Flashdance The Musical - Differences Between Stage and Film

Differences Between Stage and Film

  • The film's characters Jeanie and Tina Tech have been combined to create Gloria.
  • Instead of The Zanzibar being a strip club it's now a club with no nudity - just pole dancing.
  • The character of Richie Blazik is cut and the character Jimmy Kaminsky is substituted, however the two characters have very little in common.
  • The substory in which Alex and Nick break up because Alex believes he's cheating on her is missing from the stage show.
  • All the "Flashdancer's" solos are cut, minus Alex's famous chair dance. However this is moved to the end of act one for ease of changing and clean up.
  • Songs from the film that are used in the show are used in a different context. For instance Manhunt is no longer used for a solo dance piece it is sung over a montage of Nick and Alex on a series of dates. Another Example is Gloria. In the film this is used during Jeanie's ice skating solo, however in the show it is used when Gloria performs in the strip club. However "What A Feeling" is still used for Alex's audition.
  • In the film Nick convinces Alex to go to her audition, in the stage show her friends convince her and accompany her to the audition.

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