Just the other day, I sat on a Zoom meeting with the general manager of a council-run theatre interested in booking my show Hundred Watt Club for an evening’s worth of fun and frolics. I have these ...

Creeplesque co-creators Alabaster and Presley Peach want people to get weirder…and bloodier. “We want people acting completely unhinged on stage,” Alabaster says. “We want to entice and allure and ...

Gem City Burlesque is creating a unique experience by highlighting talented performers from the Dayton area, while taking a step back in time to the days of speakeasys with live music and burlesque ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Burlesque is back at Beachland Ballroom with the annual Sweetheart Showcase just after Valentine’s Day. This year’s theme is “This is Burlesque.” The show - Saturday, Feb. 15 - is an ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A once-thriving burlesque scene is getting a glamorous revival later this month, as local performer and choreographer Jess Worley, known on stage as Scarlett Kiss, prepares to bring ...

After the pandemic stalled her plans, local artist Velvet Thorn returned to a changing scene and set out to revive burlesque with glamour, humor and purpose.

“There’s always something very chaotic that happens on stage or off during the Colorado Burlesque Festival,” says Betsy Bootknocker, one of the event’s executive producers. “I’m always curious about ...

Sins and Stardust Burlesque returns for its first show of 2026 with A Love Letter to Burlesque, a celebration of the glamour, ...