A major new exhibition opens in Los Angeles marking what would have been Monroe’s 100th birthday, placing her at the centre ...

One word gave Thomaston Select Board member Peter Lammert pause during consideration of a routine liquor license and amusements permit renewal May 11: “burlesque.” The word appears among the list of ...

Burlesque, which usually involves a performer removing at least some of their clothing, can be a fun escape, a form of protest or an expression of complex emotions ranging from grief and anger to joy ...

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If you’ve ever seen the 2010 film “Burlesque” starring Christina Aguilera and Cher, chances are you have a pretty narrow viewpoint into what the art of burlesque dancing is truly all about. The film ...

Housed in D.C.’s Dupont Underground, a new exhibit offers the chance to see the history of burlesque through the outfits and performances of dozens of Black dancers. Professional traveling burlesque ...

The theater hosted famous performers like Sarah Bernhardt, Bob Hope and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. Erie native and famed magician Harry Kellar, mentor to Harry Houdini, frequently ...

Kellita Maloof had been dancing since she was young. But she didn’t fully appreciate what dance had given her until she was recovering from a flare up of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disorder ...

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 ...

Burlesque packed as much drama into its 120-minute runtime as it did music, but there was plenty of tension off-screen, too. During a recent appearance on Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard, Cher ...

Cher and Kristen Bell’s mentor-mentee relationship in Burlesque has gone beyond the big screen in the years since the film’s release. Cher, 79, and Bell, 45, costarred in the 2010 musical movie as ...

Hudson Valley-based drag king Bruce Neese is creating a Rat King act for “Land of Tease: A Nutcracker Burlesque” on Saturday at the Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy. Mustang Mayhem will ...