A Parisian drag cabaret club that has hosted singers such as Liza Minnelli and Serge Gainsbourg is closing its doors due to financial struggles. Chez Michou, which lies in the hilltop neighborhood of ...

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A celebrated French drag cabaret has given its final performance, bringing an end to the Parisian fixture that inspired a Hollywood film. Chez Michou said on social media that Sunday's performance ...

MICHOU, the colourful, outrageous and off-beat trendsetter of Paris night life, has died aged 88. He was a trailblazer who established drag cabaret in France and owned one of the most flamboyant (and ...

Paris (AFP) – Paris's trailblazing drag cabaret Chez Michou on Monday announced its closure for financial reasons, bringing an end to a risque fixture of the French capital's nightlife that inspired a ...

A trailblazer who established drag cabaret in France, Michou died in a Paris hospital, Francois Deblaye, a spokesman for his Chez Michou theatre, told AFP. Michou, whose real name was Michel Catty, ...

Since 1956, his jewel box of a club in storied Montmartre has drawn a host of luminaries, turning the proprietor himself into one. By Liz Alderman Michou, a flamboyant fixture of the Parisian ...

French director "Michou", famed for his somewhat risque shows in Paris' famous Montmartre cabaret district, died Sunday aged 88, said a spokesman for his Chez Michou theatre. Michou, whose real name ...

After 68 years in the burlesque business, Sunday's performance will be the last, the managers of the cabaret Chez Michou wrote on Facebook last week. A liquidator will be appointed from 16 July 2024, ...