Arts & Entertainment - July 14, 2009
Saucy for a good cause
It might not have been quite as colorful as the likes of San Francisco's Barbary Coast or The Tenderloin in Manhattan, but there was a time when Milwaukee had its own pleasure quarter, and "Spectacular! Spectacular! A Burlesque Bash" is doing its damnedest to recreate those late-19th century days.
Tags: spectacular spectacular, burlesque bash, burlesque, fashion, brew city bombshells, elements of style, red light district, crohn's & colitis foundation of america

Arts & Entertainment - March 9, 2009
Foreplay Mondays steam up the start of the week
This January saw the launch of the Erotic Milwaukee Show's Foreplay Mondays and let's just say that the start of the work week has never been so steamy. It goes down every Monday at the Miramar Theater, 2844 N. Oakland Ave., but it's got the sauciness of a Saturday night. In fact, it's probably the most action you're going to get all week.
Tags: erotic milwaukee, foreplay mondays, miramar theatre, sex week, alley cat revue, madam amanda, burlesque, laura anne stuart, the tool shed

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 25, 2008
Interview with a burlesque dancer
Meet Ava Von Sweets, a burlesque performer who likes to perform -- and get super sassy -- for Milwaukee audiences. Von Sweets is in the Alley Cat Revue, a new Brew City burlesque group with two upcoming performances at Stonefly Brewery.
Tags: Alley Cat Revue, Stonefly Brewing Company, burlesque, Ava Von Sweets

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 23, 2008
Mondo Lucha is much more than Mexican wrestling
The Mondo Lucha Variety Show draws inspiration from performance art's strange, seedy past with enough retro kitsch to fill a historic ballroom. It takes the art of Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling, the sass of burlesque, and the curious intrigue of carnival freak shows and throws them into a blender to create a nonsensical, yet totally mesmerizing experience.
Tags: mondo lucha variety show, mexican wrestling, lucha libre, burlesque, alley cat revue, lola van ella, deadman's carnival, brewcity bruisers, andrew gorzalski

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 16, 2005
Brew City Burlesque sauces the scene with talent, wit and strip tease
Burlesque is back, thanks to sassy troupes like Milwaukee's Brew City Burlesque. Often confused with exotic dancing, founding member Jennifer Gibson says it's "more wholesome ... than stripping."
Tags: burlesque, vauedeville, Brew City burlesque, bawdy, Club Anything, peformance art, stripper