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burlesque

adjective as in farcical

noun as in bawdy show; vaudeville

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Newport Theater — If you love a good show before dinner or are a connoisseur of burlesque, you absolutely must check out the Newport Theater.

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Instead, she said, she would be going to an alternative party, where drag and burlesque acts would cover old Eurovision hits.

You wouldn't normally think a senior citizen's burlesque group in Chinatown.

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A prologue invites theatergoers to immerse themselves in the boozy, burlesque spirit of the show before it properly begins.

Really, though, this is a seedy burlesque, with a bit of farce.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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