They helped her become Perle Noire, a name inspired by burlesque star Josephine Baker, who was called "The Black Pearl." Here, she explains how much time, work, and emotional energy goes into ...

NEW ORLEANS — In one sequence of “Bustout Burlesque,” Nedra Nequan, whose stage name is Perle Noire, or the Black Pearl, springs onto the stage stripped down to a G-string, pasties and ...

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peaks Burlesque will return to kick off the month of Halloween ... Performances will be by Iva Handfull, Seraphina Fiero,The Shanghai Pearl and Trojan Original. Olympic Peaks ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A once-thriving burlesque scene is getting a glamorous revival later this month, as local performer and choreographer Jess Worley, known on stage as Scarlett Kiss, prepares to ...

Burlesque celebrates its talented stars and the renaissance of burlesque’s cheeky fun. By Kirk Honeycutt But this tale gets a vibrant makeover in writer-director Steve Antin’s toe-tapping ...