Taking inspiration from Bettie Page and 1950s pinups, Lower East Side bar Nurse Bettie hosts twice-weekly burlesque shows on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Last Thursday (4/11), Julie Tease, ...

In the Depression-era days of Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque dancing was about as naughty, and as nude, as it got in public. The emphasis was on the tease more than the strip, until Playboy and harder-core ...

Amid flashing red lights reflecting off the walls of the Louis Room this weekend, audiences were greeted with lacy lingerie, burlesque and pole dancing performances from dancers like “Miss Demeanor” ...

There was a time when New Orleans was more famous for burlesque on Bourbon Street than for its music or food. From the late 1930s until the early 1960s, as many as 50 burlesque shows could be seen on ...