These days, burlesque is a term as abused as a stripper’s feet at the end of a night in clear heels. Oops, that was a bad comparison — especially because, dammit ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A once-thriving burlesque scene is getting a glamorous revival later this month, as local performer and choreographer Jess Worley, known on stage as Scarlett Kiss, prepares to bring ...

Taking inspiration from Bettie Page and 1950s pinups, Lower East Side bar Nurse Bettie hosts twice-weekly burlesque shows on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Last Thursday (4/11), Julie Tease, ...

In the Depression-era days of Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque dancing was about as naughty, and as nude, as it got in public. The emphasis was on the tease more than the strip, until Playboy and harder-core ...

"I do not perform a strip tease. I'm nude to begin with." Sally Rand, who revolutionized exotic dance in the 1930's by combining classical ballet with peek-a-boo titillation, knew how to tease the ...

Just for kicks, imagine New York City, 1868: The bustling center of American culture abounded with theaters, P.T. Barnum-esque museums of curiosities, and the middle and upper classes whose ...

The Brazen Belles are saucy. Now approaching their third anniversary, these risqué, all-in-good-fun dancers with stage names such as Mini Teasecake and Olive Mia are bringing the spirit of classic ...

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From the Bible to the Torah, from Dr. Seuss to the Brothers Grimm, if you can print it, they can strip to it. A busty troupe of literary-minded show girls have learned art’s most important lesson — if ...

After a two-year absence, the variety-style show has returned, thanks to a new troupe, Hard Heart Burlesque, that was founded by local talents Marina Elaine and Amanda Heisey. The troupe debuted in ...

Carnivale de Sensuale, Denver’s largest burlesque and variety show, was conceived by producer Scott Happel a decade ago, with the help of a stiff drink. “I was sitting in my office, drinking Fireball ...