high heels, glitter, fringe, lipstick, BIG hair, and the power of the shimmy shake photo by Christopher Nelson
..FABULOUS people who love a FABULOUS show!!!
photo by Chris Nelson. Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Martin Denny, Yma Sumac, The Andrews Sisters, Link Ray, Sidney Bechet, Ronnie Magri, and Serge Gainsbourg, just to name a few....
Footlight Parade, Monster and the Stripper, Busby Berkley musicals, King Creole, Blue Hawaii, Some Like It Hot, The Women.....all things campy, vampy, and vintage!
photo by Chris Nelson
photo by Chris Nelson
All the Striptease greats:From the suggestive humor of Gypsy Rose Lee and the polished high-class elegance of Lily St. Cyr and the oft-imitated, prop-heavy cabaret of Sally Rand, to the buxom bounty of Tempest Storm and the firey ingenuity of Blaze Starr.The Atomic Bombshells also want to thank the original burlesque stars of the 40's and 50's who personally passed on their classic moves back in New Orleans when we were getting started. THANK YOU to Kitty West, Wild Cherry and Tajma... the bump-n-grind guidance you gave was invaluable!!! Many Thanks as well to Oliver costume designs in New Orleans...your creative vision continues to inspire to this day! Costuming by Oliver designs, New Orleans; J. Von Stratton Designs, Seattle, with embellishment assistance by Taylor Strong and most pasties by Twirly Girl, Seattle. Artistic Director, Susanna Welbourne