Another “burlesque is back” piece, but good coverage showing a couple of my favorite New York performers. NY1 Living: The Pontani Sisters Bring Burlesque Back The world of burlesque is booming. NY1′s Stephanie Simon filed the following report on the revival of this unique genre … Read More →
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More SD Union-Tribune Coverage of COMIC STRIP!
Photos from COMIC STRIP! and SUPERNOVA A-GO-GO, and an audio snippet of my interview in the San Diego Union-Tribune’s “Strobelight Diaries”. Take a look/listen!
COMIC STRIP! Dancers on SignonSanDiego!
I can’t embed the video, but check out the link: “OFF THE STRIP: Capes and tassels” (SignOnSanDiego Street Blog). COMIC STRIP! burlesque performers Ruby Rocket, Bombshell Betty and Lady Borgia interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
R.I.P. Cyd Charisse
It’s a sad day in the dance community, with news of the death of “beautiful dynamite” Cyd Charisse. From the International Herald Tribune: Cyd Charisse, the leggy beauty whose balletic grace made her a memorable partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic MGM … Read More →
MEW 2008 Pageant Reports (LV Weekly and Daily Fiasco)
The word of the weekend was “underboob”. Somehow in Vegas, city of sin and beacon of debauchery, excess and immodesty, a burlesque show of all things was censored this weekend. Never mind that there are strip clubs every five hundred feet, including all nude joints … Read More →
New York Burlesque Festival
The 6th annual NYBF is coming up fast! September 18-21, 2008. Application deadline for performers: July 1st! See the site for more details, including photos and other info from previous years.
News Roundup
1) Canada’s SexTV channel will be premiering an original documentary on the Miss Exotic World Pageant, entitled: “Bump and Grind: The Making of a Burlesque Diva”. It features five (unnamed) performers from their hometowns, making their way to Vegas for the competition, as well as … Read More →
MEW 2008 Winners
I am so very happy to have witnessed such a wonderfully varied show! Big kudos to all the hardworking and seriously entertaining competitors– especially despite the delays, crazy bursts of wind and last-minute limitations on what could and could not be shown of the female … Read More →
RIP Dick Martin
Dick Martin, primarily of “Laugh-In” fame, died last Saturday at 86. I remember watching “Laugh-In” reruns when I was quite young and quite new to the U.S. I’m sure the political undertones of some of the jokes went completely over my head, but I was … Read More →
Roundup: Burlesque in the Media
1) The NYT’s article on the “burlesque comeback” in New York and elsewhere. Burlesque, that fabled if slightly soiled fantasy realm whose heraldic totem was the twirling pasty and whose undisputed queen was Gypsy Rose Lee, has returned to New York, dripping with rhinestones and … Read More →