If you’re already gearing up for the Mermaid Parade, you might feel the rush of sweat and glamour pouring back into town from one of…
Slipper Room Owner Faces Criticism After Dropping N Bomb On Stage
Lower East Side vaudeville venue the Slipper Room is at the center of a controversy over offensive speech which began Wednesday, July 5, when host…
Disney Burlesque, a Show in a Bathtub, and More Primo Performance
THURSDAY Burlesque Tribute to the Ladies of Disney Thursday, February 3 at The Slipper Room, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show: $10 Hotsy Totsy Burlesque…
Performance Picks: Chatbots Gone Rogue, Snowed-in Radio Plays, Psychedelic Burlesque
THURSDAY Bordello: Psychedelic Thursday, January 26 at Bizarre Bushwick, 10 pm: $10 suggested donation Sinister and sultry variety show Bordello, hosted by Madame Vivien V,…
Harry Potter and Ferris Bueller Come Alive For These Adults-Only Tributes
Whether you’re a child of the ’80s or the aughts, your film heroes will come to life at these tributes to Ferris Bueller and Harry…
Castles, Vassals and Tassles: Game of Thrones Gets a Burlesque Twist
The fifth season of Game of Thrones doesn’t premiere until April 12, but if you’re missing its byzantine intrigue, bloodshed and sexiness you can quell your thirst for Westeros…
Come And Play With Hotsy-Totsy Burlesque As They Honor Stephen King
True story: Stephen King taught me the P-word. So it makes sense that Hotsy Totsy Burlesque – the troupe that tarted up The Big Lebowski –…
Harry Shearer, aka Mr. Burns, Is Bringing Richard Nixon to Hell Square
Harry Shearer, who made his name on Saturday Night Live and as a writer and star of This Is Spinal Tap, plays the ultimate villain — Mr. Burns —…
Hotsy Totsy's 'Escape From the Planet of the Cherries'
The burlesque troupe that memorably riffed on The Big Lewbowski now turns its attention to “Escape From the Planet of the Apes.”
Watch a Burlesque Version of the Dream Sequence From The Big Lebowski
As promised, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque put on a burlesque version of your favorite Cohen Brothers movie last week. No, not Inside Llewyn Davis, silly! We’re…