The Full Monty

[falsetto1708]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:04am

How much nudity is there in the show?

Are there any decent male roles in The Full Monty that don't have to strip?

Updated On: 9/4/08 at 01:04 AM

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:19am

Well it's actually called The Full Monty..

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:23am

All the decent male roles have to strip. Hmmm.. perhaps ALL the male roles have to strip at one point.

Nudity? .. depends on the production.. you couldn't (at least I couldn't) see the "goods" during the Broadway Production's or National Tour's finale. But they did "take it all off."

The score is recorded. The book is published. Why not try reading and listening to it. If you are serious about working in musical theatre it won't be a waste of time.

If you are serious about working in theatre AT ALL you should be devouring plays and libretti.

Updated On: 9/4/08 at 01:23 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:48am

THE FULLY MONTY?!!

Govern yourselves accordingly.

[Byron Abens]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 3:14am

"If you are serious about working in theatre AT ALL you should be devouring plays and libretti."

Well said, BFB. I have to wonder at all these so-called students who constantly come on here looking for help with songs, scenes, characters, etc. I guess this is what happens when the internet generation comes of age, they don't know how to do their homework and actually do their own research.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 8:56am

Actually, there is one part that doesn't do the nudity -- the stripper at the beginning of the show. The whole point is that these relatively unattractive out-of-work guys think they'll one-up the professional stripper by going all the way. The stripper should be played by a drop-dead gorgeous hunk with a terrific body. And one of the jokes in the show is that he's gay, with all these women throwing their money at him.

[Pippin]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:49am

pretty much all the men have to strip, even the bit parts, because they are in the audition scene, and go on right before horse. Sorry to say that if you are a guy, you WILL be stripping in this show. But only the 6 leads do the actual full monty, it's the last 5 seconds of the show, and the actors are (normally) backlit, so the audience won't really see anything.

why don't you watch the movie? that would give you a pretty good idea.

[seymour krelborn]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:26pm

There is one male role that does not require any sort of stripping and that is Teddy, Pam's new boyfriend. He does not have a major role but it is substantial. He appears in about four scenes and has a bunch of lines.

[AlgonquinProd2]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:43pm

I would think one would want to strip anyway, in solidarity if nothing else! Go on, don't be shy!

[AlgonquinProd2]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 1:43pm

I would think one would want to strip anyway, in solidarity if nothing else! Go on, don't be shy!

[ggersten]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 2:13pm

Yeah. Let it go! Let it go! Loosen up now!

[Ftworthguy]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 3:01pm

I did the show this past spring. The 6 leads do indeed strip, but honestly, that's not the toughest scene in the show. It's backlit and the audience can't see ANYTHING.

The toughest scene for me was the one preceding "The Goods" because the six of us get down to underwear and that, for me at least, was more uncomfortable than the actual strip.

TRUST ME, the strip will be the most exhilerating thing you EVER do on stage. It is a rush like no other.

If you'd like more info about the show, take a look at Youtube.com and search for "Let it Go" that will bring up lots of versions of the strip.

Or feel free to send me a message.

Good Luck!