Channing Tatum bringing Magic Mike act to Las Vegas
Live male strip revue to be based on Magic Mike movies
Channing Tatum is bringing his Magic Mike act to Las Vegas.
The 36-year-old actor has announced that he's directing Magic Mike Live Las Vegas.
It's billed as a live male strip revue based on the movie Magic Mike and a sequel, Magic Mike XXL.
He made the announcement online via Facebook Live and with a cheeky video, packed with shirtless men and cuddly puppies, in conjunction with women's magazine Cosmopolitan.
"We want to change what male entertainment has been for years. For 40, 50 years, it hasn't changed, and we want to make it better," Tatum said, adding that the goal was to "make it more of a conversation instead of just men going up there and trying to tell you what you should think is sexy. We really want to hear from you."
Tatum starred as the title character in the films and is a former stripper himself, but he won't appear in the live show.
Still, he didn't rule out a possible cameo: "if I'm ever in shape enough to actually do the show again."
Alison Faulk created choreography for the movies and will also choreograph the live act.
Magic Mike Live Las Vegas is scheduled to begin previews at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in March 2017.