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Burlesque is a 2010 American backstage musical film written and directed by Steven Antin. It stars Cher , Christina Aguilera , Kristen Bell , Cam Gigandet , Stanley Tucci , Julianne Hough , Alan Cumming , and Peter Gallagher , and features cameos from Dianna Agron , and James Brolin .
Burlesque performers — people who have been professional burlesque entertainers during their careers. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories ...
Advertisement for a burlesque troupe, 1898 Souvenir programme for Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué. American burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall, and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in the United States in the late 1860s and slowly evolved to feature ribald comedy and female nudity.
Pages in category "American burlesque performers" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Louise Henderson (burlesque) (dates unknown) Phyllis Bedells (1893–1985), first British prima ballerina, teacher, London Empire Theatre, Covent Garden, also in musicals; Immodesty Blaize (born c. 1978), burlesque dancer, show girl; Teneisha Bonner (1981–2019), hip hop and street dancer; Deborah Bull (born 1963), ballet dancer, broadcaster
Heather Renée Sweet (born September 28, 1972), known professionally as Dita Von Teese, is an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, actress, and businesswoman. [1] She is credited with re-popularizing burlesque performance, earning the moniker "Queen of Burlesque".
The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainstream as a pop group. [2]
Burlesque on Ben-Hur, c. 1900. A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. [1]