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Kitty Nights

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description Kitty Nights Overview

Kitty Nights is a weekly burlesque showcase founded in New York City in 2006. It has served as an important performance platform for emerging neo-burlesque performers, providing a regular stage for artists to develop their acts. The show has expanded to include events in other cities, including Vancouver, establishing itself within the contemporary burlesque revival. Performers who have appeared at Kitty Nights have gone on to broader recognition within the neo-burlesque community.

help Kitty Nights FAQ

Who founded Kitty Nights, and when did the New York show begin?

Performer Fem Appeal started Kitty Nights in New York on July 2, 2006, after a neighborhood bar owner offered her a regular show. The first version was free and used about 10 performers. [Burlesque Daily interview](https://burlesquedaily.blogspot.com/2020/07/fem-appeal-all-time-queen-of-taglines.html)

What kind of show was Kitty Nights?

It was a weekly neo-burlesque and variety showcase built around a host, a first half, and a second half, with performers developing new acts. Contemporary listings described Fem Appeal alongside local burlesque stars and placed the show on the Lower East Side. [Time Out New York](https://www.timeout.com/newyork/clubs/kitty-nights-burlesque), [Burlesque Daily](https://burlesquedaily.blogspot.com/2020/07/fem-appeal-all-time-queen-of-taglines.html)

Did Kitty Nights ever exist outside New York?

Yes. Burgundy Brixx, who worked with the New York show, started a Vancouver chapter after moving there in 2008, and the production also had a Toronto chapter for a period. That is why old references can mention more than one Kitty Nights. [The Other Press](https://theotherpress.ca/getting-intimate-with-burgundy-brixx/)

Can I still go to the weekly Kitty Nights show?

Old listings are not proof of a current event: Time Out listed a $5 New York show in 2012, while a later interview says Kitty Nights had ended several years before that interview. Treat the item as a historical burlesque showcase unless a current organizer confirms a new event. [Time Out New York](https://www.timeout.com/newyork/clubs/kitty-nights-burlesque), [Burlesque Daily](https://burlesquedaily.blogspot.com/2020/07/fem-appeal-all-time-queen-of-taglines.html)

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