Main Street Theater Welcomes the Winter Season with “The Full Monty”
Main Street Theater is excited to welcome the winter season with a new production of The Full Monty, a hilarious and heartwarming musical comedy by Tony Award-winning Terrence McNally (Ragtime) and David Yazbek (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Band’s Visit).
Based on the 1997 film, The Full Monty tells the story of a group of unemployed Buffalo steelworkers who are desperate to make some quick cash. Left with few marketable skills besides their bodies, they decide to present a strip act at a local club after seeing their wives’ enthusiasm for a touring company of Chippendales. As they prepare for the show, working through their fears, self-consciousness and anxieties, they find strength in their camaraderie. Filled with honest affection, engaging melodies and the most highly anticipated closing number of any show, The Full Monty will prove that it is indeed “Better to be King for a Night than Schmucks for Life!
Main Street Theater (MST) is welcoming the winter season with a big show: “The Full Monty.” This musical comedy is based on the 1997 British film of the same name, and it premiered on Broadway in 2000. “The Full Monty” was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Direction of a Musical.
The musical opens with Jerry Lukowski, a desperate man who has just lost his job at the steel mill in Buffalo, New York. He is struggling to support himself and his young son Nathan. After seeing their wives’ enthusiasm for a Chippendales-style male revue that comes through town, Jerry and his friends get inspired to put together their own strip act. The only difference is that they will go one step further — all the way.
The Main Street Theater is the place to be this winter. The theater will be hosting the hilarious musical “The Full Monty” starting this November. The show centers around six unemployed steelworkers who decide to become male strippers in order to make ends meet.
The show is based on the 1997 British film of the same name, and has a book by Terrence McNally and music and lyrics by David Yazbek. With an interesting mix of both funny and dramatic moments, “The Full Monty” is sure to warm up the audience on a cold winter’s night.
This show will be directed by Bruce Lumpkin, who is no stranger to the Main Street Theater. He has directed 14 shows at the theater over his course 12-year career with them. In addition to directing, Lumpkin also serves as the theater’s artistic director.
With its focus on real-life situations and characters, Lumpkin said he feels that “The Full Monty” makes for a great choice for this time of year, when people may be struggling with money and looking for ways to make ends meet.
Lumpkin said he feels that one of the greatest things about this show is its ability to create a connection between
Main Street Theater (MST) begins the winter season with one of the most successful American musicals of our time, The Full Monty, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Terrence McNally. This show is based on the 1997 British film of the same name. In this story about six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers who are desperate to make some cash, they’re willing to bare it all. The Full Monty opens January 15th at MST-Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005. Tickets are available online at www.MainStreetTheater.com or by calling 713-524-6706.
This musical adaptation premiered in 2000 at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre and then transferred to Broadway where it opened in April 2000, running for over a year. It was nominated for nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, winning two: Best Score and Best Book of a Musical. The Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey produced a highly acclaimed production of The Full Monty in 2011 that transferred to Broadway.
In main street theater there will be lots of color with the lights dimming on a group of men standing on stage with nothing but towels around their waist. There will be lots of bright
Main Street Theater is pleased to announce its winter production, THE FULL MONTY, directed by Main Street’s Producing Director Rebecca Greene Udden. This crowd-pleasing comedy will play November 16 – December 23 at Main Street Theater – Rice Village (2540 Times Blvd.). Performances are Tuesdays at 7:30 pm; Wednesdays at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm; Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm; and Sundays at 3:00pm. There are no performances on Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve.
The Full Monty will feature a cast of local favorites including Richard Cubbage, Chadwick Smith, Tyler Weaver, Jr., John Gremillion, L. Jay Meyer, Lance De Los Santos, Robert Meek and Debra Wagoner. The show is under the musical direction of Sarah Hakki with choreography by Marlisa Hahn Zayac.
This season’s set design is by Kevin Rigdon with costume design by Jason A. Sherwood, lighting design by Michael Sullivan and sound design by Elan McMahan. The production stage manager is Casey Stephens and the assistant stage manager is Mia Moore.
It’s that time of year again, and Main Street Theater is ready to put on a show! That’s right, the “The Full Monty” is coming back in full force. Based on the 1997 Academy Award-nominated film by director Peter Cattaneo, this hilarious musical comedy centers around six unemployed men who are willing to bare it all to make some money.
Main Street Theater always seems to have a winning combination of talented actors and staff members that deliver high quality performances. It’s easy to see why they have been voted Houston’s best theater company several times over the past few years. If you want to laugh until it hurts, you need to check out “The Full Monty.”
Grab your friends and family members for this amazing show! Don’t forget to get your tickets early as these shows typically sell out fast.
The Full Monty, the hilarious and heartfelt musical comedy, opens at Main Street Theater – Rice Village January 6. Inspired by the hit film of the same name, The Full Monty features a score by Tony Award-winning composer David Yazbek (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) with a book by Terrence McNally (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman).
When six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers see how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their “girls’ night out”, they come up with a bold and unclothed way to make some quick cash. In preparing, they find themselves extremely exposed; not merely physically but emotionally. As they conquer their fears, self-consciousness and prejudices, the men come to discover that they’re stronger as a group, and the strength that they find in each other gives them the individual courage to “let it go.”
The New York Times calls The Full Monty “irresistible! It’s hard to resist a musical with such a big heart. And such big bodies.”
Directed by MST’s Associate Artistic Director Brandon Weinbrenner with music direction by Greg Gray and choreography by Joe Watts.