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COMPANY XIV
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Lana Fuzailov
September 25, 2026
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The show was amazing, but the smell of the sage was too much. It was burning my eyes, and the smell was very strong. I think they should do much less because not everyone could tolerate smells and the burning effect of the eyes.
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Ayesha A.
September 25, 2026
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Petite Rouge was the show that I saw a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing! I took my sister here for her birthday and honestly was not sure what to expect. We were both blown away by the show. It's very adult, super sexy and I feel there is something that everyone would appreciate. There is singing, dancing and just all out theatre. Highly recommend and will come again. My only critique is the drinks are small for the price. That being said, the drinks are good. Everyone is super friendly. The performers are also the ushers and bartenders. Imagine my surprise when I saw the bartender on stage, wow.
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加藤勇
September 22, 2026
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とても素晴らしいショーでした。洗練されたパフォーマーや歌姫の歌声、ドレスアップした女性客の皆さん、会場の雰囲気、経験したことは一生の思い出になりました。英語が全くできない事を伝えても快く対応してくれてしっかりエスコートしてくれました。サービスの質の高さがうか伺えます。上質な大人の社交場です。日本の皆さんに是非体験してもらいたい世界です。
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Zata Ta.
September 18, 2026
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Amazing!! This is a must. Have fun and clap for these incredible performers.
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les abeyta
September 15, 2026
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What an incredible experience! The staff, drinks, performance, venue made for a fantastic evening with my wife. I would definitely attend another show.
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Rowan Toolsie
September 11, 2026
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Amazing show of art, skill, athleticism and fearlessness to stand on business when it comes to freedom to express one's self. I really enjoyed this show and respect this place for how they present themselves. You were incredible, thank you for having us.
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Barbara
September 7, 2026
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XIV provides an experience Broadway can't touch. Absolutely adore every production I attend. The talent, the art and the beauty is intimately romantic and mesmerizing.
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Noaa B.
September 4, 2026
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I went to Petite Rouge on a Thursday. The house was quite packed. The performers do everything from serving alcohol to clearing glass ware. The place itself is beautiful with well thought out decor. The seats were comfortable and there's actually no bad seat in the house. The show itself was amazing and hot! Beautiful people dancing all around you, with singers that have wonderful voices and some acrobatics to boot. Every person on that stage was extremely talented. The show surely tantalizes the senses. I highly recommend it! No matter what the show is.
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Maria Guzman
September 2, 2026
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This place was great. It felt seductive and sexy. The smell of incense and lighting. I sat right by the stage and you could feel everything the passion in the dancing and the singing.
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Troy Mason
August 24, 2026
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You guys were spectacular! The singers were amazing and the costumes were out of this world. The performances were captivating and your artists truly looked like they loved the performances they were putting on and having fun. That’s so hard after over a hundred shows, congratulations for that as well. My partner is a circus artist in London and brought me to your show and I loved every minute of it. Shout out to your lighting person as well, truly made it come alive. Keep up the great work.
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A W.
August 22, 2026
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Austin's productions are always top notch. Performers are always great...and friendly too. Finding a slightly fun way to tell the different childhood stories we were familiar with is a great touch we can all appreciate!
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Mark Kweens
August 21, 2026
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Highly entertaining and absolutely recommended if you like a good burlesque show. Great artists, high production value and the atmosphere is delicious. The entire ensemble was a joy to watch perform but the stand outs were little red, the belly dancer with excellent balancing skills, the two singers and the towering gentleman that just reminded me of officer Crabtree, yes, that is an allo allo reference. In all, we had a ball there and may look into going for nutcracker rouge.
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Katherine Majewski
August 18, 2026
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The show was amazing! Definitely 10 out of 10! The entertainers greetings guests at the front, interacting throughout, and mingling after, was a total vibe. The performance was gorgeous. I 100% recommend it, and will be returning for more 💕
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I Stark
August 18, 2026
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Great show
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Léo-Paul Serre
August 18, 2026
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Petite Rouge is one of the most unique shows I have seen and the whole venue is incredible, 10/10 would come again
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Esteban Velasquez
August 17, 2026
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There's no way to give them less than five stars!
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Susan Kim
August 16, 2026
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Beautiful show with an original, creative take on the Little Red Riding Hood story. Dancers, singer, and aerialists are all stunning. The costumes are divine! Phil von Awesome’s depiction of the grandmother is a must-see! Be sure to get your lip print read by the magical tarot card reader!
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Wellington Lima
August 16, 2026
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One of the best experiences I've ever had in my life
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Matthew Fisher
August 16, 2026
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Been coming here for years. Seen a host of different shows. The level of talent is off the scale and the atmosphere is transformative. An absolute gem of New York and one of my favorite places on Earth.
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Mikheil Bachukashvili
August 16, 2026
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The best show ever! Love Love Love it! Celebration of artistry!

Sugar

Sugar

NOW STREAMING

Surprise, Sweets, it’s a world premiere! Enjoy the taste of Sugar from Nutcracker Rouge, featuring Pepper Solana — music and lyrics by LEXXE. Candy cane poles, gilded corsets, and a voice that cuts straight through the sultry haze. Filmed on location at Théâtre XIV. This is your first taste of the decadence that awaits come November.

Featuring Pepper Solana

Music and Lyrics by LEXXE

Shot on location at Théâtre XIV

Bushwick Brooklyn, New York City

Direction and Choreography by Austin McCormick

Costumes and Scenic Design by Zane Pihlström

Makeup Design by Sarah Cimino

Produced by Company XIV

Video by Imagination + Muscle and Company XIV

Shot by Tobin Del Cuore, Mike Doyle and Ryan Bronz

Edited by Tobin Del Cuore

Co-Direction by Tobin Del Cuore and Josh Rowe

Additional composition and lyrics by Anthony Lopardo and Alexa San Román

Production by Anthony Lopardo

Engineering by Ray Marte

Sound Mix by Julian Evans, Audioworks NYC

Broadway World: Petite Rouge ReviewAustin McCormick Talks 20 Years

Company XIV Founder Austin McCormick Talks 20 Years in Bushwick and More

By Carissa Chesanek

“Looking back, I’m overwhelmed by the thousands of performances we’ve produced, the hundreds of pounds of glitter and confetti that’s fallen from the sky after every can-can, and the hundreds of thousands of cocktails and bottles of Champagne we’ve served. 

Company XIV has grown from a passionate experiment into a home for artists and audiences who crave something decadent, welcoming, sensual, transporting, and life-affirming.

The greatest celebration is continuing to create. This season we’re marking the anniversary with Petite Rouge at Théâtre XIV. We’re toasting the incredible community that has sustained us. Our artists, our creative team, and the audiences who have believed in this rhinestone-studded, beautiful vision for two decades.”

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CBS: PR 2026 Pride

Meet Your Mother

CBS News Visits Petite Rouge

Lisa Rozner from CBS News New York visits Théâtre XIV during Pride month to speak with Duana Taste, who stars in Petite Rouge, Company XIV’s Baroque Burlesque show inspired by Little Red Riding Hood. Watch the segment to hear why Duana, a classically trained ballerina from the Midwest, calls Company XIV home.

Duana Taste as Mother in Petite Rouge

Pix11: PR 2026

Live Performance on New York Living

Company XIV celebrates 20 years of making Baroque Burlesque in NYC by going on live TV! Watch Lindsay Rose sing the original song “Mother’s Warning”, accompanied by Duana Taste (Mother) and Cara Seymour (Little Red) from Petite Rouge live on PIX11’s New York Living.

Time Out: Petite Rouge Review

Review: Company XIV offers another sexy fairy-tale revamp, with an emphasis on the vamp

By Adam Feldman

“The titular heroine of Petite Rouge dances with wolves aplenty in Company XIV’s latest neoburlesque spectacle, but don’t worry for her safety: She’s as voracious a predator as any of them. Director-choreographer Austin McCormick and his Brooklyn company have a penchant for twisting classic children’s stories into naughty ones for adults…”

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Broadway World: Petite Rouge Review

Review: Company XIV Brings Petite Rouge to Brooklyn with Playful Acts and Lavish Sips

By Carissa Chesanek

“Petite Rouge incorporates lust and desire, with a bit of danger that is often cheeky, especially in the grandma wolves scene, but is always alluring and stunning.

This company always delights its audience with gorgeous costumes and sparkling sequins, aerial acrobatics, and impressive choreography, and this latest addition is no different, highlighting the best at what Company XIV can do.”

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NY Theatre Guide: Petite Rouge Review

‘Petite Rouge’ review — Little Red Riding Hood bares her teeth in Company XIV’s burlesque romp

By Austin Fimmano

“Eat your heart out, Brooklyn. Bushwick-based theatre troupe Company XIV, known for baroque-burlesque shows like the perennial holiday favorite Nutcracker Rouge, is back with their latest offering: Petite Rouge, inspired by the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

Created, directed, and choreographed by company founder Austin McCormick, Petite Rouge dives into the wolfish delights and sensuous danger of stepping out into the dark forest and making your own way in the world.”

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Theater Mania: Petite Rouge Review

Review: Why Grandma, What Big Pasties You Have! and Other Cheeky Delights at Petite Rouge

By Pete Hempstead

“Petite Rouge, McCormick’s latest confection, explores, as you correctly guessed, Charles Perrault’s fairy tale Le Petite Chaperon Rouge (“Little Red Riding Hood”) through a mature lens. Like previous Company XIV productions, this one is not for les enfants. It blends the sultry ambiance of the Moulin Rouge, the sumptuousness of Versailles, and the velvety, red-lit coquetry of a high-class bordello—in Bushwick!“

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PR26 trailer

Petite Rouge Official Teaser

World Premiere Valentine’s Day

This isn’t your grandmother’s fairytale—it’s a sumptuous spectacle where danger dances with desire. Surrender to seduction at the world premiere of Petite Rouge by Company XIV this Valentine’s Day.

The Creative Independent: Interview

The Creative Independent: A Conversation with Austin McCormick

By Angelica Frey

“Louis XIV himself was a dancer. Dance was so much a part of court life. The immersive quality of the spectacles that he would throw—there would be parties that would last 24 hours, opulent feasts with entertainment and new work—were where all of the senses were united. That’s something I strive to do with the company.”

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Dance Magazine: Giulia

Company XIV Founder Austin McCormick Brings His Eclectic Style to Jennifer Nettles’ Musical Giulia

By Claudia Bauer

“I’m not the kind of choreographer that makes movement first, and then we put the costumes on; I think about it as one integrated challenge. Studying with my Baroque dance teacher, we were really interested in how costumes informed the movement. Big dresses, panniers, shoes, wigs—the obstacle of the costume can lead to more interesting movement. There’s no substitute for working in at least the shapes and the lengths as early as possible.”

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Cocktail Magique Must Close

“There was a kindliness about intoxication- there was that indescribable gloss and glamour it gave, like the memories of ephemeral and faded evenings.”

—F. Scott Fitzgerald

A Spectacular Farewell

After three “extraordinary” (The Australian) years and over 575 “tantalizing” (Metro Weekly) performances, Cocktail Magique takes its final bow on February 8.

What a marvelous party it’s been! Our longest-running show to date. Our most magical. Over 33,000 delighted guests have raised glasses in our intimate speakeasy, savoring more than 92,000 cocktails amid feats of prestidigitation and wonder. Countless birthdays transformed into unforgettable celebrations. Anniversaries made even more romantic. Bachelorette parties elevated to pure spectacle. 

This is your last libation, your final chance to experience the magic before the curtain closes on our cozy cocktail sanctuary. Secure your seat for one final sip of the “beauty and excess” (The New York Times) that has crowned Cocktail Magique “one of the city’s most spectacular, fun, and unique nights out” (New York Theatre Guide).

MUST CLOSE FEBRUARY 8

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Live Performance on New York Living

Watch Pepper Solana sing the original song “Sugar” by Lexxe, accompanied by ChrissyAnn Carpenter (Mother Ginger), Ross and Nicholas Katen (Bananas), Joey Columbus (The Nutcracker Prince) and Meg Iwama (The Sugar Plum Fairy) from Nutcracker Rouge live on New York Living on PIX11, hosted by Marysol Castro and Ben Aaron.

Behind the Scenes

Follow Lexxe and the cast of Nutcracker Rouge behind the scenes as they prepare for the live performance.