by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 13, 2012 | Features
Live music in burlesque is on the rise, but still an exception. C.J. Lazaretti talks to some of the artists behind the latest live-backed revues and probes the effects of recorded backing tracks beyond the obvious budget issues. The next time someone tells you CDs...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 12, 2012 | Reviews
After 14 years on and off the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Bongo Club Cabaret can rightfully claim the “pioneer” epithet. It may have missed the first inclusion of the genre as a separate category in the festival’s programme last year, but it was here long before...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 9, 2012 | Reviews
Clad in different styles of vintage wear, The Ruby Dolls immerse themselves in a century of history to tell the real-life stories of their immigrant great-greats. Adding drama, storytelling and puppetry to their palette, the close harmony quartet paints a picture of...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 7, 2012 | Reviews
Over its different incarnations as an encore or preview taster for the London Burlesque Festival, Sexy Circus Sideshow has grown into an all-star showcase parading top names from UK variety. Reinvented as a month-long engagement for its debut at the Edinburgh Festival...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 6, 2012 | Reviews
Making her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, Lady Rizo brings an invigorating set of comic insolence and vibrant tunes to the Bosco tent at Assembly George Square. Famous for her residency at East Village haunt Joe’s Pub and “caburlesque” revue Lady Rizo and the...
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