Benjamin Paley, Boylesque TO, Burlesque, James & The Giant Pasty, Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine
In James & The Giant Pasty, News on July 25, 2008 at 11:58 am
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Toronto has a number of burlesque troupes, but nothing like Boylesque, the all-male troupe that premieres tonight (Thursday, July 24) at the Gladstone with Boy Oh Boy!
“It’s not different, at heart, from burlesque by women,” says company founder Benjamin Paley, whose stage name is James and the Giant Pasty. “Just as the established tradition has women playing with female archetypes, we’re doing that with male roles, and in the process sending them up.”
Boylesque, Boylesque TO, Burlesque, Dew Lily, James & The Giant Pasty, Toronto Burlesque Festival
In Dew Lily, James & The Giant Pasty, News on June 19, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Wow, what a night!! James & the Giant Pasty and Dew Lily, who both competed in Strip Search this past Sunday, tied for first place in the boylesque category!!!
When a sizzling dance-off could not help the audience determine a winner, judges awarded them a spot at the opening gala of the Toronto Burlesque Festival as a duet!
Don’t miss it!
