Broadway has been cluttered lately with Hollywood actors living out their little fantasies. We like them well enough onscreen, but these girls and boys can’t really sing or dance, and they don’t eat enough–which makes a difference to those who believe that good curves can really make a show. Sassy, classy Broadway broads like Gypsy Rose Lee and Lola gave the audience–even those in the cheap seats–something to feast on, with elegant, accomplished burlesque shows that set a standard many of today’s dancers couldn’t ever touch. But the lads of OutLoud!, a small ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chorus, know what it takes to be a woman. In this extravagant tribute to the art of the femme fatale, these scorching songbirds have the heels, heart, and feathers necessary to bring the grand dames of the Great White Way back to life. 612-624-2345; www.music.umn.edu/facilities/tedMann.php
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