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Polynesian Burlesque?

By Jo Boobs ⋅ May 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

‘Burlesque: The islands’ pioneer burlesque house, the Beretania Theatre, was located at 1229 Kamanuwai Lane in a congested urban slum a block mauka of Chinatown.’Here is the story behind one of Hawaii’s “firsts,” as noted by former state statistician Robert C. Schmitt.
It’s only a paragraph, but it’s a good one!
I used to teach my workshops […]

Book Review: Vintage Hairstyling

By Jo Boobs ⋅ May 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I am pretty lame about my hair, seriously. When I was in high school–I had curly hair in the 70s, not a good thing–I hated my hair as only a high-schooler can. It took me years to learn to just tolerate it, and when I worked in strip joints I was constantly flinging it around […]

Book Review: Minsky’s Burlesque

By Jo Boobs ⋅ March 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Minsky’s Burlesque: A Fast and Funny Look at America’s Bawdiest Era. By Morton Minsky and Milt Machlin. Arbor House, New York, 1986.
From the first sentence:
“I was only fifteen and still wearing knickers when I got my first look at the bouncing, bawdy, and often stimulating world of burlesque…”
to the edifying appendices at the end, this […]

Rose In Bloom

By Kelly DiNardo ⋅ March 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After four weeks of previews, the new Broadway revival of Gypsy opens tonight. The musical about burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee stars Laura Benanti, left, in the title role and Patti Lupone as Mama Rose.
The Hollywood Reporter offers up this bit of Gypsy trivia:
The role of Mama Rose won a 1975 best actress Tony for […]

Blasphemy and Burlesque

By Jo Boobs ⋅ March 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

‘”We’re all naked in the eyes of the Lord,” says burlesque member Tanya Cheex, who’s both Mary Magdalene and the Harlot of Babylon (”interchangeable in the view of some religious zealots”).’
Getting saucy with scripture
Tanya just sent me some letters they have received since this article was published. Here is one of them:
‘To Whom It […]

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