Julie Atlas Muz

Julie Atlas Muz (born Julie Ann Muz on May 30, 1973) is a New York City-based performance artist, dancer, burlesque artist, stage director, and actress. In 2012, she married English actor Mat Fraser.

Muz is best known as a performer in the New York City burlesque scene and neo-burlesque revival. She was the crown holder of the 2006 Miss Exotic World and the 2006 Miss Coney Island pageants. The New York Times calls her "the royalty of burlesque.

Biography Muz is a native of Detroit. She attended Oberlin College and graduated with a degree in dance and history. Muz trained Kate Winslet for her mermaid scenes in John Turturro's 2006 film, Romance and Cigarettes. Muz's contribution was "Mr. Pussy", an exhibit of photos of her genitalia in various poses and props. The exhibit also featured video of "Mr. Pussy" greeting viewers with "welcome" in multiple languages.

On December 6, 2017, Muz made her directorial debut with Jack and the Beanstalk, the first large-scale pantomime to be presented in New York for over a century, at the Playhouse Theater of the Henry Street Settlement. Adapted from the fairy tale of the same title by Mat Fraser, the production also starred Dirty Martini, Matt Roper, David Ilku and a cast of other downtown performers. Awarded the NYT Critic's Pick, the production closed on December 23, 2017, and enjoyed a revival the following year at the same theater, running for three weeks during the 2018 holiday season. On December 4, 2021, a follow-up, Dick Rivington and The Cat, adapted from the traditional pantomime story of Dick Whittington, was presented by the pair and reprised the following year. On December 2, 2023, a third production, Sleeping Beauty, opened at the Abrons Arts Center.