(AP) From French can-can dresses to fox capes, plumed headdresses to feather boas, the long-time owner of the Folies Bergere cabaret put a treasure trove of extravagant costumes under the hammer on ...
The Folies Bergere showgirls have been entertaining audiences at the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for 49 years. In the show's heyday in Vegas, "The Trop," where they performed, was ...
The first time Maryann Picchi saw the Folies Bergere show at the Tropicana, she knew she belonged on that stage. The year was 1970, and Picchi, then 25, was stunned by the big sets. The showgirls in ...
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When the Tropicana closed Folies Bergere in 2009 it had on its hands nearly five decades worth of can-can dresses, jewel-encrusted thongs, feathered headpieces, tuxedos and more. Now after a year of ...
It’s 6:15 Monday night backstage at the Tropicana’s Tiffany Theatre — the beginning of the final “Les Folies Bergere” workweek. No one is here. The rooms are filled with rows of mannequin heads topped ...
Lark Williams was a 20-year-old showgirl with a touring "Folies Bergere" troupe when she heard the most dreaded words in show business. The cast was waiting in the wings, ready for the "Can-Can" ...
Legendary choreographer Jerry Jackson wasn’t surprised when Tropicana officials announced last week they were closing “Folies Bergere.” “I saw the writing on the wall,” said Jackson, who has directed ...
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson was scheduled to give a lecture at the Folies Bergère in Paris on January 25, 2026, covering topics ...
Picture has nothing whatever to do with the Folies Bergere of Paris, except that one of the characters is supposed to be the head comic of the show at the Paris music hall, and that allows for three ...
The atmosphere onstage resembled a family reunion, albeit a family with lots of tall, glamorous women in heels. It was the final performance of “Folies Bergere,” and one that reached out beyond those ...