![]() It’s ‘Hey, kids, let’s put on a show.’ It’s a nearly-naughty-nightclub mixed with fairy dust. That’s in keeping with the prevailing themes at The Boom Boom Room. She’s a shameless, funny huckster who titillated with clever bon-mots, twists of a phrases and smidges of saucy humor that never devolved into raunchiness. If you’re in the audience, LuLu and crew are going to pull you in. Be warned: there is no fourth wall in burlesque theater. The heart of TBBR is the show, which show rockets to life when emcee LuLu LaToosh, the self-styled society chanteuse, takes the stage. In past years, they owned a club in Maplewood, they took their burlesque show on the road when that club closed, and when the right opportunity to open a club came along, they jumped at the 14 th Street space. In real life, Callahan and Dunn are engaged. Callahan used his talents and knowledge of lighting to enhance the bar and liven up the room. ![]() They hand-made the sparkling black fiber optic curtain and shared their method on You Tube. They found an old parrot cage to dress up a chandelier, and hung champagne glasses and beads on the other to give it more glitz. They did much of the work themselves, searching Craigslist and thrift stores for everything imaginable from floor to ceiling that could be transformed into a nightclub inexpensively. ![]() ![]() Callahan and Dunn (right) transformed the space formerly occupied by Lola throughout the summer and fall into an over-the-top nightclub. ![]()
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