MIAMI—Magic Mike Live is a male strip show where men take off their pants the regular way—at the ankles, not ripped down a side-seam of snaps.
The full monty is not skin, but a sensitive guy talking to the crowd about consent.
“Before you enter a lady’s space, you should always know that you’re welcome.”The language of empowerment and self-care is employed liberally at Magic Mike Live, a dance revue based on the 2012 movie starring Channing Tatum.
Mr. Tatum and Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh spent $7 million to make that film, an almost-satirical look at the towel-snapping world of male strippers.
Just over a decade later, Magic Mike is a more than $500 million brand that spawned two more movies, live shows with yearslong engagements in Las Vegas and London, and a multicity North American tour that recently kicked off in Miami.