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The Burlesque Hall of Fame is proud to present its Independence Day weekend show Liber-TEASE! In partnership with Ron Decar’s Event Center, the show will feature top burlesque performers from Las Vegas and beyond, including the 2018 Miss Exotic World Runner-up Jessebelle Thunder, performing alongside legends of the classic burlesque era, Tiffany Carter and Gina BonBon.

“Burlesque has always been a celebration of our liberties,” says BHoF Executive Director Dustin M. Wax. “Since its earliest days, burlesque has pushed the limits of freedom of speech, freedom of artistic expression, freedom to do with one’s body as one wishes. What better way to celebrate our Independence Day than with a burlesque show?”

The lineup includes:

• Blanche DeBris, An American Treasure
• Bettina May, The ...

Please join us in the theater at the Clark County Library, 1401 E Flamingo Rd, at 7pm, Thursday, march 20, for an exciting panel discussion on the past, present, and future of burlesque on Las Vegas.

Las Vegas is the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” and for decades, “entertainment” in Las Vegas meant burlesque. From Harold Minsky’s first revues at the Dunes, to Lili St. Cyr’s residency at the El Rancho, and through the glamour years of the 1970s, visitors to Vegas took in some of burlesque’s greatest stars.

Learn about the history of burlesque in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the present-day burlesque revival, featuring burlesque legends and contemporary performers including: burlesque legends Tempest Storm and Tiffany Carter, 2009 Miss Exotic World Kalani Kokonuts, Las V...

Learn from the first… and the best! For the fifth blockbuster year, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Finishing School offers rare, hands-on workshops with Living Legends of the art of Burlesque. These classes are a special opportunity to learn directly from seasoned performers and headliners, each of whom has her own unique perspective on the art, and shares directly from her own experience.

Produced by the BurlyCon Burlesque Educational Convention, offerings are curated by Hall of Fame Co-Directors of Education, Jo “Boobs” Weldon (New York School of Burlesque) and Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle Academy of Burlesque), and in the past have included workshops with such notable stars as Big Fannie Annie (2009 & 2011), the late Candy “Baby” Carmello (2010), Dee Milo (2009), the late Joan Arline ...

How do you top three days (and nights) of world-class burlesque? How else? By bringing the house down with a curated cavalcade of inspirational icons and award-winning BHOF Weekend all-stars, performing a mix of their newest and most-requested acts!

Scheduled to appear (lineup subject to change):
Captain Kidd, Best Boylesque 2011
The Stage Door Johnnies, Best Group 2011
The Chicago Starlets, Best Group 2010
Dirty Martini, Miss Exotic World 2004
The Evil Hate Monkey, Best Boylesque 2010
Foxy Tann & the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams, Best Group (tie) & Most Vegas 2006
Julie Atlas Muz, Miss Exotic World 2006
Kalani Kokonuts, Miss Exotic World 2009
Ultra-Vixen Kitten Natividad, Miss Nude Universe 1973 & 1974
Marinka, Queen of the Amazons
Michelle L’amour, Miss Exotic World 2005
Mimi Le Mea...

For more of JD’s Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend coverage, please visit BurlesqueBeat.com.

54th Annual Burlesque Reunion Showcase
Orleans Showroom, Las Vegas
Friday, June 3, 2011

Every year, I gallop out to Vegas with three rambunctious questions bouncing around in my belly:  What new and exciting performers will I get to see for the first time? Will I make any money on the craps table?  And, how much time will I have to hang out and talk smack with the Legends?  Because let’s face it—those of us immersed in the burlesque world spend a lot of time watching women take their clothes off, but not nearly enough time hearing racy stories from our elders.  THIS is why we’re here.

Tiffany Carter

Which reminds me.  Have I ever told you how much I love Tiffany Carter?  Yeah yeah, she’s a ...