Show was exactly what I expected it to be - a waste of money. Admission should be significantly cheaper if we are also expected to keep tipping for every lackluster performance. This could be a fun thing to do if the entertainers were more engaging and performances more unique. read more

We bought "VIP" tickets expecting a special experience near the front --but honestly, calling it "VIP" was laughable. The venue is so small that sitting in the bathroom could've been considered VIP. One of our guests even bought a $400 bottle of champagne, so between tickets and drinks, we easily spent close to $1,000. Despite that, when it came time to bring guests on stage, only brides who paid extra were allowed up front. We weren't even given the courtesy of being considered, despite our substantial spend. It was obvious the entire event was just a money grab with zero regard for guest experience or value. it's all hype and upcharges with no payoff. Overall. The show was disappointing for the price point read more

The show was soo much fun. The tickets are a bit steep but still a great show. Wasn't as packed as we were expecting. Maybe bc they had a venue change that evening? We had a ball, great place for a Bachelorette party, birthday ect. read more

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I'm no stranger to Diva Royale in NYC. This however was my first time attending the Atlantic City show. My girlfriend just got engaged and we thought this would be a fun way to celebrate. I'm glad to report the show there was just as good as the one in NY. I can't remember the hostess that took care of us but she was such a sweetie. Between the delicious food high quality drinks and of course the outstanding show it was worth every penny. We laughed so much! Every one of the drag queens did an excellent performance. I love getting to see the different celebrity impersonations at this location. But the best part really is the ambiance and customer service. Although they had many bridal parties They still really took care of us and were so accommodating. I look forward to going back and seeing what "celebrity" they'll have next. read more

Diva Royale Drag Show - A few of the queens. - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlantic City, New Jersey

The most pathetic drag show Ive ever seen ..the 2 male drag queens were ok at best but the one girl pretending to be a guy was not even a performer and was uncomfortably awful..all three just walked around collecting the dollars and were hardly entertaining at all...such a waste of time and money!! I would rather lose it on slots than sit through that again read more

This was the worst drag show I have ever seen. One person did 5 acts, changing a wig does not take you from Celine Dion to Britney Spears. The entire show was about these few people collecting dollars. Dance for 20 seconds then go around and collect $1. In the end they brought up the Bachelorettes, told their friends and families to come up and cover them with dollars. Once done, they made the brides toss the money on the ground and some dude with a doggie poop scoop came and swept up the dollars. Any dollars left in the bachelorette's dresses was quickly removed by staff. The Drag King was a complete joke and just awkward and creepy. Cheesy, tacky, rip off. read more

I've been to this show twice, and both times had an amazing time. The divas put on a great show. They keep you entertained Highly recommend this if you're in the Atlantic city area. read more

If you love Drag, go anywhere else! The Palm Springs Dinner show is particularly bad. In the words of the customer service agent I spoke to "it's a watered down show"....its geared towards giving (sort of) lap dances to bachelorettes who probably do not know what good Drag is. The show I went to was 80% tired looking queens taking dollar bills off sloppy, drunk bachelorettes. We bought VIP seating and our seats was facing away from the stage. An ultimate dining experienced was advertised but we were served a fast food snack (chicken fingers for example) in a dingy, dark bar. The venue was sad and horrible as was the service. This experience cost us $100 a person. Other shows we saw in Palm Springs were amazing, in a festive, comfortable space and cost around $25 per person with good food. If you want the Ru Paul experience, go else where. The talent did not even look happy to be there! read more

Not worth the money spent at all! We booked the VIP $60/person admission to the Diva Royale Show in New Orleans a weeks in advance for a Friday evening and on the day of the show was advised it was cancelled due to low ticket sales. We revised our plans in the city to accommodate a show the next afternoon and was told that in addition to the date/time change, there was also a venue change. Upon arrival in the area of the show, it was quite apparent this was not the upscale production we expected. and we were also skeptical when we stepped into a small cramped bar with wooden chairs for a stage show and the VIP seating only meant that we also had a small table to set drinks on during the show. The costumes, dance moves and song selections to lip-sync to were adequate and the "ladies" performing worked the room hard to get dollar bills stuffed into their hands and garments. To us, it was an hour long money grab. read more

We had an awesome time here Saturday night for my friend's bachelorette, but it was pretty different from what we expected from the website. $55 for a show and dinner was totally worth it, and we had our bride publically embarrassed for an extra $50. Expectation: 3 course dinner with menu posted online that included things like truffle mac and cheese, salmon, steak, chicken, etc. with options for us to choose from. Reality: No choice (we had to make a few calls and wait for our vegetarians to be accommodated), a dinky green salad, a mediocre chicken and pasta meal (spinach and mushrooms for the vegetarians), and a small chocolate mousse tart dessert. Tasted fine, but nothing to write home about. It is convenient to not have to rush through dinner to make an 8pm show. Expectation: The "best celebrity impersonations", with divas like Dolly Parton, Cher, Joan Rivers, and Michael Jackson (as advertised on the website). Reality: Some awesome lip syncs to Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga (slay, Jenna Tall, slay), but not really a show full of celebrity impersonations. Don't get me wrong, these queens were extremely talented, but it was more of a regular drag show than a full on snatch game (watch RPDR if you don't get this reference). Expectation: A lively atmosphere with lots of people, a parade of celebrity look alike drag queens, a large stage, and an awesome show. Reality: A much more intimate experience with 2 long tables in the middle, only one other party, 3 drag queens, and the show taking place on the floor just a few feet from us, with the queens coming by to dance with us (and accept dollar bills tucked into their cleavage, underwear, whatever). I can't stress how much fun we had and how talented the queens are: gorgeous makeup, sickening dance moves, elaborate costumes and an all around fun time. The highlight was definitely stuffing our bachelorette with dollar bills and having ChaChi Divine dance around her to get them all. The bartenders and DJ were great too and kept the alcohol flowing. Definitely a great event, conveniently located on the 3rd floor of the Tropicana, in the Anthem Lounge. Highly recommend for a bachelorette party, unique bday, girls night, etc. Call ahead if you have food restrictions and definitely get the hot seat if you're celebrating one person! read more

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Me and my husband went here to celebrate my birthday. It was fun night. Host and all drag queens were interactive and made sure no one is left behind. Awesome performances as well. read more

Let me preface this by saying that I'm a huge fan of drag shows and I've been to quite a few (including Lips in NYC). We went here for my bachelorette party and I wasn't sure what to expect. The website makes it seem like it's always the same characters and that it's more of a chain/scripted show. I was hesitant to book because of this, but luckily, the website is totally misleading! None of the characters shown on the site were represented (but like I said, I was happy about that). Rather than Joan Rivers, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, etc., we got Beyonce, Britney Spears, Adele, and Christina Aguilera. This was a positive thing for me, but of course may be a bummer for others (one couple left early on and never came back). Anyways, the venue is SO COOL and super intimate. There were about 5 groups of people there and we were all surrounding the dance floor area. The hostess was AMAZING and took the time to go around and chat with each bachelorette party. There were three queens total but they all did at least 2 performances. In between each performance, the hostess would talk for a while or take a break to let us get another drink from the bar. Every performance was fantastic and they would use the whole dancefloor and come up and interact with you. I even got a lap dance! ;) Such a fun and unforgettable experience. We had a BLAST!!! read more

Diva Royale Drag Show - SO HAPPY that we went here for my bachelorette! One of the the best drag shows I've ever been to. - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlantic City, New Jersey

My best friend and I went to the Diva Royale 8:00 pm show on 2/29/20 to just have a fun girl's night out since we're both moms and live in separate states. I bought VIP tickets which got us a cute little cocktail table right in front of the stage. The host was fabulous (Misery was her name) she was entertaining and extremely comical. The other girls in the show were equally as entertaining with their gorgeous outfits and dancing. They did such a great job engaging the audience. There were two bachelorette parties and a couple birthdays there and they brought those guests on stage and had some fun with them. I'd highly recommend this show, it was the most fun I've had in a long time. Bring cash as they appreciate tips! read more

Diva Royale Drag Show - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlantic City, New Jersey

I'm from NYC and booked a a trip to boston with my girlfriends. Paid $55 for a ticket to the show IN BOSTON, and 3 days before got notice show was moved 20 mins from the location of the show. As an out of towner, unaware of surrounding areas and a young female I no longer felt comfortable attending. I requested a refund and was met with dsimissiveness, nastiness, and THREATS from the "customer service" number that had a NJ area code - even more sketchy. Included are screenshots where in response to me saying I'd leave a bad review, this person took the opportunity to google search me, find my job, and threaten my job and to post that I THE CUSTOMER was being unreasonable. I am calling the Boston Police! This is NOT A SAFE PLACE TO GO or give your money to! Absolutely unreal he even tried to say I was threatening them first - when in print all I did was ask for my money back. read more

Diva Royale Drag Show - Then tried to boast about how much money they make! - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlantic City, New Jersey

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This is the email I sent multiple times with no response. Hello, My friends and I purchased 6 VIP tickets to the show on 3/23. The website was very misleading and led to our disappointment. We paid the extra for the VIP tickets bc it said expedited entry and VIP seating. The room was a small round area with couches along the outside and then 2 rows of about 10 folding chairs. There was absolutely no difference in seating VIP vs regular We would like a refund in the difference of VIP tickets verses regular tickets because -we were never let in faster or earlier then anyone there. -The seats we had were no different then the other seats. Yes, it was couch like seating and other seating was folding chairs but that was the only difference. Literally, the party right next to us paid for regular tickets bc we asked them and were just as close. There was also a point where someone from another party sat in our seating and nothing was said. -The room was a small round area with couches along the outside and then 2 rows of about 10 folding chairs. There was absolutely no difference in seating VIP vs regular especially for the price difference. We have pictures to show the different in seating etc if needed. Thank you, Tamara Duck Maria Klinger Gonzales was the person who purchased the tickets. read more

My friends took me here on my bachelorette weekend, and we had an awesome time! The ladies were so entertaining and put on some great performances, had cool costumes, and hyped up the crowd. The place was packed but we could see everything perfectly from our seats. I highly recommend this for a night out, we loved it. read more

Save your money and don't go here! We paid extra for VIP seats which ended up being the worst seats in the house! I was constantly turning around trying to see the show behind me. There was also no table service and we had to go up to the bar ourselves, which made me miss a couple of the performances. The queens were super aggressive about taking tips. My one friend was handing our bachelorette a 20 to use for a tip and the queen came right up and was like "Is that for me?" We also paid the extra money for the "hot seat" which just ended up being one of the queens asking our bachelorette a few questions, nothing special and definitely not worth the extra money. read more

Horrible customer service and the worst company I have ever dealt with. 0/10 would NEVER recommend unless you like being cursed out by middle aged men. read more

I took my mom down to Atlantic City for Mother's Day as we go every year. She wanted to do something fun and different so we bought tickets to try this show out. I got a text message 5 hours before the show telling me the venue went from Tropicana to a Gentleman club. I sent a text saying I'm not taking my mom to a strip club. The person sent a text stating that they have an agreement with the club that the people for the show go in another door. So basically your telling me it was never at the Tropicana since you have some sort of agreement with a strip club. Why would you switch from the Tropicana to a run down place. Don't you only sell a number of tickets that the Tropicana venue can hold?? Nothing sounded right at all, unfortunately we decided not to go. I'm over Atlantic City. read more

It was left up to me to coordinate my soon to be sister-in-law's Bachelorette party, I wanted to this l outside the box for her and since I had been to one in NYC I decided that I was going to book her bachelorette party in Atlanic city and make a weekend of it. The drag preferences were amazing! The impersonated celebrities and you almost couldn't even tell ! The food was amazing , it's was a perfect evening. Thank you Diva Roayle, we will be back again! read more

Diva Royale Drag Show - What an amazing Drag Queen Dinner show! - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlantic City, New Jersey

Don't pay the money for the VIP seating! They claim you get exclusive access to the first 6 rows. At the actual event, there is only one row. Seating is first come first serve, show up 5 minutes early and you can sit wherever you want. The extra cost gets you nothing. Show was good but the performers used the only men's bathroom on site to change throughout the show. Being one of the very few men at the show, I had to actually leave the venue and go to a restaraunt in the casino just to take a leak. The venue is a tiny nightclub that is open until 7am. It was 100% abandoned 10 minutes after the show ended at 10pm or so. Not really a rocking venue. The show is very much a tipping oriented event, so you will need to bring lots of singles. Almost the entire audience consisted of 2-3 bridal parties, there was one other male/female couple. read more

I've been to other drag shows and this is unlike the others. The venue was originally advertised to be at a respectable looking place - Anthem inside Tropicana in Atlantic City. I got a sketchy looking text msg around 2pm stating the venue changed to a side street dive Gentleman's Club, "Lace" for tonight's show because it was "Sold Out" and needed a bigger venue and to reply to the text msg if my party and I are still going. I went to the original web site and the venue location was still at Anthem and you could still buy tickets online. This was a bait and switch! I would not have bought $30 tickets (per person) had I known it was at a side street alley go-go bar, especially since the whole point was to be close to the venue IN Tropicana where we were staying. I was able to get in touch with someone at "Anthem" after much difficulty going through Tropicana guest services to get to this vendor, and I asked whether the text msg was legit. I also said one person in my group has an injured foot and has problems walking, but he quickly said there are no refunds and left it as that. (Mind you Lace is quite a distance on a side street off the boardwalk closer to Resorts than it is from Tropicana.) The show advertises "The Finest In Female And Celebrity Impersonation. Get Up Close And Personal With Your Host, Joan Rivers, And Her Guests Madonna, Dolly Parton, Celia Cruz, Liza Minnelli, And Our Honorary Diva, The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson! & More.. " There were only 3 drags taking turns changing costumes as Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion. There was no impersonating other than wearing clothes the real singers wore and doing bad lip syncing and dancing for the audience. The only one that had potential trying her best with her own words interacting with the audience was the guy who played the Beyonce drag queen, but it still wasn't enough to carry the whole show. Tipping was heavily pushed. They brought out 2 brides individually to the stage and did lap dances for them. The whole thing was absolutely boring, but it cators to the drunk brides and their bridesmaids gangs who have never been or seen a real drag show. (They all raised their hands when Beyonce asked the audience who had never seen a drag show.) Another sketchy thing they did was take a picture of my credit card with a cell phone at the entrance even though my tickets were prepaid with the money taken out of my account already via EventBrite already days before. No one should ever be making copies of your credit card especially if you already paid days in advance via a web site. Turn around and spend your ~$30 plus tipping dollars elsewhere. This is not only false advertising but also a bait and switch with the location going from a respectable looking place that you wouldn't mind taking family and friends to (Anthem inside Tropicana next to their IMAX theater) to side street go-go bar, Stilletos / Lace where I was embarrassed to bring my two friends to AND was quite a distance from the original venue. read more

Diva Royale Drag Show - This is the ACTUAL VENUE instead. Side alley entrance off the boardwalk. Dark bad lighting inside. - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlantic City, New Jersey

AWFUL Entertainers. It's not a show. It is a scheme to rob you for every dollar they can AGGERSIVELY TAKE. Save your money and don't go there! We paid extra for VIP seats which ended up being the worst seats in the house! The queens were super aggressive about taking tips. The host gave us a speech for 20 minutes or more about how to tip. The host also stated that if anyone needed to change a bill, she would break the bill for dollars. A woman raised her hand and asked to change a $20. The host took her money and laughed. The host never gave her change. The show was AWFUL. It was all about taking our money. My party walked out, and so did three other people. I can't believe Tropicana casino will support this type of nonsense in their casino. Please, let's work together and get these thieves out of this casino. You can email me. Let's get justice and protect future people from getting abused. Thank you. FYI they are writing their own reviews to push down any negative comments. read more

Dinner was canceled the day of the event. The VIP seats were folding chairs. If you're going, just get the general admission ticket, as everything else is overcharging and underwhelming. read more

I attended this amazing drag show in Atlantic City last weekend for my best friend's birthday party. I had to stop by and make sure I expressed how thankful I am to everyone who had a hand in making this an amazing evening. The show was absolutely amazing and the birthday girl had unforgettable evening. She absolutely loved the hot seat surprise when they brought her on stage! The staff was so courteous and helpful that it just really made our night! Thanks Diva Royale , you guys are by far the best drag show in NJ ! read more

Gave one star, only because I couldn't give anything lower, this place is Horrible!!! I hosted a bachelorette party last night and had ten girls coming. We each bought VIP tickets which was suppose to include a three course meal and two hours before the show they called and canceled the meal, which we all had planned to eat dinner there. The man that called was such a jerk and was not apologetic AT ALL and didn't seem to care that they destroyed what I had planned for months. We went to the "show" which I quote because I wouldn't even call it a show. It was TERRIBLE!!!! There were literally three small acts and then just a women screaming in the microphone, which we couldn't even understand what she was saying. We were all so disappointed and will NEVER go to another Diva Royal show. Do yourself a favor and spare yourself the money and time and stay far away from this horrible place!" read more

Went here for a bachlorette party tonight, paid for vip which is supposed to include dinner and paid an extra $57 for the bride to be taken onstage. We arrived before it started but were told there werent seats to accomodate the whole group so we were split up. The waitress took about 40 to take our drink and food order and another 40 mins to bring some drinks and we never got our food. The menu options for the vip menu was composed of like three things none of which were apetizing. Our venue was changed last minute and the bride never got the hotseat and did I mention we never got our food. I would not recommend this place to anyone, bad servers, bad customer service. The only thing I will complimemt was the performers. Complete waste of money and time read more

Big disappointment!! First we were in line at 7pm as suggested by website for a 730pm show time. They didn't start letting people in until 745 and the show started 8:15. I purchased Vip tickets for my daughter's 40th birthday. The website said first 6 rows were Vip. I was thinking we would be going to someplace with a stage and lots of seating. This venue was a small night club with folding chairs setup on the dancefloor no way there is even room for 6 rows of chairs...i feel like I was a scammed but that's just for starters. One of the performers was the MC and told us one of the other performers didn't show up for work so it would just be 2 of them doing the show. When it come to the performers they were amazingly talented but didn't make up for the deception in the description of this show on line. Even before the show started the MC came over the speaker and told everyone to get out their dollars. If I wanted to go to a strip club and give more money than I already overpaid for this show I would have. read more

This show was absolutely horrible what a waste of money and very misleading! I was there last weekend at the Tropicana Hotel celebrating my birthday and my friends treated me to this show. It literally was a three man show and it was amateurish! They walked around collecting dollars like they do at a strip show. It truly was disappointing so my advice don't waste your money if we could get a refund that would be great! read more

We had plans for a bachelorette party, and the Diva Royale Drag Show was a highlight of the night. The group had a great time, saying the staff was quick. If you can experience the VIP section and hot seat services, it's well worth it. If you're in AC sending off a bride-to-be, add this to your to-do list! read more

total rip off, none of the performers listed were even there. Show consisted of 3 drag queens performing 2 numbers each. We paid for VIP sets and the doorman placed all the general admission patrons in front of us on folding chairs, totally cutting off our view of the show. There was no stage so the performers walked down the middle of the Anthem. Talked to several people after the show and they felt the same way that we were baited and switched with the show. Would never go back there again. Bought tickets expecting to see Joan Rivers and Elvis, etc. and totally disappointed. Don't waste your money. read more

We were supposed to attend the Diva Royale show at Woody's in Phila for a birthday party group. We planned an entire overnight stay and evening in Philly based on this show. We purchased the VIP with dinner. The day before the show, I received a call from Armand, the owner of the Diva Royal shows to inform me that the dinner portion of the show was cancelled. He did not seem to care that he left en entire party stranded for dinner plans. (reading some of the other reviews, we weren't missing out on much). It is now my belief that he simply cancels the dinner portion if there are not enough dinners purchased to warrant calling in the caterers that provide the food. We were informed a few hours before the show that the venue was changed. JUST LIKE THAT. We found ourselves in some side alley waiting by a non descript black steel door. Very sketchy and a little scary. We were then let into the venue that composed of a runway stage with 2 rows of folding chairs around it. We had paid for VIP tickets that guaranteed us to be in the first 5 rows. There weren't 5 rows anyway. As it turns out I could have saved us $20/each and sat in the seat behind me. VIP is no different than general admission. As for the performance, the girls were great. I was entertained. However the entire business behind the show is very unorganized and unprofessional. It is owned by Armand Peri who bills himself as an entrepreneur. In my opinion, he is not a very good one, otherwise he would be looking into correcting the problems that result in crappy reviews so as to expand his business. read more

Losing money playing the slots would have been more entertaining and less uncomfortable than this show was.

This was the best drag show ever!!! The staff was super nice. I can't wait to come back again.

Sitting here right now, extremely disappointed. Have been here since 8, two songs, horrible MC. Screamed in mic so much could not understand a word. Dinner portion was cancelled three hours before, letting a whole bridal party down. Have been to LIPS in NYC, there is no comparision. Don't waste your money or time. read more

COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT!!! The day of our show, the venue was changed to the Rainbow Room. We paid extra for VIP tickets, which was a joke because the room was small and we had the same views and lack of perks as general admission. We only had two Drag Queens...the MC was great, the other drag queen was weak. I would never recommend this show to anyone. The bar was dingy and disgusting and for how much we paid it was not worth it at all. read more

Fun fun and more fun. The Diva Royale show was so entertaining. We had such a great time. Do talented and funny. Just an overall wonderful night. Thank you. read more

OMG What a show!!! This crew is the best. The service is uh-mazing!!! Threw a bachelorette party with these ladies and it was my best one yet !!! read more

***read the fine print before you buy*** fridays are at a gentlemen's club. saturday's are at tropicana. don't pay for vip, dinner or extras as they really don't exist unless you go to tropicana location on a saturday which is known to have been oversold and cancelled last minute. no refunds or exchanges. general admission ticket holders are subject to outside wait and standing room. there is a 2 drink minimum required by the nyc, miami and las vegas venues. locations and show times are subject to change. the credit card used and a government-issue photo id is required to enter the club. ticket holders adversely affected by severe weather conditions (i.e. snowstorms, hurricanes, tropical storms, cyclones, thunderstorms, severe/heavy rain, tornadoes, etc) on the day of their scheduled visit can redeem their paid admission tickets for a different show date and/or location upon request and availability (additional charges may apply). seating within each section (even vip sections) is on a first come, first serve basis. arrive early for best seats in your section. latecomers may be admitted and seated at the discretion of the house management. exact seat locations are not guaranteed once the event begins. the resale of ticket for more than its face value without the written consent of the owner/manager is prohibited by law. you assume all risk and danger incidental to the game, exhibition, event, or performance whether occurring prior to, during, or after said show. you assume all risk and danger of being injured by thrown, battered, kicked, shot, etc. objects and you agree that the management, its agents, and the performers are not responsible or liable for any injuries resulting from such causes. no alcohol, drugs, weapons, food, or glass containers allowed. no recording devices, still cameras, or video cameras permitted. no transmission or aiding in transmitting any description, account, picture, or reproduction of the event, game, performance, or exhibition. you hereby consent to the reasonable search for alcoholic beverages, drugs, or weapons. you further consent to the use of your image or likeness incidental to any display, transmission, or reproduction of the event. management reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any person whose conduct is deemed by management to be disorderly or who fails to comply with the terms and conditions herein without credit or refund. read more