BEST OF NEW YORK:
BEST BURLESQUE
"Sexy, campy fun... hardly the same old song and fan dance... an uproarious evening"

VOICE CHOICE
"The best burlesque show in town"

CITY PICK
"Your perverted genre fantasies have come shimmying to life"

"Daring, funny, imaginative and titillating to all tastes - and, at $15 a ticket, about as good entertainment value as you can get in New York City"

MOST INNOVATIVE
2007 Exotic World Pageant

"The most imaginative (and funniest) burlesque troupe in the city"

"High-class burlesque"

"Super fun and definitely twisted nocturnal performance fiesta"

"Comedy and partial nudity go remarkably well together. Where else can you hoot, whistle, and bust a gut laughing?"
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PRETENÇIÓN: un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque

7/15@7, 7/16@10, 7/17@10, 7/18@10, 7/19@7

Pretençión is the place where Mystery sits at a table with Elegance, and Imagination orders a round of drinks before dinner. It is a world where those drinks are served by a pompous clown. Join Pinchbottom on a sensual quest for Pretençión, an imaginary yet sexy element that turns burlesque performers into infuriatingly, unendurably spellbinding artistes who peel away the mundane with every layer of clothing. Step into the world of Pretençión -- but be careful not to trip on the magic. more

hosted by Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie
starring Amber Ray, Angie Pontani, Arrogant Mick, Bambi the Mermaid, Clams Casino, Creamy Stevens, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Dirty Martini, Gal Friday, GiGi La Femme, Harvest Moon, Jo Boobs, Julie Atlas Muz, Legs Malone, Leroi the Girl Boi, Little Brooklyn, Madame Rosebud, Mat Fraser, Ms Tickle, Naughtia Nice, Peekaboo Pointe, Ruby Valentine, Tigger!, and more