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 including Treefort Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Electric Forest, and Burning Man. Other iconic performances include her famous pandemic peep shows at the illustrious Allways Lounge & Cabaret in New Orleans and an audition on America’s Got Talent. This saucy sweetheart simply has it!

Esmerlda’s groundbreaking ensemble musical, Thirsty for the Limelight, made its off-off-off Broadway debut at the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival in April of 2024, leaving audiences spellbound and critics singing her praises. This original puppet musical is filled with burlesque, drag, witty comedy, and heartfelt moments. Thirsty for the Limelight has showcased in Los Angeles at The Cat’s Crawl and Lyric Hyperion Theater, and will hit Electric Forest in western Michigan and Planet Ant Theater in Detroit this June. 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’!