Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around_town/nightlife/35411069.html This video features some of my personal faves--and, not coincidentally, blog interviewees-- Baby Doe and Kitten on the Keys , as well as a few other Bay Area stars. I love the way Kitten describes an act that might come to be in this clip: "I could be Joe the Plumber and show a little plumber's crack and turn it into a whole social commentary." Above: Kitten on the Keys hosting Tease-o-Rama 2008. Photo by me. Above: The Devilettes performing with Viva La Fever at Tease-O-Rama 2008. Photo by me. Posted by Jo Weldon, Headmistress of The New York School of Burlesque , for burlesquedaily.blogspot.com .

'From the Tease-O-Rama Convention to the Miss Exotic World Pageant, from Teatro Zinzanni to the stages of Paris, London, and Tokyo, [Kitten on the Keys]'s seen a million places and rocked them all. She’s also been on more TV networks than Brady Bunch re-runs. After the show, she tells me her influences: old Shirley Temple movies, Freddy Mercury, Alice Cooper, Liberace, and singing in her church choir. Yep, this saucy little lady went to church. Who knew?' A Photoessay on San Francisco Cabaret, Vaudeville, and Burlesque