New Wave Cabaret stages Spicy Curry, a burlesque tribute to Tim Curry that balances camp and grief

# What the show is

# Why Tim Curry fits burlesque and drag

# How the show approaches material

# Production context and New Wave's arc Spicy Curry arrives early in New Wave Cabaret's run as a company. When Orlando Weekly first spoke to them the prior year, they had not yet staged their debut, Let's Dance: A David Bowie Burlesque Tribute. Since then, three of the company's first four productions sold out. Producers attribute repeat attendance to building trust: audience members kept returning beyond the initial themed draw. Kimbolicious said attendees came back because they ''trusted us to put on a good show with lots of heart.''

# Tone and audience experience Producers are clear the show intends to be celebratory first, with grief present but not dominating. Hans Von StrangeLove framed the approach as allowing grief to "deepen the experience rather than define it." Expect camp-driven numbers, theatrical staging, and emotional undercurrents that support both laughter and poignancy. The show purposefully blends theatrical drag and burlesque so those forms exist alongside each other without strict categorization.

# What this means for attendees