Burlesque performance is not striptease. Neither is it a drag show. In the case of "Wild Encounters," a burlesque show on stage Oct. 6 at The Meteor in Bentonville, it's "a fresh take on a ...

Cory Royer remembers creating neighborhood parties when he was 8, organizing pep rallies in high school and parties and functions for his fraternity in college. He sees organizing a four-day event ...

Burlesque is a captivating form of performance art that combines humor, dance and theatrics that emerged in the 7th century as satirical entertainment. Cynthia Erivo Reopens Plaza Theatre in Palm ...

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 ...

From the late 19th century to the mid 20th century burlesque celebrated its golden age. A relic of the past for many decades, an unlikely worldwide rise from the ashes has seen burlesque heating up ...

Burlesque and Harvard may seem mutually exclusive. However, Dolores Sparkles, who was a medieval studies major at the prestigious Cambridge, Mass., university, entered the world of burlesque in late ...

With names like that, you’ve no doubt stepped into “Operation Bombshell,” a military-themed burlesque show courtesy of Naked Stage Productions taking place tonight and Saturday at The Blue Loon.

Local burlesque fans may recognize Michelle L'amour from her 2010 New Orleans Burlesque Festival performance or recent appearances in Bella Blue's Dirty Dime Peepshow. But she's also become a familiar ...

Rhinestones, fringe, laughter and dancing — anything can happen on a burlesque stage. The Lalas, a Los Angeles-based burlesque group, are set to perform two shows at the Hollywood Casino Columbus ...