Cirquelesque is coming to Charm City! Some of New York's finest circus/boylesque artists are coming this weekend to perform at Boys Night – All Male Cirquelesque Revue this Saturday ni…
Magic shows are often full of tricks and spectacle, "smoke and mirrors." Going to a David London show though tends to take more of a psychological turn. There are still plenty feats of…
I've said it before, for someone with a lot of friends who perform sideshow I'm kind of squeamish. I see, maybe, half of their acts, peeking through my fingers. Imagine my delight when I fou…
Oh Mama, Mama what am I to do? I like Shakespeare but I like to shimmy too! It's ‘Shakespeare with Shake Appeal’ for two nights, Saturday, October 8th in Baltimore and then Sunda…
There is a spiritual element and aspect of ritual to burlesque and sideshow, two artforms linked to Carnival (literally translated – a farewell to the flesh). Hexwork pushes those e…
One of the things I love most about the burlesque and sideshow community is the sheer love for the craft and joy of performing that shines through when performers talk about their chosen art…
I think everyone who's ever popped a pastie or twirled a tassel has thought about jumping out of a cake. When one actually considers the logistics of doing that though it quickly becomes …
Admittedly, I haven't been to that many bachelorette parties, and with good reason " Ms. Blozia drinks a little " but the atmosphere at The Naked Magic Show at the Lincoln Theatre on S…
I'm a big fan of Christopher Guest, master of the mockumentary, and yet had shamefully never seen the movie that started it all, This is Spinal Tap, until my friends at Black Market Burlesqu…
Sometimes I hear a concept and I find it hard to envision " Shakespeare with no words for example. Having seen it, I'm now a huge fan and never miss a show. On the other hand, buff Au…
Gigi Holliday is one busy lady! From running a burlesque academy, to producing a regular show for performers of color to running three different shows at L'Enfant Café the only chance we ha…
DC hearts its nerdlesque! Do a Doctor Who-, Game of Thrones-, or Walking Dead-themed show and the fanboys and girls are sure to show up. I got a chance to chat with Maki Roll recently who…
In the Venn Diagram of your brain on burlesque and your brain on standup, Barenaked Comedy is the intersection. It made for an interesting energy flow at BNC's first show in their new home, …
And the stars look very different today. David Bowie left us poor, mere earthlings behind last month but there are two burlesque shows in his honor happening next week! Philanthrotease i…
The Round World is proud to present Avenue Burly Q, an evening of puppets and pasties, at the Bier Baron on January 31, 2016. Five of the DMV's finest (weirdest) burlesque/boylesque and vari…
You know at this time of year, so much is centered on kids and entertainment for kids. Personally … blecch! I say it's time to take that shiz back from the kids! I like my kids entertainme…
Super-excited to get to talk with Montreal's oh so fabulous Billy L'Amour, whose career spans ballet, cabaret, and burlesque and is bringing her one-woman show Gentlemen Prefer Billy to the …
The Weirdo Show is one of the DC Burlesque and Variety scene's longest running and most beloved institutions. It started in 2006 and has continued, with some brief hiatuses and producer chan…
Hello my name is Lucrezia and I am a Rocky Horror-aholic. Like I've got "Don't Dream It, Be It" tattooed on my left bicep. Growing up it helped so many of us, who felt outside and unworthy, …
This Saturday, for the first time ever, the Strathmore's new venue AMP will be featuring sideshow and variety when Atomic Doll Productions brings the New York Variety All Stars to town! We g…
TimelessTease Productions, a young burlesque troupe out of Baltimore, burst onto the scene last year with a very elaborate and scripted production, Steampunk Seductions. Since then they've d…
The Burlesque is Coming Tour is a big burlesque deal! This Game of Thrones-inspired tour is making 22 stops across the country " more than some major indie bands do! Oh, and, small detai…
If you like to combine your thrills with chills, then you'll want to be sure to catch The Apocalypse Peep Show, hosted and produced by Buster Britches, this Friday, July 3rd at 9 PM at th…
The Burlesque scene in DC and Baltimore is now a pretty vibrant one but once upon a time, about a baker's dozen years ago, it was the landscape, and not the folks on stage, that was bare. Th…
That bevy of Baltimore beauties known as Bawdy Shop Burlesque have a busy next few months. I recently got a chance to catch up with them and chat about their next show, Don't Knock the Block…