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Magazine, May2005: 50 Most Beautiful People, Julie Atlas Muz
Neo-burlesque performer, dancer-choreographer and
late-night mermaid Julie Atlas Muz is the busiest queen bee
on the downtown scene. In the space of a New York week you
can find her swimming in the Coral Room's aquarium, cohosting
the riotous game show This or That at the Belt Theatre or
delivering a theatrical number at The Va Va Voom Room ..."
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Magazine, December 2004 What to Do & See Top Ten:
#1: The Va Va Voom Room
"Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. This
much is demonstrated by the various burlesque performers and
specialty acts-from the eagle-ish to the dovelike-that take
the stage in the campy 90-minute neo-Vaudevillian production."
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THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS:
"The first thing
you notice about Miss Astrid, as she saunters onto the Plush
Room stage, is not the eye patch, or the jet black Louise
Brooks haircut, or even Gunther, her lanky boy toy in tow,"
says Mark De La Vina of the San Jose Mercury News,
"What catches your attention is the ennui."
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SF
Weekly:
"The World Famous *BOB* is just one of the acts
at the "Va Va Voom Room," a collection of talented
performers who crisscross the country at the beckoning of
impresario Kate Valentine [who performs as Miss Astrid], fearless
leader of the only troupe to operate simultaneous weekly shows
in S.F. and N.Y.C. The "VVVR" also features singers,
dancers, magicians, and a three-piece live band."
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THE
SFSU X-PRESS:
"The greatest burlesque on Earth!" agrees
Laura Cunningham of SFSU X-Press, "... the Va
Va Voom Room is the kind of show that makes audience members
feel like they did something fun, classy and sassy with their
Friday night ... Just when you think you've seen it all, something
else happens!"
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SAN
FRANCISCO MAGAZINE:
The best regular burlesque in town!" says Karen
Solomon of San Francisco Magazine, "... in an
intimate speakeasy environment."
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THE
MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL:
"Naughty but nice," says Paul Liberatore
of the Marin Independent Journal, "The new burlesque
has an element of erotic irony, a tongue-in-cheek quality
that's missing from more graphic contemporary adult entertainment."
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THE
AOL DIGITAL CITY CITYGUIDE:
"These are not strippers: they are old school-style
striptease artists. They're also singers, clowns, comedians,
cabaret performers and magicians. And they certainly know
how to twirl that tassel!" says Doug Konecky of AOL's
Digital City CityGuide, "The humor is broad and
the music, from a live band, is exactly what you would expect
in a shimmy shaking environment."
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MAGAZINE :
"The
Va Va Voom Room's new vaudevillian era show is a cavalcade
of beauties, comedians, singers, magicians and specialty acts."
THE
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER:
"Irreverently hip and boldly decadent!"
says Bill Picture of the San Francisco Examiner,
"3-1/2 out of 4 stars!"
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THE
SF WEEKLY:
"A stylish revue of hip cabaret," with
"cool costumes and willful, cheerful exhibitionism!"
says Michael Scott Moore of the SF Weekly.
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TIME
OUT NEW YORK
FEATURE: "Cast
members of the Va Va Voom Room investigate the new wave of
over-the-counter cocktails. Time Out New York asked the performers
of Fez's campy burlesque show The Va Va Voom Room to test-drive
the latest "malternatives" (malt-based, liquor-flavored
beverages) as well as a couple of cognac-and-fruit concoctions."
By Louise Gore with photos by Brian Crumley.
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"Vaudevillian
Mayhem!"
- L.A. Weekly
"No
guilt, No morals, No mercy!"
- Bust Magazine
"Marvelously
Decadent!"
- The Village Voice
"Weirdly
Diverse!"
- Paper Magazine
"The
Best of New York!"
- New York Magazine
"Astounding
Performances!"
-The NY TImes
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