Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
LittleBitRacist
Featured Actor Joined: 12/5/04
#0Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:02pm
In the show last night (1/
i noticed a male ensemble member in Dancing through Life was wearing a skirt, the same kind of skirt all the girls were wearing, and a different man in the scene where Elphie comes in and dances was wearing the same kind of skirt the girls in that scene wore. Why did they do this? Do you think it was like a joke, or what reason would random guys be half-dressed as girls?
#1re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:13pmit's so that all us gay boys can have some skin for our money.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#2re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:30pmThe skirts provide more air for their nether regions. It's more comfy, and very stylish.
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#3re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:09pmThat is a good question. I noticed that when I saw it, I didnt see the purpose of them lol
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#4re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:23pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#5re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:23pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#6re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:24pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#7re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:24pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#8re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:25pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#9re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:25pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#10re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:26pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
#11re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:26pmwoah! cinco posts!
idinaroxmysox2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/04
#12re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:26pmyea i saw the same thing when i saw it..theres 1 man in a black and white longish skirt.
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#13re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:28pmJesus, are you SURE you saw them?
#14re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 6:30pmACk idinaroxmysox, do you realize you posted the same message 6 times?
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#16re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 9:56pm
AND THE MOST IRRITATING POSTER OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO....
*drum roll*
Idinaroxmysox, in all of her incarnations.
Your prize is a oneway ticket to Antarctica!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
#17re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 9:59pmMaybe they were short some female ensemble members and a couple of the men needed partners for the dance numbers so they made due by using a few male cast members....I dont know thats just my take on the whole thing.
#18re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 10:00pmI know! I just saw the show tonight, Idina's last. It freaked me and my mom out!
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#20re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 10:31pm
"I know! I just saw the show tonight, Idina's last. It freaked me and my mom out!"
It freaked you out? They're men in skirts. Give 'em some props.
ProducersFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/04
#21re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 10:37pm
So I guess you and your mom won't be seeing La Cage, huh? 
~Jessica
VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#22re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 11:07pm
Ugh.
The whole underlying message of WICKED is that different is good. Having a male chorus member wear what is considered traditional female garb (in this country, at least, but not in Scotland) underscores that point.
The fact that you take issue with it simply means that you're uncomfortable with people who are different. So you're probably not a "littlebitracist," as your screen name implies, you're probably filled to the brim with prejudice. Get over it, already.
LesMizazz
Stand-by Joined: 5/22/04
#23re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 11:07pmThey've been wearing the skirts since previews started. Not all the guys wear them, but they wear them as students as Shiz and in 'Dancing Through Life'.
#24re: Wicked male ensemble in skirts..? why?
Posted: 1/9/05 at 11:20pm
I noticed the guys were wearing skirts, but it didn't bother me. But clearly the guys were not used to the mannerisms required for wearing a skirt. During Dancing Through Life, I worried about how far he would let the skirt go up when he was spinning, then it flew up and I saw more that day than I was planning to...
Gender socialization I guess, girls are taught to not let that happen when they're like 5, but this guy didn't seem to consider that aspect.
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