The people at the desk.
Burlesque Chicago is a real editorial publication with a fictional house staff. Bixby and Evangeline Holloway are recurring characters from the larger Pink Hotel / Vaudezilla creative world—roles through which real contributors can write, report, interview, photograph and observe Chicago after dark.
Bixby
Bellhop-at-large, reluctant advice columnist and observer of other people’s questionable decisions.
Meet Bixby →
Evangeline Holloway
Cabaret critic, cultural observer and the voice that seems to travel farther through The Pink Hotel than she does.
Meet Evangeline →Bixby and Evangeline Holloway are fictional editorial characters, not independent real-world journalists or fabricated authorities. Human contributors remain responsible for original reporting, interviews, factual claims, recommendations and final editorial judgment. AI tools may assist with brainstorming, organization, research support, drafting and continuity inside the fictional world. The world is fictional. The people, places, performances and facts we write about are not.
The same hotel, three entrances: The Pink Hotel map houses the story world; Red Hot Annie’s Radio Room houses The Echo’s original music; here, Bixby and Evangeline guide audiences through real cultural questions and fictional dispatches. For editorial correspondence, use Ask Burlesque Chicago; submissions are reviewed by humans.