It's been four years since the hard-nosed nakedphobes of the Milwaukee City Vice Squad closed down a scheduled run of the Off-Broadway musical hit Naked Boys Singing! at the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center (MGAC) on a trumped-up permit violation charge, turning our beloved town into a prudish laughingstock worldwide. This weekend, though, we can stand proud once again as a parade of undressed males takes to the stage for two shows at Turner Hall, baring their undeniable talent for all to hear and see. Whoozzah!
Naked Boys Singing! premiered ten years ago and has been staged in cities all over the planet, including--wait for it--London's King's Head Theatre--hehe--this past May. There's even a film version of the show that was released in 2007, so ya know it's worth your eardrum and eyeball time.
Prancing, dancing and vocalizing before the footlights in their altogether, the cast performs tongue-in-cheek, lighthearted fare in celebration of the male nude form. Shame is a dirty, dirty word here, kids, and audience members should leave their conscious and subconscious repression at the door.
Here's a tantalizing, SFW video clip for ya:
Nice, huh? Thankfully you won't be frustrated by blurring technology of the unmentionables when you see the revue live.
Naked Boys Singing! hits the Turner Hall Ballroom tonight and tomorrow, June 19 and 20, at 8PM. Tickets are $35 for general admission and $45 for prime seating, and proceeds will go to help MGAC cover the costs it's had to shoulder since it ever-so appropriately brought suite against the city in federal court late last year for violating its free speech rights. Stay strong and naked!
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