A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous...
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American burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall, and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in...
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Look up burlesque in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burlesque is a classic musical or theatrical entertainment of parodic humour. Burlesque may also...
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Burlesque is a 2010 American backstage musical film written and directed by Steven Antin. It stars Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet...
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Neo-burlesque, or new burlesque, is the revival and updating of the traditional American burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional burlesque...
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Dirty Martini (born Linda Marraccini) is an American burlesque dancer, pin-up model and dance teacher. She is best known for her over-the-top performance...
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Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released by Screen Gems, Inc and RCA Records on November...
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Empire Burlesque is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 10, 1985 on Columbia Records. Self-produced...
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Dita Von Teese (category American neo-burlesque performers)
vedette, burlesque dancer, model, and businesswoman. She is credited with re-popularizing burlesque performance, earning the moniker "Queen of Burlesque". Von...
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Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as travesty or extravaganza, is a genre of theatrical entertainment that was popular in Victorian England and in...
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Burlesque is a musical with a book by Steven Antin, including additional material by Kate Wetherhead, and music and lyrics by Christina Aguilera, Sia...
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Minsky's Burlesque refers to the brand of American burlesque presented by four sons of Louis and Ethel Minsky: Abraham 'Abe' Bennett Minsky (1880–1949)...
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Burlesque in Harlem (also released as Rock & Roll Burlesque and A French Peep Show) is a 1949 revue film directed by William D. Alexander that features...
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Dildoides (redirect from Dildoides: A Burlesque Poem)
Dildoides: A Burlesque Poem is a 1706[clarification needed] work by Samuel Butler about a collection of dildos that was seized and destroyed by the authorities...
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Lady of Burlesque (also known as The G-String Murders and in the UK, Striptease Lady) is a 1943 American musical comedy-mystery film, produced by RKO...
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of the non-fiction book Pretty Things: the Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens, (HarperCollins 2006) and the novel Sporting Guide (Regan Arts/Phaidon...
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The Pussycat Dolls (redirect from Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Troupe)
Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe...
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"Burlesque" is a song written by Roger Chapman and John Whitney and performed by English rock band Family. It was first released as a single on the Reprise...
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The Burlesque Hall of Fame (BHOF) is the world's only museum dedicated to the history, preservation, and future of the art of burlesque. Located in the...
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Peepshow was a burlesque show created by Jerry Mitchell and the longest-running live show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. The...
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Burlesque Fairytales is a 2009 British thriller film written and directed by Susan Luciani set in a fictional 1930s London theatre starring an ensemble...
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Danielle Colby (category American neo-burlesque performers)
attended a burlesque performance starring comedian Margaret Cho and dancer Satan's Angel. This prompted in her a desire to become a burlesque dancer; and...
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Angelique Pettyjohn (section Burlesque)
Perrins; March 11, 1943 – February 14, 1992) was an American actor and burlesque queen. She appeared as the drill thrall Shahna in the Star Trek: The Original...
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concert residencies. Outside of music, she also starred in the 2010 film Burlesque and contributed to its soundtrack, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination...
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Grant Lee Buffalo (redirect from Shiva Burlesque)
All three were previously members of another Los Angeles band, Shiva Burlesque. In the late 1980s, Jeffrey Clark, Grant-Lee Phillips, James Brenner and...
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Danny Thomas (section The Wonderful World of Burlesque)
Ann (July 1, 2014). This Was Burlesque. Open Road Media. ISBN 9781497659070 – via Google Books. "Wonderful World of Burlesque I, The (1965) - Overview -...
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Striptease (category Burlesque)
performs a striptease is commonly known as a "stripper" or an "exotic" or "burlesque" dancer. The origins of striptease as a performance art are disputed and...
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Canasta is a New York City-based Neo-Burlesque performer. She is the producer and host of Sweet & Nasty Burlesque, and the featured performer in the New...
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SuicideGirls (section Blackheart Burlesque)
female. SuicideGirls' 15th anniversary was celebrated at its Peek-A-Boo burlesque show, which is a regular act at Pour Vous nightclub in Los Angeles, and...
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Murray Hill (performer) (category American neo-burlesque performers)
to Death on HBO. He also appears with burlesque performer Dirty Martini in Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque. Hill and Michael Musto appeared in the...
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