Photo by Armando BrownThe Orange County Register has a great article on the Orange County Underground Burlesque Society (founded by our very own MEG), which captures the group's appeal nicely:
OCUBS' most recent show, "Once Upon a Corset: A Tale of Two Pasties," played last week to sold-out houses at Fullerton's Hunger Artists Theatre, the group's regular home. The crowd was astonishingly varied: a retired couple, a group of boisterous middle-aged women, kids in their early 20s. There were a few loudly appreciative young men, but they were a small minority. Just in case anyone got out of line, a refrigerator-sized bouncer who calls himself Joe Smash sat conspicuously near the edge of the stage, looking comically menacing.LINKS:
Those interested in skin and raw titillation would be well advised to go to the beach rather than an OCUBS show. There's no R-rated nudity. And for these women, the sexiness is just one part of a far more ambitious entertainment package that combines clever writing, verbal as well as physical comedy, and creative costumes...
"Humor is one of the top priorities," said Fox, who -- more modestly dressed and without her plummy British accent -- is known by day as Melanie Gable, an Idaho native and the group's founder. "That's not the case with a lot of other burlesque shows. I think the cleverness and the humor are what we have to offer above all."
"Burlesque Performers Strip for the Fun of It" by Paul Hodgins of the O.C. Register
OCUBS Slide Show at the Register
OCUBS Website
OCUBS MySpace Page
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