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Bevertainer, portmanteau of 'beverage' and 'entertainer', is a term for a cocktail waitress who also works as a singer and dancer, usually in casino locations like Las Vegas.

Background

In 2003, the Rio hotel and casino introduced their bevertainers, who worked as cocktail servers and as entertainers. When not serving customers, bevertainers would dance in 90-second performances on one of five stages located across the casino floor. The Rio had more than 80 bevertainers. Although the idea initially received skepticism, it would turn out to be successful.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who played a former showgirl turned bevertainer in the 2024 film The Last Showgirl by Gia Coppola, once recounted:

On the first day in Vegas, Gia and I walked around the Rio hotel and casino. There was this beautiful young cocktail waitress, and I was asking her questions, trying to get a little background, and she said, 'I'm not a cocktail waitress; I'm a Bevertainer.' I said, 'What's a Bevertainer?' and she explained that is a beverage server who entertains because that's how they got around the unions.

References

  1. Padgett, Sonia (May 8, 2011). "Bevertainer serves cocktails and dances". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. Benston, Liz (February 20, 2003). "The Rio altering servers' positions". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. Smith, Rod (February 20, 2003). "Rio to replace cocktail servers". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on January 17, 2005.
  4. Padgett, Sonya (May 8, 2011). "Bevertainer serves cocktails and dances". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  5. "Bevertainer Performances at Rio Las Vegas". Vegas4locals.com.
  6. Bernabe, Angeline Jane (January 8, 2025). "'The Last Showgirl' stars Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis on the film's message of resilience". ABC News.
  7. Thompson, Simon (January 9, 2025). "'The Last Showgirl' Pamela Anderson Wants Opportunities Not Apologies". Forbes.
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