A musical parody of the cult classic film “Showgirls”
Showgirls! The Musical! is the unauthorized musical parody of the cult classic film, Showgirls, brought to you by the minds behind “Bayside! The Saved by the Bell Musical!”
“Showgirls!” follows the beautiful drifter with a secret past, Nomi, as she goes from Stripper to Showgirl in Las Vegas.
What will Nomi sacrifice on her rise to fame?
Who will she sleep with along the way?
Will she ever like brown rice and vegetables?
You’ll be thrusting in your seat to songs about fashion (I’d Look Great In a Versace), romance (F*cking Underwater), songs about dance instruction (D*ncing Aint F*cking, Girl), cautionary tales (Don’t Lick that Pole, Girl) and much much much more!
Warning: Contains suggestive language, suggestive dancing, erotic dancing, questionable dancing, nudity, nipples on ice, thrusting, and material and acting that may not be appropriate for children under the age of 18. Or adults over the age of 100.
The Kraine Theatre (85 East 4th Street)
April 17, 18, 19, 20. 24, 25, 26, 27. May 1, 2, 3, 4.
All Shows at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18 Advance/$20 door
For Tickets and Brown Rice & Vegetable Recipes, go here.
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Bob and Tobly McSmith serve as the co-writer and co-director. They also play the music on stage during the "Showgirls!" performance.
We got Tobly on the phone for some questions.
Why "Showgirls"?
"It is so terrible! It's so bad. We did a 'Save by the Bell' play, and we had a 'Showgirls' moment there. The crowd went crazy when we mentioned 'Showgirls.' It was a logical step after 'Saved by the Bell.' Also, that movie just — it lives inside people. Once you see it, you can't un-see it."
How many times have you seen the movie?
"Bob and I are closed to 50. We just can't watch it anymore."
Do you have a favorite scene?
"The pool scene is so iconic. [EVG note: Elizabeth Berkeley as Nomi Malone and Kyle McClahacn as Zack Carey get it on in the pool after taking a champagne shower. Woo.] We spent a lot of time getting that song right — it's called 'Fucking Underwater.' It had to be perfect. We spent the most time on that song. That's the biggest scene, right? Fucking in the pool. That was formative for Bob. I think he masterbated to that through his teens."
What do you want people to take away from this?
"It would be too easy to sack the movie and just make fun of it. What we're doing is celebrating it and how insane it is and how the acting is wonderful and terrible at the same time. So I think people will want to want to watch the movie again. This will relive it for you."
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You can relive the original trailer here...
Ok, enough stories up top so maybe I can sneek this comment in without TOO much criticism....
ReplyDeleteBack in Ohio, circa '68/'69, and urban legend-ly attributed to this up-and-coming lead guitarist's (Joe Walsh) using it onstage after a particularly excellent version of one of his band's (the James Gang) songs ; the phrase "That's TITS, man!" became a pseudonym for anything that was excellent (think "Awesome!" the last few years). Of COURSE, this had NOTHING to do with offending anyone over 30 years old :+)
Having said all that.....
This looks like it'll be TITS, man!
Break a leg kiddies!