Weekly Burlesque: Tribute Numbers

BOB and Ruby at the New York Burlesque Festival | Photo by Kitty Kowalski
BOB and Ruby at the New York Burlesque Festival | Photo by Kitty Kowalski

Every year at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Striptease Reunion, several performers bring numbers constructed to tribute their favorite superstars of classic burlesque. Sometimes they are recreations; sometimes they are simply inspired by and include elements of movement, costuming, and/or lore associated with those performers.