<P> Established in 1979, Chippendales was the first all - male stripping troupe to make a business performing for mostly female audiences . Through the quality of its staging and choreography, Chippendales also helped legitimize stripping as a form of popular entertainment . </P> <P> The company produces Broadway - style burlesque shows worldwide and licenses its intellectual property for select consumer products ranging from apparel and accessories to slot machines and video games . The Chippendales perform in a ten - million - dollar theater and lounge built specifically for them at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas . Annually, the men of Chippendales are seen by almost two million people worldwide, performing in more than 25 cities in the U.S., 23 cities in Central and South America, 60 European cities, four Asian countries, and eight South African cities . </P> <P> Chippendales was founded in 1976 when Somen Banerjee and young attorney Bruce Nahin, purchased a nightclub known as Destiny II on Overland Avenue in Los Angeles . Banerjee was the owner of a Mobil gas station . After a series of attempts to make the club work, Paul Snider pitched a show dealing with male dancers to Nahin and Banerjee, an idea which was initially attempted short term but ultimately became the feature of the club, then named Chippendales . The club name was suggested by Nahin, as the Club had Chippendale style furniture . Dorothy Stratten assisted Nahin in obtaining the permission of Hugh Hefner to utilize the cuffs and collar design utilized in his clubs for use at Chippendales </P> <P> Stratten was killed by Snider in a murder suicide some months after the male revue opened . Banerjee and Nahin hired choreographer Nick De Noia to transform the club in to a dance revue . The show achieved nationwide recognition and the concept was soon expanded by CEO Nahin, to New York's Club Magique, London, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Thailand, Australia, Philadelphia, and Florida . Authorized shows also toured extensively in the U.S. (by De Noia and Candace Mayeron), Asia, and Europe (through Banerjee). </P>

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