The Full Monty at Tulsa Performing Arts Center

In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club after seeing their wives’ enthusiasm for a touring company of Chippendales. One of them, Jerry, declares that their show will be better than the Chippendales dancers because they’ll go “the full monty”—strip all the way. As they prepare for the show, working through their fears, self-consciousness, and anxieties, they overcome their inner demons and find strength in their camaraderie.

With lyrics and music by David Yazbek and a book by Terrence McNally, The Full Monty was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in 2001.

Authors

• David Yazbek
• Simon Beaufoy
• Terrence McNally

Tony Awards and Nominations for The Full Monty