Esmerelda the Puppet is a dazzling cabaret performer, master schmoozer, and rising star in the entertainment world. Her angelic voice and mind-bending burlesque moves have cast spells on audiences at prestigious festivals like Treefort Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Electric Forest, and Burning Man. Other iconic performances include her infamous pandemic peep shows at the Allways Lounge & Cabaret in New Orleans, and a mesmerizing taped audition on America’s Got Talent. This saucy sweetheart simply has it!

Esmerlda’s groundbreaking ensemble musical comedy, Thirsty for the Limelight, made its off-off-off Broadway debut at the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival in 2024, leaving audiences spellbound and critics singing her praises. This captivating show is packed with original music, puppetry, clowning, burlesque, drag, witty satirical comedy, and heartfelt moments. Thirsty for the Limelight debuted in Los Angeles to sold-out crowds at The Cat’s Crawl and Lyric Hyperion Theater, and rocked Electric Forest Music Festival and Planet Ant Hall in Detroit in June of 2025. More performances are in the works. Brace yourselves!

But Esmerelda doesn't stop there. When she's not enchanting live audiences, she is captivating digital followers on Instagram and TikTok. For those in the Los Angeles area, Esmerelda hosts the wildly entertaining puppet and clown cabaret monthly sensation, The Electric Cheetah Cabaret Soirée, at the Kibitz Room in Canter’s Deli. She… really… is… somethin’!