Beware: Naked Men Onstage

“This show contains adult content and partial nudity.” In the world of performing arts, there’s no better way to get audiences into seats than by warning them they may be exposed to some sin and skin. Of course, the show needs to have artistic significance, but turning up the heat...

By Dan Renzi

June 17, 2010

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“This show contains adult content and partial nudity.” In the world of performing arts, there’s no better way to get audiences into seats than by warning them they may be exposed to some sin and skin. Of course, the show needs to have artistic significance, but turning up the heat certainly makes things more fun.

Broward Center has warned the public about Next Step Dance’s upcoming performance, Celebrating the Male Dancer, featuring six male dancers who seem to enjoy rolling around on stage with one another while wearing very small costumes. Next Step Dance first performed this show in 2007, but even if you saw it back then, it’s worth a revisit, if for no other reason than to see that scandalous “adult content.” The goods will be on display at 8 p.m. at Amaturo Theater (201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale). Tickets cost $26.50, and you can buy them at browardcenter.org.
Sat., June 19, 8 p.m., 2010

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