PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN)- Are you ready to celebrate the big and beautiful? An often overlooked group in the drag and burlesque communities is those with curves and swerves, and Fat Chance: A Plus-Size ...

“Cutthroat” probably isn’t the first description people think of when it comes to burlesque, but the stage can be a competitive world. The Burlypicks is an international competition that pits ...

Poison Ivory remembers one of the first times she stepped onstage, just four years ago, as an inexperienced burlesque performer in New York, at the weekly “Le Scandal” cabaret show. The audience was ...

A dazzling spectacle of competitors gathered Saturday night at The Orleans for the Burlesque Hall of Fame’s annual Tournament of Tease. The international competition saw participants vie for best ...

LAUGHS MEET LUST: The Great American Strip-Off creator Kathleen Hahn will host the show in her burlesque persona, Boo Velvet. Two fears for everyday Americans are: 1. showing up to work completely ...

Aria Delanoche performs at Teaser Fest. The Queen of the Striptease competition, complete with a live jazz band and retro styles, is one of the main events at Teaser Fest, but the burlesque festival ...

Nancy Myers, a stripper known as Tammi True when she worked at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club, holds a poster from the documentary about her life, "True Tales." See a burlesque double feature at the ...