Behind the Burly Q 2010

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.

Cast:

Bud Abbott
Himself (archive footage) 

Alan Alda
Himself 

Joan Arline
Herself - 'The Sexquire Girl' 

Beverly Arlynne
Herself 

Al Baker Jr.
Himself - Son of Al Baker Sr. 

Nat Bodian
Himself - Historian