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Philly-Based Peek-A-Boo Revue at Opera House December 18

The award-winning Peek-A-Boo Revue has been called “Philadelphia’s best-kept secret.” Since the neo-burlesque cabaret show’s move to World Cafe Liveone year ago, that secret has become harder and harder to keep.

They visit Jim Thorpe’s Mauch Chunk Opera House on Saturday, December 18 having entertained enthusiastic, sold-out crowds with good old Follies-style dancing, knee-slapping comedy, sultry singing, and burlesque beauties performing modern and classic striptease.

Tickets for their Opera House show can be reserved online at the venue website or by calling 570-325-0249.

Starting humbly in The Five Spot Nightclub in Philadelphia as a variety show created by the owner Phil Cohen, the Peek-A-Boo Revue grew rapidly. Beginning its run as an occasional Wednesday evening affair, PBR quickly became two shows every first Saturday, a new show freshly-minted each month.

The cast morphed into a tight-knit cast of friends, an ensemble of men and women capable of almost anything onstage. Their remarkable run was derailed in February 2007, as they witnessed the loss of their beloved Five Spot to a fire. The club’s true legacy, its support of creative diversity, and the nurturing of talent, lives on embodied by the Peek-A-Boo Revue.

Forced to find new venues, the group now performs at The World Cafe, The Tin Angel, and The Palace of Wonders in Washington DC (which held a monthly showcase for the group for a seven-month run). The group has been also booked for the annual Philadelphia Fringe Cabaret for the past 9 years.

With stars like Lulu Lollipop, Cherry Bomb, Louise L Tease, and Count Scotchula, The Peek A Boo Revue prides itself on a neo-burlesque mix of comedy, dance and song.

The group has performed for a wide-range of audiences over the years, and been attached to many high-profile events, festivals and causes :

The Cartoon Network’s ADULT SWIM Fan Picture Show
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim 4 your lives(part of the Festival of Independents)
The Velvet Hammer Documentary’s Philadelphia premiere
The Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals
Cirque de Soleil’s post-premiere party (2002 and 2004)
Jennifer Tilley (Bound over Broad Street) Criminal Convention (PIGLFF)
The Philadelphia Fringe Festival – Late Night Cabaret
In Liquid Arts Benefit (PA)
Womens Coalition for Sexual Freedom (PA)
Azuka Lounge: A Happy Hour Event Holiday Bash!
Benefit for Azuka Theatre (PA)
Saturday Night Live after party (NYC)

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The area that comprises present-day Lehighton was part of the territory of the Lenape (also called Delaware, after their language and territory on the Delaware River) Native American peoples. They lived on much of the coastal mid-Atlantic area of what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

Lehighton was built on the site of the German Moravian Brethren's mission station Gnadenhütten (Cabins of Grace) which was founded in 1746. It was established as a mission to the Lenape by Moravians from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, further down the Lehigh River. The German name was transcribed as "Canatanheat" by missionary John Brainerd.

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