South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

THESE ARE NOT YOUR MOTHER’S MALE STRIPPERS

‘Magic Mike Live’ debuts in Miami

- By Rod Stafford Hagwood

In a biz where every bump can be a bit of a grind, “Magic Mike Live: The Tour” is aiming to make the erotic male revue a whole new kind of experience.

Born out of the hunka-hunka-burning-love hit movies starring Channing Tatum — 2012’s “Magic Mike” and 2015’s “Magic Mike XXL” — the show debuted earlier this month in a pop-up venue called The Arcadia, set up at the Miami Marine Stadium on Key Biscayne for a six-month limited run.

That means “Magic Mike Live: The Tour” will likely get a big boost when the next installmen­t, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” hits screens in February. Tatum is a co-director of “Magic Mike Live: The Tour,” along with Alison Faulk, the choreograp­her of the three movies and a former Pembroke Pines resident.

The 90-minute production is also the centerpiec­e of the reality competitio­n series “Finding Magic Mike,” streaming on HBO Max.

 ?? MAGIC MIKE LIVE ?? The event will include an open-air, pop-up food spot, Wildfire by Meat N’ Bone. The menu will includes shareables, light bites and entrees, as well as signature cocktails inspired by the show.
MAGIC MIKE LIVE The event will include an open-air, pop-up food spot, Wildfire by Meat N’ Bone. The menu will includes shareables, light bites and entrees, as well as signature cocktails inspired by the show.
 ?? JOHN MCCALL/SUN SENTINEL ?? A media preview of “Magic Mike Live: The Tour” on July 13 in Miami. The show is staged in a pop-up venue at the Miami Marine Stadium and runs through April 9.
JOHN MCCALL/SUN SENTINEL A media preview of “Magic Mike Live: The Tour” on July 13 in Miami. The show is staged in a pop-up venue at the Miami Marine Stadium and runs through April 9.

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