{"id":151,"date":"2021-03-27T15:22:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/?p=151"},"modified":"2021-03-27T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T19:22:37","slug":"cabaret-and-kinky-boots-gender-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/cabaret-and-kinky-boots-gender-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabaret and Kinky Boots Gender Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two musicals Cabaret and Kinky boots change the idea of masculinity and role of genders on Broadway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many stereotypes men have to fill such as; be more aggressive, strong, take charge, etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-21.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-21.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-21.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-21.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-21.png?w=787&amp;ssl=1 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Cabaret, the main male character wore colorful makeup, and participated in a lot of the dance scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the opening scene, the character Emcee sings about the welcoming Cabaret. He says, \u201cLeave your troubles outside. So, life is disappointing? Forget it! In here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful, even the orchestra is beautiful!\u201d Indeed, inside the cabaret, everyone is beautiful.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last line there, \u201ceveryone is beautiful\u201d is such a striking line to me. I believe everyone is beautiful and everyone deserves to be themselves whatever that means to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kinky boots also has many characters that change the definition of masculinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kinky boots has cross-dressing characters that show everyone that men can wear heals too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-23.png?resize=522%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" width=\"522\" height=\"221\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the character that stands out to me is Don.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don plays the stereotypical \u201cworking man\u201d who hasn\u2019t yet accepted the LGBTQ+ community at the beginning of the musical.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end of the musical the cast sings, \u201cJust be who you wanna be\u201d, and Don comes out wearing heals and dancing. He accepts everyone for who they are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Trans individuals started getting hate for using the bathroom, Kinky Boots created an amazing commercial full of acceptance:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kinky Boots: Just Pee (Where You Wanna Pee)\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APeAXKmkVcI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cabaret (1972) - Willkommen\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBlB8RAJEEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two musicals Cabaret and Kinky boots change the idea of masculinity and role of genders on Broadway.&nbsp; There are many stereotypes men have to fill such as; be more aggressive, strong, take charge, etc.\u00a0\u00a0 In Cabaret, the main male character wore colorful makeup, and participated in a lot of the dance scenes. 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