I went to see a show called Flashdance last night. It was based on a popular 1983 film which I somehow managed to miss despite my enduring love of dance movies.
In many respects, the production felt more like a dress rehearsal (or even a tech, for shame) but there was one bright moment.
The clutching at straws nightclub owner - at which our determined lead dances by tokenistic way of living out her dream - decides his dancers need to sex it up to lure in a crowd. He hands one girl a rubbery red outfit and another, a maid's outfit. The maid outfit lady cries: "are you mad? You can't give a black girl a maid's outfit in this day and age! What are you thinking?" The owner postures and squirms and says it isn't a maid's outfit. The dancers all stare at him accusingly. (It is clearly a maid's outfit.) "It's a waitress," he pronounces.
I wondered if this was a nicely pert 2017/8 addition to the 2008 script. Unfortunately, it was approx the funniest line in the whole show.
In many respects, the production felt more like a dress rehearsal (or even a tech, for shame) but there was one bright moment.
The clutching at straws nightclub owner - at which our determined lead dances by tokenistic way of living out her dream - decides his dancers need to sex it up to lure in a crowd. He hands one girl a rubbery red outfit and another, a maid's outfit. The maid outfit lady cries: "are you mad? You can't give a black girl a maid's outfit in this day and age! What are you thinking?" The owner postures and squirms and says it isn't a maid's outfit. The dancers all stare at him accusingly. (It is clearly a maid's outfit.) "It's a waitress," he pronounces.
I wondered if this was a nicely pert 2017/8 addition to the 2008 script. Unfortunately, it was approx the funniest line in the whole show.
posted by Claire at 8:28 am
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I am now curious about the relative appropriateness correlations of cosplay fetishwear by ethinicity.
Somewhere in there is the germ of a very funny play.
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