 episodes published.
From the publisher
Join Sheri Lewis as she interviews Bluebell dancers past and present. Bluebell dancers are an elite cast of dancers, known for their statuesque presence, beauty and strong dance technique. Margaret Kelly, aka Miss Bluebell, created her group of iconic dances in the 1930’s for their first performance Follies Bergere. From there, she expanded her shows to the Lido de Paris and the Moulin Rouge. Through the decades Miss Bluebell Continued to offer incredible opportunities for dancers in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong, Reno and touring shows. The days of glamour and travel for dancers have mostly faded away with the exception of the Lido de Paris which still pridefully showcases the Bluebell dancers and the history of The showgirl.
Latest Episodes
View all 227 episodesEp 220: Tied for most interviews on Bluebells Forever Podcast
Ep 219: A View of Hello Hollywood Hello from a wait staff server
Ep 218: Showbiz Was In Me When I Was Seven
Joey Macchiaverna shares some great stories from being in Hello Hollywood Hello NEW BOOK: a.co/d/0faMa7zX 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
Ep 217: Pete Menefee is Back!
Pete Menefee shares his experience designing for Hello Hollywood Hello, the largest stage show in the world. NEW BOOK: https://a.co/d/0faMa7zX 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
Ep 216: You Need To Dance
Kia Crader was told by her high school chemistry teacher-You Need to Dance. And dance she did. That prompted her to get back in dance training, study to teach dance and in that training found her way to the Hello Hollywood Hello stage. Kia is one of the HHH dancers who stayed in Reno and opened dance studios that changed the caliber of dance in Reno. 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
Ep 215: Where Did They Hide The Musicians?
Kerry Allman and Jason Ingram were both part of the fabulous Hello Hollywood Hello Orchestra and have fun stories about their time there and the life of a show Musician 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
Ep 214: A Stagehands View of Hello Hollywood Hello
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
Ep 213: Showgirl Legacy
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.
Ep 212: The Bartlett Twins!
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
Ep 211: Cirque Du Soleil By Day, Jubilee By Night
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
Ep 210: The Bluebell Story: A Tale of Grit and Glamour
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
Ep 209: Bluebell Writers
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
Ep 208: Preservers of the Showgirl Legacy
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
Ep 207: The Long, Painful, Honest, and Beautiful Process of Grieving The End of Things
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
Ep 206: Stars in Their Underwear
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
Ep 205: A Tribute to the Best Adagio Partner and Father—Sean Cronin
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
Ep 204: Jubilee, Follies,Dita, Usher and The Last Showgirl.
Becs O’Hara is back! She shares what it was like to be in Broadway’s Follies, Dita Von Teese show on the Jubilee stage where she had danced years before in Jubilee, at the same time she was dancing in costumes from jubilee in the film The Last Showgirl. She is so excited to represent the old and classic as well as the new and progressive. 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
Ep 203: When You’re an Artist…
Eric Brown, the author of The Backside of Paris, shares a fabulous, humorous and heartfelt view of his life at The Lido de Paris and beyond. His book The Backside of Paris can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Backside-Paris-Roles-Revelries-Brown-ebook/dp/B0DPBPC94N?crid=2UAA1P7YLDV2D&sprefix=backside+of+paris+%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1 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
Ep 202: Important Characters in my Memoir
This episode features one of my dearest friends Kristin Moomaw who was there with me in the hardest parts of my story and Myles Riley who I became friends either from his interview for Bluebells Forever Podcast and trip to Paris for the closing on the Lido de Paris https://www.amazon.com/Full-Circles-Sheri-Lewis/dp/B0DNQQJ18S?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Ep 201: Important Characters in My Book
This interview is with 3 very important people in my memoir Full Circles Dave Porritt, Jane Pennington my mother and the legendary Pete Menefee https://www.amazon.com/Full-Circles-Sheri-Lewis/dp/B0DNQQJ18S?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER