The behind-the-scenes dressing room chat between burlesque and nightlife individuals, from their origin stories, their greatest successes, and what's to come.
Caza Blanca is a spooky babe and a survivor. Indestructible from a heart attack, heart transplant, stroke, and throat cancer, Caza Blanca is providing tricks and treats to burlesque scenes in Freder…
Bender Flames is a 1/3 of Denver's own boylesque troupe Burning Loins, and is also a notable performer and solo on his own. From the wilds of North Dakota, to touring to Vienna, Bender has seen a lot…
Bea Trouble is in Tuscon, Arizona and but gets around! She is the Oral History Project Coordinator for the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, has traveled the United States as a performer, and is …
Costume designer and drag queen Pieretta Viktori's fashions have been seen on stages and television, including many memorable looks on RuPaul's Drag Race. Some of their designs are expected to appear…
Theydy Bedbug is Mx. Brooklyn 2019, and a drag creature seen around town. They produce Wannabe in Brooklyn and Primal Scream in New York.
...topics: titles, high femme boy, masculinity, gender day-to…
Self-described as "performer, burlesquer, writer, artist, pervert, teacher, 32 flavors and then some," Mary Cyn won the title of Theatre Majeure at the 2020 Silver Tusk Awards. They made appearances …
Welcome to the stage, Frankie Eleanor, producer of New York City's Latinx+ celebration Butter Pecan Burlesque (in its third year). She won Glam Master at the Silver Tusk Awards 2020, and will be seen…
New York City burlesque performer Stella Nova runs Popped Pastie Burlesque and EthnoGraphic as part of the Nova Experiment.
...topics: meeting people at shows, Northwestern to burlesque, stamina, dan…
Viktor Devonne and Josh Schonewolf, one of the masterminds behind Bearlesque, chat about the troupe's growth from one small bar show to multiple takeovers in multiple states; plus Josh's burlesque be…
Viktor Devonne talks to Rex Halligan, who is best known for his work as stage kitten, while he continues to dip into performance mode. Today we discuss the craft of kittening and how it relates to sh…
Viktor Devonne is back w/ Petra Fried, his partner in Wednesday Nights at Rockbar NYC. Petra is a drag queen who runs a full length cabaret revue as part of Petra Fried Presents. Petra has been featu…
Viktor Devonne sits with dear friend Petra Fried, his partner in Wednesday Nights at Rockbar NYC. Petra is a drag queen who runs a full length cabaret revue as part of Petra Fried Presents. Petra has…
Rocco Chanel of NJ is a naked man about town; we talk burlesque after the age of 45, what nudity means on and off stage, and the acts that resonate with him.
...topics: doffing clothing, desexualizin…
To think of New York City burlesque is to think of NYC fabuloso Fem Appeal. Foreparent of the neoburlesque scene via fifteen years of solo work plus the longrunning Kitty Nights, which ended in 2014.…
Princess Chris is a man frequently seen about at conventions dressed in Disney-inspired cosplay duds. He is the new host of "Princess Chris' Tea Party," now on Pop Insider.
... check it: https://thep…
Wonderful NYC performer Lady Mabuhay recently opened the 2019 New York Burlesque Festival, and can be seen all over the boroughs. Catch her delightful high energy work when you can! In early 2020, sh…
Viktor Devonne and Sucre a la Creme chat on the way home from the Ohio Burlesque Festival. We talk catharsis, saxophone solos, and the work that brings them together. topics: autobiographical burlesq…
Viktor Devonne and Lilith Lore chat after seventeen years of friendship, as Rocky Horror castmates to burlesque compatriots to road trip buddies. ... topics: post-9/11 RHPS, Boston, Groot and mossy c…
Hazel Tart was one of the first queens to secure a weekly show at White Elephant Burlesque's NYC home, Rockbar, and one half of Deep Fried Tart which was the first double feature Wednesday experience…
Viktor Devonne sat with Faux Pas Le Fae to talk for the bonus episodes, "And the Rest is Drag," which features portions of this episode - but we got to talking! Faux Pas is a great theatrical enterta…