so: Empire Strips Back. Grade: A. A very fun show, easily worth the price of admission
Posted by
prayformojo (aka mayhem)
Aug 12 '24, 08:49
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We'd never been to something like this so we went in with no expectations.
Good sized crowd for a Sunday afternoon - 250-300 seats and I didn't see many that weren't filled. Crowd had good energy during the show and there no one acted inappropriately (the emcee issued a joking warning about this).
Show was just under 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission. Somewhere between 15-20 numbers. The choice of the songs for the various numbers was GREAT. Production was very good - the props that were part of the individual numbers were really impressive, especially the R2D2 and the Jabba the Hutt.
The emcee worked the crowd in between the numbers to let the cast and crew reset. He was a lot of fun and kept everyone's energy up without being too much.
I'm no danceologist but I was impressed with the dancing. All the numbers involved stripping to some extent but only one blink-and-you'lll-miss-it instance of actual toplesslessness. Some of the numbers were simply gong for the sexiness factor, but a lot of them brought in a lot of humor, which I wasn't expected but which really added to the experience.
The show was developed with an appreciation for the source material and had a lot of fun with it without making fun. The Emperor's number was the only one that was a little ridiculous.
Would definitely recommend if the show comes to your neck of the woods.
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