REVIEW: Welcome to Texas, Tootsie: You’re under arrest
The musical Tootsie couldn’t have arrived at the Winspear Opera House at a more opportune time. The Texas Senate voted just last week to make performances of the show illegal in a public venue.
So run to see the show while drag’s still legal in this state. But Tootsie isn’t here for politics. When Julie asks Michael why he posed as Dorothy, he says, “I just did it for the work.” The musical follows the structure of the 1982 hit film even though several major details have been changed.
Instead of hearing about an opening on a soap opera, his friend Sandy is trying out for a role in a Broadway musical. Michael, who has just been fired by the director of that musical for being such a perfectionist, becomes Dorothy and lands the part.
Michael does so well during the first rehearsal, they rewrite the script to give Dorothy a bigger role and rename the show Juliet’s Nurse from Juliet’s Curse.
