“Getcha little something that you can’t get at home.” For me, that sampled-from-life line in “Pasties & a G-String,” Tom Waits’ seedy strip-show pitch, has always defined modern burlesque. Every show will include pretty girls in sparkling skimpies. That’s a given. But it’s best when there are surprises. Maybe something strange, esoteric, or exotic. Or antic and ludicrous. Or mystifying. Or artistic. Or educational. Or all of the above. The folks behind the Pretty Things Peepshow who’ll be performing their classic girly show at Nocturnal on Thursday, May 14th, take a somewhat like-minded view of these baser arts. At least they’ve toured with a contortionist and a sword box.
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