American burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall, and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in... 35 KB (4,035 words) - 19:42, 28 March 2024 |
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... 29 KB (3,414 words) - 11:44, 30 April 2024 |
Burlesque is a 2010 American backstage musical film written and directed by Steven Antin. It stars Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet... 44 KB (3,915 words) - 10:03, 23 April 2024 |
Neo-burlesque, or new burlesque, is the revival and updating of the traditional American burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional burlesque... 16 KB (1,752 words) - 09:06, 12 March 2024 |
to: American burlesque, a form of variety show popular from the 1860s Neo-Burlesque, a revival and updating of the traditional American burlesque performance... 2 KB (211 words) - 17:09, 3 March 2024 |
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)... 13 KB (1,788 words) - 21:59, 16 January 2024 |
author of the non-fiction book Pretty Things: the Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens, (HarperCollins 2006) and the novel Sporting Guide (Regan Arts/Phaidon... 5 KB (509 words) - 10:00, 30 April 2024 |
Zorita (born Kathryn Boyd, 30 August 1915 – 12 November 2001) was an American burlesque dancer. She was best known for a twenty-minute dance which she performed... 7 KB (693 words) - 03:54, 24 May 2021 |
Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as travesty or extravaganza, is a genre of theatrical entertainment that was popular in Victorian England and in... 23 KB (2,862 words) - 07:06, 27 April 2024 |