Lefty Lucy is a burlesque performer, singer, playwright, and art model.
But that’s not all! She also shines offstage, offering transcription services as well as copy editing, website design, and more!

To book Lefty Lucy, email her here.

Burlesque Entertainer

Lefty Lucy made her Burlesque Debut through the New York School of Burlesque in January 2009. In June 2009, she placed as First Runner Up in Stripsearch, and by September 2010 won the title of Miss Coney Island. From 2010-2012 she co-produced Drive Thru Burlesque, a 5-hour monthly event featuring 10+ performers at the Parkside Lounge, presented with Sizzle Dizzle. In the Fall of 2013, Lefty Lucy had the honor of performing as the headlining burlesque performer in the World Premiere of Tennessee Williams Chorus Girl Plays, presented as part of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

Having begun her career in the neo-burlesque epicenter of the World, she was privileged to be an original member of one of the first Nerdy Burlesque Troupes in the country, Epic Win Burlesque, and performed annually at Nerdapalooza held in Orlando. After headlining Alternatease with Darlinda Just Darlinda in 2014, she took over the mantle of Executive Producer for the original International Nerdlesque Festival, and was selected as one of 4 Nerdlesque All-Stars on the debut Fan-2-Sea Comic Con Cruise in 2017. She also earned the Judge’s Choice Award in 2016 for “Bringing The Audience to Fucking Silence” at The Fucking Burlesque Awards.

After moving to New Orleans in 2015, she won the Master of Comedy and Master of Improv medals in the 2016 Louisiana Burlypicks, as well as First Runner Up. In early 2017, she created and began hosting Lefty Lucy Presents Burlesque Bingo weekly. Burlesque Bingo is a completely original gameshow and one-woman burlesque event where bad jokes and the Bump N Grind collide! Voted one of the top 5 best Burlesque Shows by Flame Magazine in 2019. She currently hosts Burlesque Bingo every 1st & 3rd Wednesday at the Allways Lounge, and performs regularly with the Society of Sin, Foxy Rose Productions, and a number of productions.

If you would like to book Lefty Lucy for a private event, please visit the CONTACT section.

Theatrical … Everything

Lefty Lucy isn’t just an entertainer—she is also a wardrobe mistress, playwright, and more!
She began her love affair with the Theater in Elementary School. After participating in the Serendipity Theatre Company. Youth Summer Intensive at the historic Coronet Theater in Los Angeles, Lefty continued her education as one of only 30 children between the ages of 8 & 18 accepted as part of the Serendipity Youth Ensemble.

Upon graduating from Serendipity, Lefty continued her training in High School as a Theater major at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA then, “Arts High” now), and was also selected as one of a limited group students to participate in a Mark Taper Forum & Ahmanson Youth Program.

She continued her education in New York, studying Theater in college as well as on Broadway stages. She quickly became a personal shopper and wardrobe assistant, working with Costume designers for festivals, productions, and large scale events including the annual Broadway Bares.

In 2014, she became the first ever Wardrobe & Prop Master for the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and has worked for a number of theaters in New Orleans including the annual New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane University as well as No Dream Deferred Theatre.

In 2021 she expanded her skills into the world of playwrighting, starring in the New Orleans premiere of her first-ever burlesque play, A PEEPSHOW NAMED DESIRE (originally Tennessee’s Latest Peepshow), and more recently BANANAS BURLESQUE

Publishing Pro

Graduating with an English Degree in the early 2000’s, Lefty Lucy dove head first into the world of publishing in New York with social art book publisher, Umbrage Editions. This small company on Canal Street got by with a tight staff, so if it wasn’t a decision for the publisher, PR, or design, it fell on Lefty’s plate. This trial-by-fire had her working with authors, artists and galleries as well as printers and shippers in Italy and China. She continued working in publishing for the next decade, proof-reading, copyediting, transcribing, and more.

She has recently begun transcribing all episodes of Story Behind the Story, a West Coast-based radio show & podcast featuring interviews with authors about their work.

For samples of her work, check out episodes 4, 9, 11, & 12, or purchase a copy of In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights. For any booking questions and rate information, please email Lefty here.

Art Model

Lefty Lucy began Art Modeling in 2013 at the Society of Illustrators, and took to it like a fish to water. The combination of a lifetime studying art and theater gave her a mastery of creating dynamic shapes for artists to draw.

By January 2014, she was invited to produce a monthly Burlesque-inspired sketch night. Additionally, she modeled regularly for such prestigious universities and schools including SVA, FIT, and Pratt, as well as for various drawing groups across the Tri-State Area. After moving to New Orleans, she began working regularly for the New Orleans Academy of Art, Tulane University, and Xavier University, as well as for The Blue Easel Drawing Club and a multitude of private clubs and independent artists.

You can draw Lefty Lucy for FREE every Tuesday in her online sketch night, LET’S ART! Visit the ART page to see the full collection since March 2020!

Sideshow Performer

Before winning the title of Miss Coney Island, Lefty Lucy began her training in Sideshow at Coney Island USA in a fire eating and breathing intensive hosted by Adam the First Real Man. From there, she continued her training on the road with the Circus Emporium Roadshow, learning skills like juggling, human blockhead, and other trade classics from legends including Cut Throat Freakshow and Enigma. When she returned from the 3 month premiere of the CER Tour, she debuted as a guest performer in the 10-in-1 Coney Island USA Sideshow, performing as Madame Twisto in Melvin Burkhart’s blade box, among other acts. She later went on to be one of the Great Throwdini’s favorite target girls, accompanying him in a variety of films as well as for Todd Robbin’s Monday Night Magic in New York City. She continues performing sideshow, melding it with striptease to bring a new twist to classic acts like the Straight Jacket Escape and Tennis Racket Contortion. You can see her today learning to juggle clubs on her Patreon. More details coming soon!