Channing Tatum Set To ‘Turn Up The Gas’ With Magic Mike Live In New York City

Channing Tatum has a special surprise for fans. The MCU actor promises to bring the stage spin-off of his successful Magic Mike film franchise to New York City. The highly anticipated show is expected to open this fall.

The Avengers: Doomsday star is all set to “turn up the gas” on the show that already generated plenty of heat.

Magic Mike Live Premiere

The show directed by Channing Tatum and adapted from his male exotic dancer film franchise will open its specially designed 425-seat immersive experience on October 8. As per reports, the show will be premiered at the onetime Copacabana nightclub on the corner of 47th Street and 8th Avenue.

What Do We Know about Magic Mike Live?

The show features 13 ripped male dancers and a female MC, who will entertain

the audiences with bold dance moves, aerial acrobatics, comedy and plenty of drink service.

Channing Tatum told The Associated Press, “We’re going to turn the gas up a little bit and make it a little hotter; just pour some gasoline on it. It’s New York. So you’ve got to throw everything at it.” He continued, “One of the biggest reasons why I wanted to make this show was to kill that old version of male entertainment, because I’ve worked in that version, and it’s misogynistic and degrading to women.”

The show’s co-director and choreographer Alison Faulk explained, “It’s kind of like a dance spectacular that has a sexy twist, and sexy for us is a lot of things. Sexy is funny. Sexy is athletic. Sexy is smart. So we try to approach the dance with all of those things in mind.”

As per reports, some of the songs of the show will include Ginuwine’s Pony, which is featured in the films; 50 Cent’s Candy Shop; Gallant’s Open Up; James Brown’s Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine); and Ro James’ Permission, as well as original music.

Following the success of the 2012 Magic Mike film, Magic Mike Live kicked off with a Las Vegas stage show in 2017. The show now has outposts in London and Berlin and is touring Australia. The version that will land in New York is going to be tweaked to reflect the city, and the creators stated they have fine-tuned the story.