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NEWS about the burlesque scene with a focus on the New Orleans connection...
 08-17: CITY IS GEARING UP FOR THE NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE FESTIVAL 2011
The 3rd Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival is set to hit the city at Harrah’s and House of Blues on September 15th - 17th. Performers from around the world will be arriving to show off their acts and assets in what promises to be the best festival yet in this yearly celebration of all that’s wonderful about burlesque.
See the New Orleans Burlesque Fest website for more info.
07-22: DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, A SECOND SHOW HAS BEEN ADDED BY DITA VON TEESE, STARTING AT 11 PM
06-22: DITA VON TEESE RETURNS TO NEW ORLEANS WITH “BURLESQUE: STRIP, STRIP, HOORAY” SHOW AT HOB ON JULY 26TH
from her recent news release:
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Dita Von Teese brings her variety show "Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray!" to the House of Blues in New Orleans, Dallas and Houston this July.
WIN TICKETS TO THE DITA VON TEESE SHOW AT NEW ORLEANS HOUSE OF BLUES
DITA VON TEESE BRINGS HER VARIETY SHOW “BURLESQUE: STRIP STRIP HOORAY!” TO THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN NEW ORLEANS, AND BUSTOUT BURLESQUE IS GIVING AWAY FREE TICKETS! BURLESQUE: STRIP STRIP HOORAY! Tuesday July 26, 2011 House of Blues New Orleans Doors 7pm/Showtime 8pm The show is a 90-minute spectacle featuring MC Murray Hill and special guests of Burlesque, including Dirty Martini, Selene Luna, Monsieur Romeo (Host of the L’Effleur Des Sens), Medianoche and Lada (from the World Famous, Crazy Horse Paris). The show treats audiences to three of Von Teese’s most spectacular performances, including her new Swarovski Martini Glass act which she calls her “ultimate, most decadent, and dazzling martini glass ever!” This beautiful art-deco style cocktail glass is crystalized from top to bottom and features over 250,000 Swarovski crystals. Von Teese will also perform her “Rhinestone Cowgirl” show which features her dressed in head to toe pink Swarovski crystal, twirling sparkling guns, and strutting around in custom-made Christian Louboutin Cowboy boots complete with spurs a spinnin'. After strip-teasing out of her rhinestone chaps, Dita seductively rides the world's most glamorous authentic mechanical bull.
HOW TO WIN: Let us know why you'd like to see Strip Strip Hooray, and we'll pick 4 winners. Each winner will receive 1 ticket to the show at House of Blues New Orleans. You must be 21+ to enter. Contest begins NOW! Email: info@bustoutburlesque.com Contest sponsored by Rick Delaup, Producer of Bustout Burlesque.
"Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray!" is a 90-minute spectacle starring burlesque's brightest star Dita Von Teese, featuring MC Murray Hill alongside a brilliant cast of Dita's favorite burlesque acts. Following 2 sold-out runs at the Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, Von Teese is taking this show on the road for the very first time. The International Queen of Burlesque will perform three of her world renowned acts, including her brand new Swarovski Martini Glass show.
Dita's giant Swarovski martini glass features over 250,000 Swarovski crystals, making it her most opulent burlesque prop ever! "My martini glass act has been my most popular burlesque act for over a decade, and it’s a seen a few reinventions over the years, but finally I’ve fulfilled my dream to create the ultimate, most decadent and dazzling martini glass ever! This beautiful art-deco style cocktail glass is crystallized from top-to-bottom entirely in brilliant sparkling Swarovski crystal, and I’m thrilled to bring it on tour this year!" says Von Teese.
For more information, please visit dita.net.
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Stay tuned for more features about the fabulous Dita Von Teese, including her interview with Burlesque Scene from last year’s show here in NOLA.
04-07: DITA VON TEESE FEATURED IN MEN’S STYLE MAGAZINE
Dita Von Teese appears on the cover and inside Men's Style Magazine (Australia) photographed by Simon Lekias. The shoot took place when Dita was in Sydney last September for her "Be Cointreauversial" shows.
Miss Von Teese is a favorite among locals (and ours), having in part begun her burlesque career here in New Orleans, and appeared many times at places such as “The Shim Sham Club” - now known as “One Eyed Jack’s”. Last July, Dita appeared at the House of Blues with her burlesque show to sold out audiences (who want her back!). Burlesque Scene’s honorary advisor Ronnie Magri played in the house band quite often during her performances, while Bustout Burlesque producer Rick Delaup photographed her. See Burlesque Scene, Issue 2 for that story...
Rick Delaup’s Bustout Burlesque’s next show is April 2nd at House of Blues. See BustoutBurlesque.com and NewOrleansBurlesqueFest.com for more about Rick’s very entertaining shows.
 03-18: DAMES D’LISH OPEN A NEW VENUE, JOHN PAUL’S BAR
Cherrie Derriere, Eden Le Claire, and Lola Vicious of Dames D’Lish Cabaret Burlesque. Photo by Jeff Teachworth for Burlesque Scene.
Tonight the Dames D'Lish Cabaret burlesque troupe are opening at a new burlesque venue, John Paul's Bar at 940 Elysian Fields, near the corner of St. Claude.
The owners, John and Paul offer a variety of entertainment to the treasured Marigny area. When they heard about the possibility of a burlesque troupe performing on their newly renovated stage, they jumped at the chance. "Our customers are a colorful mixture of straight and gays, all very nice people who love a good show." said Paul Chiriaco, co-owner. "We want to have the best mix of entertainment in the area, along with great bar specials and the friendliest place for all types of people to go out to have a great time."
For additional information on Dames D’Lish, visit http://www.damesdlish.com
01-17: DITA VON TEESE STARRING IN EPISODE OF CSI ON JANUARY 20TH
Photo: (left/right) Sonja Flemming/CBS and (middle) Randy Tepper/CBS © 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Dita Von Teese guest stars as a school teacher who performs burlesque after hours in an episode of the TV series CSI (Vegas). The episode ("A Kiss Before Frying") will air in the USA on January the 20th, 2011 (note that the date has been changed since the previous newsletter). Please check your local area listings for times. Airing of the episode outside of the US will depend on foreign network schedules and will be different for every country where CSI is shown. (story courtesy of Dita Von Teese news)
For additional information on CSI, visit http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/
To see pictures from the episode visit http://dita.tk/csipics and
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/photos/Season_11_Episode_12/5/0/
To see a trailer of the forthcoming episode visit http://dita.tk/csitrailer
 12-10: INTERNATIONAL BURLESQUE STAR MICHELLE L’AMOUR TO PERFORM WITH BUSTOUT BURLESQUE DEC 17th
Michelle L’amour of Chicago is Miss Exotic World 2005. Chicago Magazine calls her “The Reigning Queen of Bump and Grind.”
Since 2002, L’amour has been seen by more than 100 million people on five continents as a result of her awe inspiring performances on stage, television (Semi Finalist for “America’s Got Talent” – Season One, Featured on Showtime’s “Sexual Healing”) and international documentaries (“What a Booty”, “The Art and Heart of the Tease”, and “Burlesque Undressed”).
Acclaimed by burlesque legends like Dixie Evans and Bunny Yeager (who featured Michelle in her most recent book, Lamour has teased from Sao Paulo to Switzerland, Toronto to London, Los Angeles to Paris.
As an instructor, Michelle L’amour has taught more than 3500 women, been featured in magazines like Woman’s Health, and is often called upon by Dr. Laura Berman (America’s leading relationship counselor) to lend her talents to women struggling with their self esteem. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn from burlesque striptease sensation Michelle L’amour!
12-7: TRAVEL CHANNEL NAMES BUSTOUT BURLESQUE ONE OF THE TOP TEN BURLESQUE SHOWS IN THE WORLD
From the article: “Burlesque performers around the world have mastered the art of the tease in shows that are playful, sexy and even comedic. This old-fashioned entertainment is making a comeback with supper clubs and traveling troupes of sexy dancers who perform in choreographed shows in high-class settings. Check out our burlesque slideshow and visit the top 10 burlesque shows around the world.”
Read the story at http://www.travelchannel.com’s Top_10_Burlesque_Shows
11-15: READ OUR BURLESQUE SCENE SECTION - INCLUDES WEEKLY COLUMN: AT NOLANIGHTLIFE.COM
http://www.nolanitelife.com/burlesque.html
9-4: SLOW BURN DEBUTS “PRETTY NOT PRACTICAL” SHOW
7-22: DITA ON CNN CONNECTOR: WATCH NEW ORLEANS’ BURLESQUE SENSATION, DITA VON TEESE’S INTERVIEW AS THE FRIDAY CNN “CONNECTOR”
7-22: DITA AND COMPANY - BIG SHOW AT HOB: What a blast! You really brought the House of Blues down with your personality and high energy! Murray Hill was a firecracker of an MC. Selene Luna, Duke Lafayette, Coco Lectric and Perle Noire were a smorgasboard of entertainment! Please all hurry back to New Orleans.
7-17: CONGRATULATIONS TO KITTY TWIST OF BUSTOUT BURLESQUE: For being selected to be part of Dita’s stage show on July 19th and 20th.
7-5: ADOPTAUNIT.ORG: We support our Louisiana troops by attending "Va-Va Victory" at the Howlin' Wolf on July 9th to see Fleur de Tease donate their performance. AdoptaUnit.org
7-3: NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE FEST LINEUP: Check out the great lineup for the Fest here: http://neworleansburlesquefest.com/performers/
6-26: DITA’s HOUSE OF BLUES NEW ORLEANS LINEUP: Dita von Teese, Perle Noire, Coco Lectric, Selene Luna, Duke Layayette, MC Murray Hill. Also appearing onstage will be New Orleans’ own Roxie le Rouge and Foxy Flambeau from Bustout Burlesque. This is the most accurate news we have heard so far...
6-21: NEWS - We heard that New Orleans’ Roxie le Rouge and Coco Lectric from Texas are slated to perform with Dita at her HOB show.
June 14th: Confirmed that Dita von Teese is performing in NOLA on July 19th & 20th, and that the House of Blues is the place. Tickets on sale at HOB now.
Excerpted from: “Women We Love: Dita von Teese” by Dominique Zonyéé, Limite
The “Queen of Burlesque”, sexiness, elegance, and fetish, Miss Dita Von Teese is a fair skinned beauty that we all can’t help but love. Armed with a vintage style and enough sexual confidence for all of female-kind. Dita is one of the first names that comes to mind where modern dance is involved. As an accomplished ballerina, model, and burlesque dancer Von Teese, born Heather Sweet, is in a sex class of her own. read more here
May 25th: DITA VON TEESE IS COMING TO NEW ORLEANS IN JULY!!!
From her Twitter: @DitaVonTeese “My New Orleans show will be in July....more info to come! I LOVE New Orleans, and can't wait to be back! It's been years!” Burlesque Scene will keep you updated as more details are released.
Dita’s Website: http://www.dita.net/
Charleston Burlesque Fest feature and gallery is here.
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A Peek Into “Peek-A-Boo Revue” Stars
January 4, 2010 - Excerpted from Simply Burlesque (http://itssimplyburlesque.wordpress.com/)
Since the early ‘90s, burlesque has seen resurgence in American nightlife. The Johnny Depp owned Viper Room in Los Angeles housed one of the first major burlesque troupes to gain national prominence: the Pussycat Dolls. Founded in 1995 by dancer Robin Antin, with the help of actress Christina Applegate (Married With Children, Samantha Who?), the group went on to spawn a hit making music group and a Las Vegas revue at Caesars Palace. Clubs like Forty Deuce have sprung up across the country and burly stars like Dita Von Teese and the New York City eatery, The Box, have gained mainstream appeal (the latter has been featured on the CW’s teen soap Gossip Girl as the fictional burlesque club, Victrola). Read more story and interview at Simply Burlesque...
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OLDER NEWS
Alice Schiller, Burlesque Entrepreneur,
Dies at Age 95
Alice Schiller was a well-brought-up woman from the midwest who burst into tears on the day her husband told her he opened a burlesque club in Los Angeles, but then rebounded to manage the Pink Pussycat of Hollywood, making it one of the most successful, celebrated and talked about feathered nightclubs of its time. Mrs. Schiller died in her sleep at the age of 95 on Dec. 19,2009 at her Washington home.
 "She came to see burlesque as an art form and fun entertainment. She treated people with respect and dignity and wanted to make the place something she was proud of," Carole Feld said about her aunt. Her house and her own wardrobe were all shades of pink, so Alice made the club pink through and through, and it proved to be the color of her success. According to her niece’s account, Alice Schiller never drank, smoked or swore, and had definitely never planned to own a supper club in which performers left the stage much less clothed than when they came on. Ironically, for two decades, from the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Schiller found her calling and made the Pink Pussycat into a huge success.
The club was located near the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, and was popular with tourists and locals, acclaimed for its sparkling stage shows and star-studded celebrity clientele.
It even entertained such Hollywood royalty as the Rat Pack, and rightly so. Dancers were given stage names like Fran Sinatra, Deena Martin, Samya Davis Jr, and Peeler Lawford. The stars couldn’t resist seeing their stand-ins.
The Pink Pussycat had become also internationally famous due to its related academy of higher education, the Pink Pussycat College of Strip Tease, fondly referred to as the Navel Academy of the West. Wives were encouraged to attend and only classy entertainment was allowed.
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