PICTURING FAME Opens in February at NSU Art Museum
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2023
Beginning February 11 through September 3, 2023, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale will present Picturing Fame, comprised of four concurrent exhibitions which ruminate on the subject of fame and celebrity.
New Dance Casting Announced For LAND OF THE SWEETS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2021
For many Seattleites, the long-awaited return of Verlaine & McCann's Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker can't arrive soon enough! This season, the acclaimed producers are excited to share that audiences can look forward to performances from some of their favorite acts from the past, with a collection of new and exciting performers rounding out a cast chock-full of professional ballet dancers who flawlessly incorporate burlesque into their classical technique.
WONDERLAND IN QUARANTINE Extended
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2020
With great excitement, Verlaine & McCann announce an additional offering from their virtual canon - a previously recorded screening of their beloved springtime tradition, a?oeThrough The Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderlanda??.
BWW Review: With THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS at the Triple Door, More is Just More
by Jay Irwin - Apr 4, 2019
Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann return to the Triple Door for their 11th season with their adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", "Through the Looking Glass, The Burlesque Alice in Wonderland". And while "Wonderland" might seem a perfect setting for a Burlesque show, since the whole thing can be looked at as a giant drug trip, any adaptation should use more than just the characters and name as a backdrop. Unfortunately, that's not the case here as the evening is simply a series of numbers, strung together with the loosest of Wonderland threads holding it together, and so much thrown at the audience in order to obscure the downfalls of the show that it really only serves to spotlight the downfalls.
Seattle's Favorite Grown-up Holiday Tradition Returns This Winter
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2018
Favorite characters like the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, Lily Verlaine's Sugar Plum Fairy, Tory Peil's 'toreadora' Hot Chocolate, and the ever-lovable Snowflakes are back at The Triple Door for the wildly popular holiday spectacular Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. This year's production features a live onstage nine-piece jazz orchestra, professional dance talent, opulent bespoke costuming by Stephanie Seymour (formerly of Teatro Zinzanni) and original choreography from the classically-trained burlesque superstar Lily Verlaine. This Land of the Sweets is set to snowstorm into the illustrious Triple Door December 7-30 for 34 performances. For tickets and information, call the Triple Door box office at (206) 838-4333 or visit their website at www.thetripledoor.net.
Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Continues This Saturday
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 5, 2018
Last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Mendelssohn headlines the Dwyer Stakes for 3-year-olds this Saturday, July 7, live from Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on NBC beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. The 90-minute live broadcast, part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presented by America's Best Racing,” will also include the $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship and the $1 million Belmont Oaks.
Photo Flash: Cyndi Lauper Performs at 2013 Skin Cancer Foundation Gala
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2013
Hundreds of guests representing the medical, entertainment, beauty, retail, publishing and pharmaceutical industries gathered at The Plaza on October 15th for the 2013 Skin Cancer Foundation Gala, including Tony-winning Kinky Boots composer and pop star Cyndi Lauper. Scroll down for a photo of her performance!