“Rated R for language and nudity?” of course I am going to attend this musical, it was simply added incentive when one of our own was performing! I can tell why the ladies love this show. Right off the bat they hit you with some dirty dancing by the one and only. While Taavon’s sexual routine would be one to arouse the green monster, Taavon’s character once refers to the fact that he’s taken which oh so humorously parallels real life. After Taavon sets the comic, raw and sexual tone of the play, all of the other characters begin to weave an intricate web of how the Average Joe overcomes the setbacks brought on by the man.
I found this musical particularly attracting to the working class, who are still trying to make ends meet in these tough economic times. After just having started working for the RIFT,Rhode Island Teachers Federation, one of the teachers unions in our state, I found the connection to America’s hard working people a great plot line to evoke emotion.
I felt there were a number of good musical numbers, including Big Ass Rock, Big Black Man and Let it Go. There were also a bunch of fun and funny dance scenes that made you want to get up and dance, or sometimes cringe and look away. I felt that the characters were worthy of empathy even though one of the sub plot lines felt slightly out of place.
All in all, I give The Fully Monty two thumbs ups, a great contemporary musical with the honest, and often blunt plot and jokes needed to capture today’s audience. Butt’s up, one of the funniest plays I have seen in a while, just glad I wasn’t sitting close enough for too good of a view of The Full Monty. Front row, watch out!
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