The burlesque revival in the United States began in earnest during the early ’90’s and has, after nearly two decades (almost the length of burlesque’s original heyday) hit critical mass. Neo-burlesque ...

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A French Quarter burlesque queen in the 1960s, the blonde amazon known auspiciously as "The Champagne Girl" relocated to Las Vegas in the early '70s to join the Folies Bergere showgirls. But for more ...