"They enter the glamorous dwelling with voluminous permed hair, shoulder-padded blazers and white athletic sneakers - the latter for commuting from the outer boroughs into Manhattan - and take turns admiring the tweed Chanel suits, silk Versace robes and vintage Hermes scarves. They then quick-change into fabulous metallic gowns and, with the help of LED panels and lighting cues, the bedroom transforms into a fashion runway of scintillating secretaries, singing and dancing in feminine revelry."
""I want the audience to be entertained - laughing, crying, standing up and feeling like they can do it all too," Lauper said of the show, already extended through Dec. 7. "Not that you could go in your boss' closet and wear her clothes, no! But that exciting feeling of living in the city in the '80s, being creative and not backing down.""
The musical adaptation of Working Girl opens at La Jolla Playhouse and magnifies the film's iconic moments for the stage. A nine-woman sequence recreates the famous closet scene with voluminous permed hair, shoulder-padded blazers and white sneakers, then quick-changes into metallic gowns as LED panels turn the bedroom into a runway. Cyndi Lauper leads the project, aiming to entertain audiences and evoke 1980s city creativity and tenacity. The show celebrates women, theater and 1980s glamour, updating details such as the dress price from $6,000 in the film to $7,000 onstage, and amplifies ensemble singing and dancing.
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