The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody - Portland - Portland, Oregon

Michael Caples

Went with 11 people whom all have birthdays in December and it did not disappoint! Acting, dance choreography, costume and set design, comedy and sex appeal were 15 outta 10! Best experience the lot of us had in a long time! 1000% would go see them again!!!

S B

Absolutely fantastic. Humorous, bawdy, and welcoming. Great SW fan service. The MC was excellent. Great date night show.

Bird Sikx

Outstanding show! The props were amazing and could have came directly from the actual movies, the dance routines are on point, and the comedy from the MC keeps you entertained while they setup for each act. Even if you are not a huge Star Wars fan, you will enjoy the show.

It's hard to describe what to expect without spoiling any surprises that happen, but except tasteful random events that will catch you off guard and have you laughing for awhile!

I highly recommend checking out this show!

April Hergert

This was a fantastic show! Hilarious and sexy at the same time, exactly what burlesque should be. Plus, they clearly knew their Star Wars lore, so some glaring mistake doesn't take you out of it.

Amy Fredrickson

This was the best show I’ve been to in a long time! The dancers were talented, sexy and funny. Especially Han Solo and Chewy! The costumes and props were out of this world! I would definitely see this again and recommend it highly.

James Collins

This was an absolutely fantastic performance, ESPECIALLY if you're a Star Wars fan ! Beautiful & talented performers, reasonably priced, great coordination between the performers, stage crew, MC, lights & effects, & the venue. If you're a fan, pay for the emperor's package, it's worth it; you get to skip the line, you get an awesome T-shirt of your choice, & you're up close. My only suggestions/complaints; They should either offer assigned seating upon booking, or make it more clear that it's first come, first serve, even if you pay for the emperor's package, be there early if you want to sit front & center. The booking site made it appear that you're Guarunteed to be in the front row with the emperor's package, but it's actually the first 2 rows. My only real complaint is that the venue only had 4 uni-sex bathroom stalls, & with only a 15 minute intermission, many people missed over 5 minutes of the show, & the 1st performance after intermission was a very unique & important one you don't want to miss. They should adjust the performance following intermission, the duration, or wait until the audience has returned. But this was more of an issue with the venue & may not be a problem at larger venues with more bathrooms.

Jeff

Absolutely fantastic show! Girlfriend and I were front row center and had a fantastic time, lots of great energy from the dancers. The lighting was very well done as well, especially liked the Jedi sequence with the saber lighting her at points. Wish they introduced the dancers stage names at some point though.

The Twi'lek dance was hauntingly beautiful, and the landspeeder vignette really upped the ante early on, those women did an amazing job! And C3P0 was extremely well portrayed. The imperial guards... wow! I could easily go on. The costumes and set pieces are amazing as well. Will absolutely go again if they come back to town, so much fun.

Diana Blank

The Empire Strips Back did not disappoint! I still can't get over how fun, sexy, and creative the sets, costumes, and performances were. It's impossible to have a favorite act. They literally thought of everything and couldn't have picked a better group of dancers. Also, the MC was incredible! I haven't laughed that hard in so long and completely lost my voice from all the cheering. Can't wait to see it again.