TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – A jazzy band behind her and 100 people crowded into a bar before her, the evening’s emcee walked on to stage wearing a Victorian outfit of corsets, bustles, bloomers and a ...

Go to any of the local burlesque performances and it’s easily understood by the standing-room-only crowds that there’s a following and that Tucson is a burlesque kind of town. Yet that doesn’t mean ...

Now anyone can learn the fundamentals of burlesque with the cast of Gypsy Layne Cabaret and Co. in this 3-hour workshop filled with fun, laughs, good times, and a lot of heart. In a safe and welcoming ...

This time of year, some things are meant to go together: mint and chocolate, Rudolph and Santa, Swallow Hill and spangles. Catch the belles of bump ‘n grind Orchid Mei, Violetta Volare, Tatianna TaTa, ...

ADAMS — When folks audition for Gypsy Layne Cabaret, Berkshire County’s premiere burlesque troupe, they tend to have one question: “Will I have to strip down to my pasties?” The company’s founder and ...

Get ready to shake, bump, and grind. The 7th Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival shimmies down to New Orleans this weekend for four nights and three days of live burlesque shows, parties, and ...

Two years ago, the producers of the RVA Burlesque Festival were in mourning: the event they had been planning for years fell victim to the pandemic and was canceled just weeks before showtime. But ...

The burlesque renaissance seems like it shimmied into Washington a bit late. The art form, which, for the record, isn't stripping but a camp theatrical dance that originated in the late 1800s, busted ...