Behind the Burly Q

6.7

/10

1h 37mDocumentary History

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary r... Read more

Starring Bud Abbott, Alan Alda, Joan Arline, Beverly Arlynne, Al Baker Jr., Nat Bodian

Watch "Behind the Burly Q" on BroadwayHD released in 2010. It's a documentary and history movie, and has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.