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Meet the women of Boston's burlesque scene
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN  |  February 17, 2007

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Devilicia

HEIGHT:
5’2”
TROUPE: Black Cat Burlesque
YEARS IN BURLESQUE: 10
OTHER STAGE EXPERIENCE: Go-go dancing, pinup modeling
DAY JOB: She-Devil in charge of the 13th Circle of Hell, Bad Cinema Department
PET PEEVE: “When people assume I worship Satan. We dated, but I’m over it.”
PET: Humans
SIGNATURE ROUTINE: Currently, a Darth Vader act performed to AC/DC’s “Back in Black”
FAVORITE PASTIES: Eyeball prosthetics
WORD ASSOCIATION: Sunday: sheep


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Tallulah Starlight

HEIGHT: 5’2”
TROUPE: Thru the Keyhole Burlesque
YEARS IN BURLESQUE: Six
OTHER STAGE EXPERIENCE: Her bedroom mirror
DAY JOB: Office maven, mommy
PET PEEVE: Early mornings
PET: Elroy, a dog, and Valentine, an anti-social kitty
SIGNATURE ROUTINE: “Boobs,” the dance of the seven bras
FAVORITE PASTIES: Iron-shaped pasties her mom made for “The Iron-y and the Ecstasy” act
WORD ASSOCIATION: hero: Lucille Ball

SLIDESHOW: see more photos of Thru the Keyhole Burlesque


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Miss Mina

HEIGHT:
5’4”
TROUPE: Boston Babydolls
YEARS IN BURLESQUE: Six
OTHER STAGE EXPERIENCE: Shakespeare with the Baron’s Mummers theatre group, i Sebastiani Commedia dell’Arte troupe, Middle Eastern dance
DAY JOB: Woman of mystery
PET PEEVE: People who call afternoon tea “high tea”
PET: Not on the first date
SIGNATURE ROUTINE: Mackie Messer, performed to “Mack the Knife”
FAVORITE PASTIES: Red, covered with large jewels that look like a harem fantasy
WORD ASSOCIATION: ocean: mermaid

SLIDESHOW: see more photos of Thick and the Boston Babydolls

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Betty Blaize

HEIGHT:
6’0’’
TROUPE: Boston Babydolls
YEARS IN BURLESQUE: “A lady doesn’t tell her age.”
OTHER STAGE EXPERIENCE: Bharata Natyam (South Indian classical dance); ballet, tap, jazz, modern, swing/jitterbug, ballroom, Latin American, and Middle Eastern dance; classical violin; acting; and Middle Eastern and Indian vocals
DAY JOB: Senior systems engineer
PET PEEVE: “Things that are not shiny.”
PET: “The sparkly hair under my bed, I’ve trained it to do tricks.”
SIGNATURE ROUTINE: “A dual-head number à la Lorraine Lane. I dance with a second head attached to my arm that makes naughty advances upon my person.”
FAVORITE PASTIES: Pasties shaped like glittery rubber duckies with golden tassels
WORD ASSOCIATION: pajamas: silk and maribou

SLIDESHOW: see more photos of Thick and Boston Babydolls


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