I'm getting a late start this morning after the midnight show of Broadway Bares. For those who aren't aware it's a one night only charity event each year in Manhattan where Broadway dancers striptease en masse in huge often silly choreographed themed spectacle numbers. This year's theme was "Rock Hard" so there was rock heavy versions of pop songs as well as classic rock numbers. Throughout the night there are little interlude skits with celebrity guest stars. In this case they were all trying to get past a doorwoman when their names weren't on the list. Alan Cumming, adorable with his hair in zulu knots, sailed right in with two boytoys in his hands whose names he kept getting comically mixed up. So he had to take matters (literally) into his hand to figure out who was who. But Broadway's Rocky (Andy Karl) didn't have it as easy.
-But you let Alan Cumming in!"
-Win a Tony and we'll talk"
The final interlude skit was James Franco. He bragged to the doorwoman 'But I take shirtless selfies. I have 2 million followers.' Enter Bianca Del Rio (to thunderous non-stop applause) who proceeded to insult him. The mini-skit ended with Bianca rubber-gloving her hand...
You can guess what happened next [NSFW]
Both Photos by: Gregory Pace/BEI/Rex
I'm not one of these people who watches things through my phone (wrong generation for that). I like to use my actual eyes so I didn't take any photos.
At least not until the "rotation" the famous tipping frenzy when the entire cast lines up for the huge ballroom of people to rush the stage and shove dollars down their undies. But it's all for a good cause.
all three via Nathaniel R
Have you ever been? It's silly trashy fun and raises lots of money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS each year.
You can see professional photos of a few of the numbers at Broadway World and probably around the web by the end of the day today. Here's Alan Cumming's sole tweet from last night.
Just another Sunday night! @BroadwayBares pic.twitter.com/l0YbR0rgi2
— Alan Cumming (@Alancumming) June 23, 2014
I haven't been to this in years and years but the first time I went it was movie-themed. No such luck this year. Maybe for its 25th anniversary next year?