tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074472538052710757.post3820361823728955871..comments2024-03-21T21:23:59.119-04:00Comments on Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque: Book Review: The American Burlesque ShowJo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757310890319782743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074472538052710757.post-82388759420524165932007-08-09T15:40:00.000-04:002007-08-09T15:40:00.000-04:00Right now I'm in the middle of reading another gre...Right now I'm in the middle of reading another great book, "Minsky's Burlesque: a fast and funny look at America's bawdiest Era" by Morton Minsky (the youngest Minsky brother) and Milt Machlin. It's a fantastic recollection and insight into the years when New York Burlesque began (on the lower east side), how it evolved into what we know it as today, and the reasons that caused it to evolve. The stories told firsthand from a kid backstage at his brother's theatre in the early days of burlesque are priceless, and make me think of a young Bob Fosse and how that environment also influenced him as an artist, and as a man.<BR/><BR/>*One of my favorite things about the Minsky book is that at the top of each chapter they've written out one of the original comedy bits used by the Minsky shows' comedians!Burgundy Brixxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762909598904770183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074472538052710757.post-46180753807476676272007-08-09T15:26:00.000-04:002007-08-09T15:26:00.000-04:00Wow, thanks... I've never heard of this one. Will ...Wow, thanks... I've never heard of this one. Will hunt down a copy asap!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350766492634090712noreply@blogger.com