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A closer look at Seattle’s unsung hero: the Jewelbox.
The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, 2322 2nd Avenue, Seattle Reach back- way back- into Seattle entertainment history and you’ll find that many roads lead to The Rendezvous. The multipurpose space, which...
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Raging sluts and drunken aristocrats.
Cherry Manhattan and Sinner Saint Burlesque in Long Kiss Goodnight, through March 14 (Photo by Danny Boulet of WittyPixel Photography) Sinner Saint Burlesque’s brand new run Long Kiss Goodnight has...
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Boom Boom L’Roux’s Late Night Revue in photos (2-6-13).
Last week’s Late Night Revue at Can Can (Wednesday, February 6) was a much-talked about event featuring some top-notch talent. The show’s namesake and producer Boom Boom L’Roux has done an exemplary...
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The Beautiful People: TFU4 continues at Re-bar February 22-23
No one would have guessed a bizarre little show with an expletive for a name would become an annual staple for artists nudging burlesque a little farther from plucky bra strap popping into...
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20 girls, 40 pasties, and 1 big ass band: a Heavenly Spies anniversary gala.
Celebrate 10 years of high kicks and hairspray with The Heavenly Spies (Photo by Calima Portraits) My absolute favorite burlesque-dance-girlie-gang hybrid, The Heavenly Spies, have reached a milestone...
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“COME ON DOWN!”- this week’s picks of the glitter.
I’m at a complete loss for a clever caption here… (Pin-up artby Gil Elvgren) Showcase Showdown: A Burlesque Game Show to Benefit PAWS @ Re-Bar March 14-16 7:30 pm Our top pick of the (g)litter this...
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Shimmying into Spring with Tanya of The Burlesque Boutique.
To know Tanya Harris is to love her, no matter how you’ve made her acquaintance. She enchants as Ruby Mimosa (“The Island Flower”) of The Atomic Bombshells, shares shimmy secrets as an instructor at...
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A sneak peek at KINGS: A Boylesque Extravaganza.
Australia’s Captain Kidd With less than a week until KINGS: A Boylesque Extravaganza hits Seattle’s expansive Triple Door, the first thing we need to divulge is that as of this writing, the only...
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Spring is for love letters: a long distance Q&A with Jett Adore.
The Stage Door Johnnies at BHoF (POC Photo) Ah, Jett Adore. The name rolls gorgeously off the tongue, sending one into a reverie of fleeting moments shared recently in Seattle… there was the brief but...
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The return of the Naked Girls.
Jesse Belle-Jones, as photographed by Greg Holloway Seattle burlesquer Jesse Belle-Jones is fast approaching the need for a few more dashes/hyphens/slashes in her name and list of titles. Most know...
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Picks of the Glitter April 19-24.
Lola Frost of the Vancouver Burlesque Centre guests this weekend at For Love & Money This week’s quick & dirty burlesque show picks stretch all the way from Columbia City to the Big Apple:...
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La Femme Céleste: Portland’s Big Time! Burlesque welcomes Jo Weldon; KINGS...
Madison Moone, Production Manager of Big Time! Burlesque (Photo by Matt Adamik) Portland’s Big Time! Burlesque and musical paramour Orchestre L’Pow share a grandiose vision of glamour in their...
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Ultimate Grand Supreme! A royal Northwest tour kicks off in Seattle.
This weekend! The clouds have lifted, the sun is shining, and there’s burlesque royalty sashaying through the springtime hamlets of Seattle and Olympia. Portland’s Russell Bruner (Reigning King of...
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Through the Looking Glass: this week’s Pick of the Glitter.
Through the Looking Glass: the Burlesque Alice in Wonderland will enchant at the Triple Door May 15-18 (All photos by Scott Butner) This week’s Pick of the Glitter is a classic tale cleverly...
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Sad news from San Francisco.
Sparkly Devil in 2011, competing for the title Reigning Queen of Burlesque in Las Vegas. (POC Photo) Burlesque Seattle Press is greatly saddened by the news of the sudden passing of burlesque performer...
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Solid Gold: Sydni Deveraux heads to Vegas to compete for “Reigning Queen” 2013.
Sydni Deveraux competes this week for the title Reigning Queen of Burlesque (Photo by La Photographie) ~ Written by/interview by Jessica Price If you are familiar with Sydni Deveraux – aka Seattle’s...
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Burlesque Hall of Fame: Tournament of Tease winners 2013!
Rise and shine…the results of the Burlesque Hall of Fame’s 23rd Annual Tournament of Tease (Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Las Vegas) are: BEST DEBUT Lada Redstar (Sarajevo – Former Yugoslavia) *Stay tuned...
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Lada Redstar: the “Hot Pinup from the Cold” performs at Lily Verlaine’s...
Lada Redstar, BHoF’s Best Debut winner, performs June 8 at Nightcap. (Photo by Justine Maillard) Lada Redstar sits across the table at her friend Lily Verlaine’s studio, listening intently to the...
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Picks of the Glitter: June 17-24.
Forgive our recent absence from the fourth dimension (which is of course, the internet)…Burlesque Seattle Press has been looking for new offices in which to set up our laptops and cameras. While we...
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Burlesque = Magic: Sailor St. Claire on Accio Burlesque.
Accio Burlesque hits the Annex next weekend. ~ Written by Jessica P. As someone who never ‘got into’ the Harry Potter series (though I had plenty of my own obsessions growing up and picked up more than...
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