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Mr. Abbate and Ms. Williams have since bought a second venue in Skokie, Ill.
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"There's one bit in Mario Brothers that I love, where only half the audience laughs, " Mr. Abbate says.
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Abbate had left his safe position and run to apply tourniquets and carry out the screaming, grievously wounded men.
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Audiences tend to be a mix of superfans some of whom will come in costume and casual theatergoers, Mr. Abbate says.
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"It's getting better every day, " said Rosa Abbate, 42 years old, of Port Jefferson, a village on Long Island.
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About three years ago, she and Mr. Abbate approached MsPixy, a local burlesque performer, with the idea of combining a parody show with burlesque.
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Performances are restricted to people 18 and over, but there is no full-nudity and the aesthetic is "goofy and super silly" rather than overly sexy, Mr. Abbate says.
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Matthew Abbate is the Third Platoon's hero.
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Abbate goes without much public recognition.
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