Dreamboys

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Dreamboys
Formation1988
TypeTheatre group
Purpose Erotic
Location
Website www.dreamboys.co.uk

Dreamboys is a male revue brand with touring theatre shows and nightclub residencies first created by Bari Bacco who no longer is associated to the present company. Dreamboys is known for its male striptease performances and for its dancers' distinctive toned physiques. The brand currently perform in excess of 600 shows per annum, with over 100 different performers and approximately 250,000 guests in attendance.

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Overview

Established in 1987 by Bari Bacco, [1] Dreamboys was the first all-male stripping troupe in the UK. Bari did not allow the Dreamboys to go fully nude in shows (As restricted by Westminster City Council) "The G-String is the dividing line between Obscenity and Eroticism, Its all what you don't see, not what you do see? Pictures in the mind that keeps the viewer coming back for more".(Strip-Tease?) Under Bari Bacco Management the Dreamboys first launched at Peter Stringfellows venue the London Hippodrome to an audience of 2000 screaming women excited at seeing the sexy athletic bodies of 16 handsome young men dancing in a provocative manner whist stripping off fantasy costumes. After the enormous success of the show Dreamboys took up permanent residency at Jaquelines nightclub in Wardour St Soho London. Many celebrities visited the show in Soho including Cleo Rocos, Bananarama. The popularity of the Dreamboys followed through to hundreds of performances on television with major stars - Elton, Cliff, Dame Edna, Pamela Anderson, Amy Winehouse and TV charity shows 'Children in Need'. Soon after major tours around the world were booked including Russia, Dubai, Germany, Malta, Denmark, Sweden, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece. Billionaire Philip Green booked the Dreamboys for his 50th Birthday Party in Cyprus. The Dreamboys dressed in Roman Togas performed for the guests along with Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Demis Roussos, George Benson, Earth, Wind & Fire. The Grand Order of Lady Water Ratlings (A unique show business organisation) booked the Dreamboys to perform at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Londons Park Lane, for a host of celebrity stars. The evening was compered by Barbra Windsor who introduced the boys performance by saying "Who needs any American Strippers, when we have our own fabulous Dreamboys!". The high quality of its lighting, staging and choreography helped Dreamboys to legitimise male stripping as an acceptable form of popular entertainment.The pinnacle of their showbiz career was a presentation to PRINCESS DIANA and dance sequences with the SPICEGIRLS in the film 'SPICEWORLD'.

2011 Bari Bacco is no longer associated with the current Dreamboys

Each year, the group releases an annual calendar featuring the current Dreamboys. [2]

Touring show

The Dreamboys produce a touring theatre show and have performed in the UK and internationally. The troupe tour the UK with a theatre show combining high-energy dance routines with male striptease and audience participation. [3] As of 2017 the lead dancer and choreographer has been Jordan Darrell, a former backing dancer for Rita Ora. [4] Various items of merchandise are produced in association with the touring show, including clothing, homewares, theatre programs and calendars.

In 2015 the management of Dreamboys commented that the depiction of male strip shows in Magic Mike XXL was a "public liability claim waiting to happen". [5]

In 2018, the Dreamboys pushed the Guild Hall in Preston into administration, in order to secure funds owed to them by the venue. [6]

Nightclub Residencies

The Dreamboys also perform in resident nightclubs across the UK. In 2018, Dreamboys was involved in a lawsuit over cancelled hen party bookings in Cardiff which they claim “tarnished” their reputation. [7]

Notable performers, dancers and hosts

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