Hotsy Totsy Burlesque
Titillating fun from Cherry Pitz and Joe the Shark in the East Village. Identity, 511 E 6th St between Aves A and B (212-995-8889, hotsytotsyburlesque.com)
Broke
A notorious roué from Sirius Satellite Radio, Maxim and various theatrical enterprises, John DeVore hosts a monthly variety support group for the unemployed and the soon-to-be-shitcanned. The Brick, 575 Metropolitan Ave between Lorimer St and Union Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-907-6189, bricktheater.com)
Monday Night Burlesque
This sexy Williamsburg institution promises to ruffle the feathers of even the most deadpan hiptard. Grab a drink and start oglin’. Public Assembly, 70 North 6th St between Kent and Wythe Aves, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-384-4586, mondaynightburlesque.com)
Pinchbottom
Since 2004, this performance group has offered “scripted and themed burlesque,” blurring the line between stripping and thea-tuh. The Bleecker Street Theater, 45 Bleecker St between Bowery and Lafayette St (212-239-6200, pinchbottom.com)
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