Burlesque may have high-kicked the bucket on the Strip. But underground in Las Vegas, tassles are twirling like it's 1949. In the past two years, attempted burlesque revivals at Pure in Caesars Palace ...

When we spoke with Bella Blue last week after she was voted the No. 16 burlesque performer around by 21st Century Burlesque magazine readers, she made a comment about New Orleans burlesque that struck ...

Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans has found itself in step with a number of hot pop-cultural trends, including craft cocktails and whiskey. Yet, it is difficult to say whether it's ironic ...

Pretty Things, Liz Goldwyn’s new documentary on burlesque striptease (HBO, July 19, 10:30 p.m.), is a tease. It claims to be an homage to a vanished art form, but actually it reveals the limitations ...

The holiday season typically means there will be ongoing performances of “The Nutcracker,””A Christmas Carol” and repeat showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Turner Classic Movies. But Boulder-based ...

Burlesque has always been a risqué business. It’s tasteful, even when it feels taboo. But that illicit treatment of the art form is what’s hindered off-Strip burlesque from becoming as mainstream as ...