Channing Tatum thrills fans as he kicks off X-RATED Magic Mike Live show in Las Vegas
CHANNING TATUM caused quite the stir as Magic Mike in the much-loved stripper movie and the actor has now caused even more chaos in Las Vegas, as he brought the Live version of the flick to the Hard Rock Hotel.
Channing Tatum has kicked off his Magic Mike Live tour in Las Vegas
Channing played the main character in the 2012 version, that was then brought back for the ‘XXL’ sequel in 2015, and although the original film sees the 36-year-old re-living his real life tale of trying to prove that he was more than just a stripper, the stage version focuses on proving that you don’t have to bombard the audience with the traditional male revue for a show to still be exciting.
Despite attempting to completely revamp the usual style of strip show, Channing’s 13 male dancers and two female performers were certainly not afraid to flash the flesh a fair amount and still dragged an array of lucky ladies from the audience up to the stage (and off the stage as well in numerous cases) for some up, close and personal performances.
Ditching the stereotypical firefighter and policeman routines and replacing them with an array of characters showing off their incredible dancing talents, Channing managed to take the idea of a show like the Chippendales and replace it with a real story of a man’s journey to stripping stardom…with a little help from one of the two females in the show.
Channing attended the grand opening last week
Channing is attempting to revamp the usual style of strip show
Tatum on Magic Mike Live
Speaking of the whole thing, one of the stars of the show Jackson Williams – who is originally from England and has danced with the likes of Ellie Goulding and Little Mix in his time – said that males don’t necessarily need to remove every piece of clothing to excite a woman.
He explained: “We’ve all got personalities. And all our personalities are the reason why we’re in this show.”
Channing also previously said that society is much different nowadays to when these kind of shows first started out.
Channing plays Mike in the Magic Mike movies
Jackson Williams stars in the brand new Vegas show
He revealed: “I think society’s so different now than when some of these shows started.
"I really find it fascinating to go, OK, let’s break (the mold) and see what we have now. Build something new and see if it’s good or not.
“That was the exciting thing to me. I’ve never really made a live show. I’m fascinated to see what we see, find what we find,” he added, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.