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Big City Burlesque

Atlanta's Only All Retro Troupe!

About Me



My Interests

Burlesque,vaudeville, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, hotrods, Elvis, pin-up, Bettie Page, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, comics, dance, music, art, costuming, performing, singing, acting, comedy, drama, theatre, fashion, vintage, retro, wigs, make-up, hair, photography, modeling, The Rat Pack, Swing, WWII, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, pencil thin moustaches, lindy, drive-ins, cigarette girls, pasties, fishnets, flappers, motorcycles, hearses, rinestones, glitter, Varga, USO, pompadours, muscle cars, suicide doors, cars, convertibles, swing dancing,

I'd like to meet:

All the classic stars of stage and screen, other burlesque and vaudeville enthusiasts.

Music:

Elvis, The Voodoo Organist, Vikki Carr, Eartha Kitt, Sex Pistols, Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Big'n'Rich, Ray Charles, Circus Music, Rita Hayworth, Rockabilly, Country, Rock'n'Roll, Marlena Deitrich, Mae West, The Cramps, Louis Prima, Polka

Movies:

Gilda, All About Eve, Gone with the Wind, The Silencers, Hot Rod Girl, How to Marry a Millionare, Some Like it Hot, Monkey Business, Bye Bye Birdie, Lady of Burlesque, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Moulin Rouge, Verna: USO Girl, The Stage Door Canteen, Sunset Boulevard, Blonde Venus, His Girl Friday, Cabin in the Sky

Television:

E! True Hollywood Stories

Books:

Striptease: from Gaslight to Spotlight, The Ziegfeld Follies: A History in Text and Pictures, Always Home: 50 Years of the USO, Let the Good Times Roll: Life at Home in America During WWII, Burlesque and the Art of the Tease, Burlesque: Legendary Stars of the Stage, The Queens of Burlesque, The Bare Truth...Stars of Burlesque, The Golden Age of Advertising: The 50s, Gil Elvgren: All his glamourous American pin-ups, The Great American Pin-Up, Varga, Mae West: An Icon in Black and White

Heroes:

Gypsy Rose Lee, Bettie Page, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Tempest Storm, Sally Rand, Dixie Evans, Marlene Deitrich, Betty Grable, Mae West, Ginger Rogers, Sophia Tucker, Frannie Bryce

My Blog

Summer Sizzels with BCB


Posted by Big City Burlesque on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:40:00 PST

High Heels & Naughty Bits 05.31.08

High Heels & Naughty Bits | Saturday | May 31st | 9 pm Doors & Bar | 10 pm Show | $15 at doorPerforming at Seven Stages, Black Box in Little Five Points. Enter through Java Lords. Click for directions...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Tue, 20 May 2008 05:02:00 PST

Getting ready for the show tonight! Blossoming Beauties

Hosted By: Big City BurlesqueWhen: Saturday Apr 05, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: 7Stages1105 Eucid AveAtlanta, GA 30307United StatesDescription:Big City Burlesque Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:22:00 PST

Spring Show 04.05.08

Spring Show | Saturday | April 5th | 9 pm Doors | 10 pm Show | $15 at doorSpring into the season with the blossoming babes of Big City Burlesque.Performing at Seven Stages in Little Five Points. Click...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:33:00 PST

Springtime for BBC&V

We’re in full Bloom for our April 5th show at The & Stages Black Box with our Bevy of Buxom Beauties & a special springtime surprise. The show begins at 10:00 P.M.  and cost is $15...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PST

Peek-A-Boo for You

BCB&V Teasers at 7 Stages Black Box. Saturday March 22nd & Saturday March 29th Both shows start at 10:00 P.M. The cost is $8.00at the door for some great local bands and your favorite Fine F...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PST

Feb. 16th Show Postponed

Dear Friends We regretfully must postpone our performance on Saturday, Feb. 16th   due to continuous venu challenges.   We  have taken a brief break while...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:51:00 PST

December 15th Cancellation

Dear Friends We regretfully must cancel our performance on Saturday, December 15th, due to the challenges facing SPRING 4th with the city of Atlanta.  These difficulties with the venue are due t...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:03:00 PST

The Canary, 5th edition

Norma:  Here' you holiday cup of cheer from the Snupe Sisters.  The piping hot tell-all on BCB & V! Jeane:  Titillating tidings from the gals with the gift of gab and gossip! Norma:...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:41:00 PST

Nov 27 Starship Prizes at Teaser Tuesdays

Don't miss this Tuesday Nov 27 at the 10 High Club under Dark Horse Tavern!Big City Burlesque & Vaudeville will be performing numbers throughout the night.Prove how lucky you are during Sex Trivia! 10...
Posted by Big City Burlesque on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:10:00 PST