by This Is Cabaret | Sep 4, 2014 | Features
Joan Rivers, the grand dame of the barbed quip who was as divisive as she was talented, has died aged 81. At a young age, Rivers’ unconventional looks killed her dreams of being an actress. “I wasn’t pretty, and at that time you had to be an 8-by-10...
by Franco Milazzo | Jul 6, 2014 | Magic, News
Very few performers around the world can respectfully be spoken of in the same sentence as American escapologist Harry Houdini. Born a month after the maestro died, the London-born Alan Alan who died this weekend is one of them. A measure of his skill and luck is...
by Franco Milazzo | Jan 15, 2013 | Burlesque, News
Paris’ Moulin Rouge Jacki Clérico, head of Parisian cabaret venue Moulin Rouge, has died aged 83, the establishment said on Monday. Clérico is renowned for reviving the fortunes of the most famous resident of the notorious red light district on Rue Pigalle. He...
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