The
Baton
Show
Lounge
In
March 2009, the Baton Show Lounge celebrated its 40th Anniversary. The Baton is
the longest and most prestigious show of its kind in the country and across the
globe. The club’s owner, Mr. Jim Flint a native of Peoria and a long time
resident of Chicago open the club
using beer crates with plywood as a stage, and allowing his creative imagination
to take over from there and his clubs and entertainers have since been pleasing
audiences from around the world.
Through the years the Baton has become famous across the globe as presenting the
best of the best in the art of female impersonation with its long running review
and a cast that carries on the tradition of being ‘The Tops of The Nation
Revue”. Much credit for the success of the Baton is extended to Irv Kupcinet
whose article on the club helped to lead to Jim Flint and the cast appearing on
the Phil Donohue show numerous times. Also, Mr. Flint and his cast have made
appearances on many other shows such as Maury Povich, Oprah, Sally Jesse
Raphael, Jenny Jones, E! Entertainment Network, People are Talking, 190 North,
Fox Entertainment Network and many more.
Over the years, the walls of the
club have seen m any special
visitor’s including Joan Crawford, Sa m m y
Davis, JR, Carol Channing, Dinah Shore,
Kirk Douglas, Robert Wagner, Stephanie Powers, Lauren Bacall, Shirley McLaine,
Joan Rivers, Tracy Ross, Madonna, Janet Jackson, RuPaul, DaBrat, Tim Curry,
Chris Farley and even the Kennedy family security during the 1984 Presidential
Election. Many professional athletes have enjoyed the shows including Dennis
Rodman, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Jimmy Connors, Gayle Sayers and many, many
more.
Today,
the Baton has become a favorite tradition for bacholorette parties to celebrate
the bride’s last night of freedom. So dress up or dress down . . . just be
comfortable and come enjoy the show’s at the Baton Show Lounge.
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