Meet Red Hot Annie
Creative Director. Immersive Experience Designer. Internationally Acclaimed Performer.
For more than two decades, Red Hot Annie has helped transform ordinary events into extraordinary guest experiences.
Today she is trusted by corporations, luxury brands, cultural institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private clients to create immersive entertainment that feels cinematic, elegant, and unforgettable.
Whether performing as the featured artist, serving as host, or directing an entire production, Annie approaches every event with one question:
How should this room feel?
With over 20 years of experience and performances across seven countries, Red Hot Annie brings rare fluency in burlesque, cabaret, speakeasy aesthetics, and immersive storytelling. She is trusted by corporate planners, cultural institutions, and entertainment companies to deliver experiences that feel intentional, elevated, and unmistakably premium—never novelty, never chaotic.
As the founder and creative force behind Vaudezilla, Annie has designed and produced hundreds of professionally curated shows and immersive events, overseeing everything from artistic vision to talent direction and audience flow. Her leadership is sought out for projects that require not only artistry, but reliability, clarity, and creative command.
Red Hot Annie’s signature style draws from classic cabaret and noir traditions, translated through a modern lens that values presence, pacing, and choice. Whether appearing as a featured performer, creative director, or event architect, she creates environments that feel contained, confident, and unforgettable—where sensuality is intelligent, atmosphere is precise, and every detail serves the room.
Her grounded, consent-driven approach informs both her private coaching and her Chicago burlesque classes for beginners and performers, helping students develop confidence, stage presence, musicality, and a performance voice of their own.
Red Hot Annie is booked for:
- Luxury private and corporate events
- Speakeasy and cabaret-style productions
- Film-noir-themed and immersive experiences
- High-end entertainment programming
- Select embodiment-focused creative work
Bookings are accepted selectively, based on fit, scope, and creative alignment.
Looking for something specific?
Book Red Hot Annie
Elegant cabaret, immersive hosting, private celebrations and luxury events.
→ Book Luxury Burlesque Entertainment
Planning a Corporate Event?
Galas, conferences, executive receptions and awards dinners.
→ Luxury Corporate Entertainment
Launching a Product?
Experiential marketing, immersive performers and brand storytelling.
→ Brand Activation Entertainment
Planning a Holiday Celebration?
Luxury company parties and unforgettable guest experiences.
→ Corporate Holiday Party Entertainment
Need a Full Production?
Multiple performers, live musicians and immersive worlds.
Selected Clients & Collaborations
Luxury Brands & Cultural Institutions
- Harley-Davidson
- Templeton Rye
- Burlesque Hall of Fame
- London Burlesque Games
Corporate, Experiential & Luxury Environments
- Curatrix
- House of Dubai
- 900 N Michigan Avenue Shops
Creative Direction & Production
- Founder & Creative Director, Vaudezilla & The Windy City Burlesque Fest
Media
- ABC7 Chicago
As Seen On
Our Commitment to Justice
Vaudezilla is committed to inclusive creative leadership and to cultivating spaces where diverse voices are respected and represented. 2020 Racial Justice Statement
Beyond the Stage
Red Hot Annie is also the founder and Creative Director of Vaudezilla, where she collaborates with an extraordinary team of performers, musicians, designers, and production professionals to create immersive entertainment throughout Chicago and beyond.
While Annie continues to personally perform at select engagements, many larger productions—including corporate galas, brand activations, immersive experiences, and luxury event entertainment—are produced through Vaudezilla.