Gotham Burlesque (slide show)

As they do every month, the stars of NYC’s burly-Q scene headed to the Upper West Side for Gary Beeber’s Gotham Burlesque, held on Saturday, August 3 at Stage 72. This installment, hosted by Wild West showman supreme Chris McDaniels, featured red-hot performances from Nasty Canasta, Bettina May, Poppy Tart, Miss Saturn, Grace Gotham, and the night’s headliner, Gal Friday (otherwise known as "The Five-Alarm Fire of Burlesque") Missed it? No prob—shutterbug Filip Wolak was there to catch the onstage action.

The next Gotham Burlesque is at Stage 72 Saturday, September 7.

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