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Class is present successful league astatine Lady Like charm school, wherever the 24 Oxford signifier serves arsenic an unconventional schoolroom and the witty Headmistress leads the assemblage done a playful yet sexy exploration of what it means to embody the grace of a woman.
The variety-burlesque show, antecedently performed astatine the Mosaic Theater connected the Strip, recovered a caller location astatine the intimate Virgin Hotels abstraction past fall. Produced by Jaimee Gallego and Charles de Portes on with subordinate producers Maren Wade and Summer Soltis, Lady Like describes itself arsenic “retro modern burlesque.” It seamlessly blends the vintage charm of the 1950s with a modern flair. Through a bid of theatrical sketches and opus and creation numbers, the amusement sheds airy connected societal norms from days past portion maintaining a light, satirical and interactive atmosphere.
Featuring a formed of talented dancers and specialty acrobatic performers, each question is simply a show of sultry athleticism.
“Each dancer participates successful astir 10 dances each, and we each person our ain characters,” says dancer Taylor Jayne. “We had an acting manager erstwhile we were archetypal opening the amusement and we decided who’s going to beryllium the people clown oregon who’s the flirt.”
Jayne herself embodies the relation of the people clown, often infusing a goofy persona portion balancing an alluring demeanor.
The show’s soundtrack is besides 1 of the wheels transporting the assemblage done eras. Each scene’s code is acceptable by time-hopping tracks similar Drake’s “Hotline Bling” and Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’,” truthful nary substance your generation, determination are a fistful of amusive and recognizable songs to sing along.
Of course, this is inactive burlesque, and the striptease is to beryllium expected. But 1 of the champion parts of the amusement is the costuming. Lady Like weaves a ocular symphony done clothes—even erstwhile determination aren’t many—into the production. In a glammed-out, doo-wop singing number, the gals athletics gown-length velvet dresses, and successful the opening of the lesson, the dancers travel retired successful flirty pinkish suits. Jayne says the unit presets 50 costumes and props earlier the amusement to guarantee creaseless transitions.
Beyond the meticulously rehearsed production, Lady Like is genuinely conscionable astir having fun. The performers often permission the signifier to interact with their assemblage and marque you consciousness similar a portion of the show.
“It has a batch of personality,” says Jayne. “It’s a bully mode to spot apical amusement successful Vegas, person a bully nighttime retired and spot a clump of beauteous women empowering each other.”
LADY LIKE Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., $59-$99. 24 Oxford, etix.com.
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