We Got Cracked
Dec. 13th, 2008 01:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plumtreeblossomLast night, I and pretty much everyone I know enjoyed the burlesque/ballet romp that is The Slutcracker at the Somerville Theater. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
beowabbit and I got tickets weeks ago, and I didn't know what to expect. My brain had filled in the blank with some kind of nakedy variety show on a holiday theme. It wasn't that; it was the entire Nutcracker ballet done in burlesque style with the original score, and it was hilarious, sexy and just plain old joyful.
I'd never seen a burlesque show before, and in my mind I guess I'd never differentiated burlesque from stripper performance (which I have seen). What I hadn't groked is that comedy is the point of burlesque, and in many ways it melds sexy dance with clowning. This show was gigglingly risque and laugh-out-loud funny. It even was heart-warming, in its wiggly way. The Somerville Theatre was packed to the rafters, and I can't imagine that anyone there didn't have a great time. It just made me feel good, and even sexy (I offset my bad hair day with Christmas hair ribbons and a Christmas bulb necklace). Props to the two hottie Firsties on my f'list who helped dazzle the audience!
If you have tickets, good on you! I believe the rest of the run is sold out, which doesn't surprise me. This is as happy a holiday romp as you'll find anywhere. :-)
beowabbit and I got tickets weeks ago, and I didn't know what to expect. My brain had filled in the blank with some kind of nakedy variety show on a holiday theme. It wasn't that; it was the entire Nutcracker ballet done in burlesque style with the original score, and it was hilarious, sexy and just plain old joyful. I'd never seen a burlesque show before, and in my mind I guess I'd never differentiated burlesque from stripper performance (which I have seen). What I hadn't groked is that comedy is the point of burlesque, and in many ways it melds sexy dance with clowning. This show was gigglingly risque and laugh-out-loud funny. It even was heart-warming, in its wiggly way. The Somerville Theatre was packed to the rafters, and I can't imagine that anyone there didn't have a great time. It just made me feel good, and even sexy (I offset my bad hair day with Christmas hair ribbons and a Christmas bulb necklace). Props to the two hottie Firsties on my f'list who helped dazzle the audience!
If you have tickets, good on you! I believe the rest of the run is sold out, which doesn't surprise me. This is as happy a holiday romp as you'll find anywhere. :-)
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Date: 2008-12-13 09:02 pm (UTC)BTW, there are still tickets available for the two Sunday shows.