Dita Von Teese has been called many things over the course of her unlikely ascension to the mainstream, but she’s rarely accused of being dull. That’s partly why we love following the actress, author, and performer on Twitter. In the last month alone, she's revealed her love for Boys Noize, her favorite new restaurant in London, her dinner companion in the English capital, and even posted a link where one can buy her 1939 Chrysler New Yorker on eBay. Next week, Von Teese, who's been busy filming scenes for her January 13 debut on CSI: Los Angeles, will hold court at West Hollywood’s Roxy for a three-night mini-residency. We thought it was time to get the goods on what fans can expect at the Dec 13-15th engagement, not to mention her take on Cher’s Burlesque. Check it out after the jump.

What can L.A. fans expect to see at the Roxy? Any special guests to announce? I've got two new acts to showcase. I will be debuting a beautiful new haute couture costume that Mr. Pearl made for me in Paris, which was two years in the making, with all the hand-beading and Swarovski crystals! It's a real showstopper. I’m also debuting the newly re-invented "Rhinestone Cowgirl" show, which is probably one of my favorites, complete with big-band swanky striptease versions of classic ‘50s country songs by Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, and I ride a luxurious mechanical bull with six-foot long Swarovski covered steer horns! For my third act, I haven't decided which one to do, but possibly "Le Bain Noir," in which I sing a Mae West song called "Guy Who Takes His Time." I’m also really excited to showcase a very diverse and fabulous lineup of fellow burlesque performers who are legendary in the neo-burlesque scene. We have Dirty Martini, Duke Lafayette, Mr. Murray Hill from New York, and Perle Noire from New Orleans, who performs an incredible Josephine Baker tribute.

What's it like working on CSI? It's great because it's a big episode, and I play my very good friend Eric Szmanda's love interest. Originally, I was just going to make a small cameo of some kind, but now I play three different characters! It's a great challenge for me, much different than creating and performing burlesque shows. It's fun to step outside of what I know and try something completely different. Most of the cast and crew have seen my burlesque show, and they're really a great team, and are all very encouraging. I couldn't ask for a better television debut, especially on such a great show, and there's a moment where viewers get to see a glimpse of my actual burlesque show.

You have worked with Cointreau as a brand ambassador since 2007. What's the best holiday cocktail one can make with Cointreau? I love this quintessentially French brand. My favorite Cointreau cocktail is my Cointreauteese, which is infused with luscious violet. Lately, I've been adding a splash of champagne to it to make it a "Cointreau-royale-teese," which makes it even more special for the holidays. I also love the classic Sidecar, it's so warming for wintertime.

Have you seen Burlesque yet? If not, do you plan to see it and what are your thoughts in general on the movie and it bringing burlesque to mainstream America via the multiplex? I have not seen it because I've been working on CSI and preparing for my burlesque shows in L.A., but I am happy that the word "burlesque" is becoming more familiar to the public, and my hope is that more people will want to know more about what a real live burlesque show is, and perhaps a bit about the real history of the burlesque show. The Golden Age of Burlesque in mid-century America is where the inspiration is for all these glamorous things we love about burlesque, like the feather fans, ruby red lips, and rhinestones. The sophisticated striptease was the main element of mid-century burlesque, and is popular thanks to megastars like Gypsy Rose Lee and Lili St. Cyr. Without these striptease-stars who starred in burlesque reviews in the 1930s and 40s, there would be no neo-burlesque movement for anyone.

What are your thoughts on the current state of the Los Angeles burlesque scene? Do you have time to go check out shows? I think that you have two sorts of burlesque shows going on right now. You have those of us that love the real history of burlesque, and want to keep the spirit of it alive by evolving it into modern times, while staying true to the art form. Then there is also a new style emerging, which is perhaps a more commercialized side, with the elements of classic striptease removed, and so there is a brand new kind of "burlesque-cabaret" being formed, and even a kind of burlesque fashion style being created. When it comes down to it, I'm happy that other people are discovering burlesque in all forms, and especially that other women are becoming interested in this playful, fun, empowering form of sensuality. As for me, I perform the classic-style striptease burlesque because I have a great admiration for the real women of burlesque's past, and I think that the real trick is to accomplish what Josephine Baker did in the 1920's and Gypsy Rose Lee managed to do in the 1930s, to make things that have always been considered taboo - striptease, sensuality, and nudity - to make these things chic and sophisticated.