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Film
The Bonnie Delight Burlesque Revue

When

Friday Feb 15, 2008 (7:30pm)

Where
Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Blvd, 323.466.3456)
Price
$10
Details
http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2008/Egyptian/Burlesque_On_Film.htm#GYPSY
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At the Bonnie Delight Burlesque Revue, 45 minutes of risqué business begins with a warm-up from emcee Shecky Greenblatt, followed by a colorful slate of songs from Charlie Singer, slinky moves from Miss Lola Lee, and the evening's versatile keystone, the titular Miss Bonnie Delight. Rounding out the sensual retrospective is a screening of Stephen Sondheim's mothers-and-daughters musical Gypsy. In the film, Rosalind Russell ruthlessly (and self-servingly) pushes her two daughters toward vaudeville fame, until the elder elopes. With her older sister out of the picture, the younger sis (Natalie Wood) becomes the unforgettable, self-mocking stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.

Jason Jude Chan