burlesque
From sports to catwalks to burlesque, inside the 'creative' 150-year history of the jockstrap: 'They reveal, they conceal'
March 8, 2024 | 9:30amInvented in 1874, the strappy little staple of yore has become a sex symbol of sorts with a reach well beyond the athletic world.
Dita Von Teese praises Taylor Swift as the 'best experience' she's had teaching burlesque to an artist
January 9, 2024 | 3:17pmTaylor Swift has gotten the thumbs-up from none other than burlesque queen Dita Von Teese when it comes to the sultry moves that she put on display in her “Bejeweled”...
Burlesque dancer idolized pole dancers over Disney princesses
October 28, 2023 | 2:07pmThroughout her childhood, Fancy Feast dreamed of being a pole dancer. “It just seemed like a more fun, interesting, and expansive way to live one’s life."
There are less than 10 Empire Strips Back shows left. Get them now
July 19, 2023 | 3:48pmDo or do not. There is no try when it comes to seeing The Empire Strips Back.
How much are tickets to see 'The Empire Strips Back' in NYC?
June 27, 2023 | 2:29pmThese might be just the droids you're looking for.
'Empire Strips Back' is a strange journey into nerd fantasy
May 18, 2023 | 4:36pmPrincess Leia gyrates alongside a remote-controlled R2D2 — its red-and-blue light blinking in ecstasy.
Half-nude stormtroopers to invade NYC theater
March 18, 2023 | 7:36am"The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody" opens on May 10 at the Orpheum Theater in the East Village.
Dita Von Teese talks fetishes, fashion and dancing with Taylor Swift
February 9, 2023 | 10:03am"I’m 50, but I feel better and stronger than I ever have," Von Teese tells Page Six Style. "What I’m doing now, I couldn’t have done in my 20s."
Critics accuse male models of running ‘Fyre Fest of burlesque’
January 9, 2023 | 12:30pmThe bodybuilder behind this variety show admitted to The Post that his ticketing model is deceitful and based on using online listings as a shell-game.
Less is more: NYC showgirls take it off for upcoming calendar
October 1, 2022 | 10:10amA bevy of burlesque dancers can be found stripteasing in nightclubs throughout the Big Apple.
NYC nightlife gets a jolt with jugglers, belly dancers, sword swallowers
April 26, 2022 | 3:33pmNYC nightclubs are raising their game this spring as they look to revive the post-pandemic scene with over-the-top entertainment that includes sword swallowers, belly dancers, magicians and “next-level pole dancing.”
Bettie Page and Bunny Yeager's sultriest shots up for sale
May 14, 2021 | 5:03pmThe auction will include unpublished pictures and negatives of midcentury beauties, spanning thousands of items across 380 lots.
Tempest Storm, burlesque star who dated JFK and Elvis, dead at 93
April 21, 2021 | 6:43pmThe fiery redhead said she dated Elvis Presley and former President John F. Kennedy.
Japan's coronavirus lockdown strips exotic dancer of her savings
May 5, 2020 | 2:52pmTOKYO - Exotic dancer Aya Yumiko has been living off her savings since March waiting for the bars and clubs in Tokyo where she performs in burlesque shows to reopen....
How a strip club turned takeout into a burlesque show
April 30, 2020 | 12:35amAn Oregon strip club has launched a drive-thru burlesque show featuring exotic dancers for people who order food during the coronavirus pandemic. Lucky Devil Lounge owner Shon Boulden told The...
Burlesque star’s old Gramercy Park co-op is for sale
July 24, 2019 | 7:48pmThis Gramercy Park co-op was once home to the late burlesque star Sherry Britton, born Edith Zack, who performed in the 1930s and early 1940s. At 5-foot-3, she had an...
Burlesque dancers feud over sexual assault accusations
January 5, 2019 | 6:49pmThey’ve got their pasties in a twist. A burlesque beauty is claiming she’s being blackballed by colleagues spreading lies that she sexually assaulted a fellow dancer. Sydni Deveraux, aka “The...
Boyfriend charged in stabbing death of burlesque dancer
June 19, 2018 | 10:45amAn upstate burlesque dancer was stabbed to death — and police have charged her boyfriend with murder after nabbing him across the country, according to reports. Robert Norry was arrested...
'Star Wars' burlesque show takes the galaxy by storm
June 8, 2018 | 4:05pmBurlesque performers take center-stage during "The Empire Strips Back: A Star Wars Burlesque Parody" in Los Angeles, California.
Burlesque producer: Ex-performer falsely accused me of rape
November 10, 2017 | 1:58pmA top burlesque producer claims one of his ex-performers, stage named "Bunny Buxom," and her pals have coopted the #MeToo movement to falsely accuse him of rape. The producer, Joseph...