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Stepping Into the Bubble of Vegas’s #1 Show ‘Absinthe'

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Behind the scenes of the #1 show in Las Vegas history which mixes burlesque with acrobatics

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Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood under the tent at LA Live. Welcome to Absent.

Stepping Into

Lady Bubblicious, an honor to be in your presence. Thank you.

Young Hollywood

Now, But you've never heard of the gum, Bubblicious.

Stepping Into

No, everyone always says, Lady Bubblicious, like the gum, but I've never heard of that.

Young Hollywood

You're going to walk me through.

Stepping Into

I'm going to Yes, you're going to get inside. Very exciting.

Young Hollywood

I'm excited. I do stunts all the time.

Stepping Into

You look ready. That's a little intimidating. You'll be fine, don't worry. All right, so I'm going to let them open it for you. Okay. So come on up.

Young Hollywood

There's no way the ball could open when I'm in it, right?

Stepping Into

No, it's you'll feel it, it's really heavy, and it holds itself shut. So the only way it's going to open is when you you're going to push it up. Okie dokie. So we're going to go up and duck on in. Yep. You're okay. There's a handle right above your head. Yep. But if you can't reach it, just exactly. And squeeze it in. Good. Woo! Nice. Now, do you have a preference to which way you spin? She's like, I don't know. That way felt good. Okay, we're going to go that way then. So, I'm going to give you some speed. Tell me if you want to stop. Now, holding on to the handlebars, see if you can push your legs open and feel how heavy it is. There you go. Nice. Whoa. And squeeze it, and if you turn your feet the other way, you'll find it's easier to push it open, and you can get it further. Nice one.

Young Hollywood

I wish I was taller. I could go further down.

Stepping Into

Pull on. Nice. Yeah. And now, do you want to stand on one side? Yep. We're going to open it out. There you go. Nicely done. You're okay? You feel like you're going to puke.

Young Hollywood

Now, they call you the gazillionaire.

Stepping Into

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Do you really have a gazillion dollars?

Stepping Into

Yes. I have a gazillion everything. I am everything I appear to be.

Young Hollywood

How did you get so bendy?

Stepping Into

I was a dancer when I was really little, um, but I did everything, like, horse vaulting, gymnastics, acrobatics, and I just kept getting bored of it until I found circus. And then one day my teachers said to me, they're like, "If you don't start contortion training, you're not going to be able to control yourself," because I was just like spaghetti. So, a lot of my training has actually been more strength and contortion to be able to use my ability to fold in half. We just got voted the number one show in Las Vegas history.

Young Hollywood

Somebody got that right. Wait, can we talk about that a second?

Stepping Into

Sure.

Young Hollywood

There's a gazillion shows in Vegas.

Stepping Into

I know, right? Yeah. There are exactly a gazillion and three.

Young Hollywood

Exactly. And you're number one?

Stepping Into

Yeah. It's a rather small tent. The stage, about nine feet.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Lots of stuff is going on on this stage.

Stepping Into

Yeah, and that's the one thing I think that's special about our show, different than other shows. Other shows you see some stuff that's up on a stage and people are a hundred feet away and oh my goodness, it's amazing and that's fantastic. But here, we're on a nine-foot stage, the audience is two feet away from the action. You could literally get kicked in the face by a performer. This show is truthful, it's honest, it's raunchy, it's raw, it's sexy, it's hot.

Young Hollywood

Gosh, I want to see this show. What show are you talking about? Um, Beauty and the Beast? Oh.

Stepping Into

Oh, we've been called that before too. Ba-bum, look at you. We're talking about Absent right now, right? That's what we're talking about?

Young Hollywood

We are.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Leslie Robbins

    Young Hollywood host

  • Lady Bubblicious

    Performer in Absinthe

  • Gazillionaire

    Performer in Absinthe

FAQ

What is 'Absinthe'?+
'Absinthe' is a top-rated Las Vegas show that blends burlesque with acrobatics, known for its intimate and raw performance style.
Who hosts the Young Hollywood segment about 'Absinthe'?+
Leslie Robbins hosts the Young Hollywood segment, going behind the scenes of 'Absinthe'.
Where does 'Absinthe' take place?+
'Absinthe' is performed in a small tent with a nine-foot stage, where the audience is very close to the action.
Who is Lady Bubblicious?+
Lady Bubblicious is a performer in 'Absinthe' who demonstrates the bubble apparatus.
What makes 'Absinthe' different from other shows?+
'Absinthe' is unique due to its small stage and the audience's close proximity to the performers, offering an immersive experience.