Winter Date Ideas to Heat Up Your Love Life This Season
By Kayla Kibbe
“I literally can’t recommend Nutcracker Rouge highly enough.”
Cosmopolitan: NR
Category: Press
Time Out: Best Christmas Shows 2025
The Best Christmas Shows in NYC in 2025
By Adam Feldman
“Austin McCormick and his risqué neo-Baroque dance-theater group Company XIV present a lavish erotic reimagining of the classic holiday tale, complete with circus performers, operatic singers and partial nudity.”
The New York Times: Behind the Scenes at the Bushwick Nightclub Red Pavilion
Behind the Scenes at the Bushwick Nightclub Red Pavilion
By Alix Strauss
“Bushwick has an exciting history of nightlife, entertainment and bohemian culture. That faded during the 1970s. Now there’s an artistic resurgence happening here. Many nightlife and theater colleagues are here, like Sultan Room, Company XIV, and House of Yes.”
Chelsea Community News: Wonderlandu Pride
‘Wonderlanadu’ Mixed Burlesque & Rollerskate for a Perfect Date Night
By Charli Battersby
“Wonderlanadu Pride Skate was the sort of four-hour experience that makes a great date night. And it was all packed up in a clever portmanteau worthy of Lewis Carrol.”
OUT Magazine: most romantic queer date
Reality Stars Share Dating DOs and DONTs
By Daniel Reynolds
“My most romantic queer date was definitely when my fiancée surprised me for dinner on my birthday with this queer off-Broadway show in Bushwick. It was the most spectacular show I’ve ever seen. It was called Nutcracker Rouge, and I couldn’t stop smiling the whole time.” – Lexi Goldberg from The Ultimatum: Queer Love season 1
Pix11: 2025 Live Performance on New York Living
Live Performance on New York Living
Watch Adam Tabellija, Nate Morgan (Tweedledee and Tweedledum) sing the orginal song “Unbirthday” by Lexxe, accompanied by Mauro Bruni (Mad Hatter), Francis Stallings (The Flamingo) and Kylie Rose (Drink Me) from Queen of Hearts live on New York Living on PIX11, hosted by Marysol Castro and Ben Aaron.
Behind the Scenes
Go backstage with the cast of Queen of Hearts as they prepare for the live performance.
WSJ: QoH review
Under-the-Radar New York Experiences
By Tony Perrottet
“Théâtre XIV is a jewel box of glittering chandeliers, gold trim and plush velvet that suggests a Surrealist reimagining of the Moulin Rouge in Paris.”
Time Out: Cocktail Magique 2025
Best Magic Shows in New York City
By Adam Feldman
“Cabaret chanteuses, sexy dancers, circus performers and fancy cocktails complement the prestidigitation in a cozy speakeasy environment.”
Live Performance on the Drew Barrymore Show
Live Performance on the Drew Barrymore Show
Watch Marcos Antonio as the Nutcracker Rouge Prince live on the Drew Barrymore Show with Drew Barrymore, Ross Mathews and Kyle Mooney.
Broadway World: Nutcracker Rouge Review
Nutcracker Rouge Entices Bushwick For Another Glamorous Holiday Season
By Carissa Chesanek
“If you haven’t been to one of the productions hosted by Company XIV, now is the time to see what the hype is all about during the holidays.”
The New York Times: Cocktail Magique Review
Curtains Down, Bottoms Up: When the Show Ends, the Night’s Just Getting Started
By Alexis Soloski
“The emphasis was on beauty and excess, from the iris-infused gin in the Cleopatra’s Pearl to the custom corsetry and glitter pasties adorning the male and female performers.”
Time Out: Queen of Hearts
Let me tell you—Broadway doesn’t need to be that serious
By Adam Feldman
“A dazzling collection of dances, songs and speciality circus acts inspired by the Alice in Wonderland books. It’s sexy and silly, sublime and ridiculous, and Zane Pihlstrom’s baroquely ornate costumes are a marvel.”
CM: Telemundo
This New York Bar Offers a Magical Experience
Watch Angel Villagomez visit Cocktail Magique for Hoy Día on Telemundo.
Pix11: Live Performance on New York Living
Live Performance on New York Living
Watch LEXXE and Lindsay Rose perform Wonder from Queen of Hearts live on New York Living on PIX11 with Marysol Castro and Alex Lee.
Bushwick Daily: Carrollian Gluttony Returns to Bushwick
Carrollian Gluttony Returns to Bushwick
By Mary Ellen Cagnassola
“Amid the competing fragrances lingering around the Jefferson L, one stands out if you’re in the right place on the right night: the unmistakable perfume of a Catholic mass.”
{Test}Pix11: New Burlesque Show In Brooklyn
Lexxe & Nolan Talk Queen of Hearts
Hazel Sanchez and Dan Mannarino at PIX11 News takes you behind the curtain of Queen of Hearts with Company XIV performers LEXXE and Nolan.
Forbes: How One Performer Takes On Two Simultaneous Shows
How One Performer Takes On Two Simultaneous Shows
By Jeryl Brunner
“There are multitaskers and then there’s Syrena. The singer, bellydancer, and specialty artist concurrently performing in two sultry, luxurious shows: Cocktail Magique and Queen of Hearts. She mixes belly dancing, singing, close-up card tricks and burlesque.”
Metro Weekly QoH24
Queen of Hearts: Down the Sexy Rabbit Hole (Review)
By Ryan Leeds
“McCormick has outdone himself with a grand buffet that is so wonderfully satisfying. It feels like delightful gluttony, and indulgence has never been quite this rewarding.”
QH24 Playbill Opening Night Photos
Photos: Opening Night of Theatre XIV’s Queen of Hearts
By Molly Higgins & Meg Masseron
The burlesque take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland opened March 1.
Time Out: Cocktail Magique
Best Magic Shows in New York City
By Adam Feldman
“Cabaret chanteuses, sexy dancers, circus performers and fancy cocktails complement the prestidigitation in a cozy speakeasy environment.”
