‘All That Glitters’ is Gold

I have a special affinity for the art of burlesque. The Swarovski crystal-bedazzled spectacle of empowerment that reclaims the stolen energy that solidifies shame and metamorphosizes toxic sexualization has always been inspiring to me. It marries drag, theater, circus, dance, art and performance with a simple dictate of leaving the stage with fewer clothes than you arrived with. All that Glitters by Halley Bruno of Wild Night Productions is one of the 10 offerings of Exit Theatre’s 2026 Fringe Festival and embodies all burlesque’s layers and offers a peek at its stripped realities. It is funny. It is heartfelt. It is personal. It is sincerely entertaining. Freedom Jean (Halley Bruno) poetically sets the tone for the performance with a beautiful monologue that makes way for her entrance into the world. A doctor, mother, father, a gigantic yoni and spirited dance later, Freedom arrives ready to recount her journey from Catholic School to stage.

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