Act One
On the stage of Tony Giordano's club, Georgie Bukatinsky introduces Girls' Night Out, featuring Buddy "Keno" Walsh. Before long, women in the club are tucking dollar bills into his G-string.
Meanwhile, the steel plant has closed and the out-of-work guys feel like Scrap. Jerry Lukowski commiserates with his best friend, the hopelessly overweight Dave Bukatinsky, and the offbeat but good-hearted Ethan Girard, and the sweet but sad Malcolm MacGregor, who lives with his infirm mother.
Jerry later gets a pep talk from his 12-year-old son Nathan-of whom he shares custody with his ex-wife Pam. Dave, meanwhile, admires pictures of Keno plastered outside Giordano's club. Jerry dismisses Keno's physique, at least until they overhear two women excitedly going into the club-at 50 bucks each. Jerry soon has them sneaking in through the window of the men's room.
Above the cheers, Jerry and Dave hear several women entering the men's room and hide in an empty stall. Georgie, Pam, and their friends proclaim It's A Woman's World, and proceed to talk about the men. When they leave, Keno enters in a G-string making a quick change. Keno mistakes Jerry for a new dancer; Jerry bristles and they exchange punches.
After Keno leaves, Jerry gets an idea: if he and Dave "real men" were to strip, they could clean up-especially if they went The Full Monty, (Man).
The next day, Jerry learns he might lose Nathan because he is behind in child support. Pam now lives with Teddy Slaughter, a stable man who wants to marry her. Jerry decides his outrageous strip-show plan might solve his money problems.
Jerry and Dave begin a fitness program: while jogging, they interrupt Malcolm attempting suicide by asphyxiation with car exhaust. They try to raise his spirits (Big-Ass Rock) and invite him to join the strip-show. Malcolm works part-time as the night security guard at the abandoned plant: the guys now have a place to rehearse.
Nathan finds a dance teacher: their old boss, Harold Nichols. They find Harold and his wife, Vicki, at dance class, and Vicki tells them all about Life With Harold. She doesn't know that Harold lost his job months ago; he is ashamed to tell her.
The guys hold auditions. Their showbiz-savvy accompanist Jeanette says that when the right guy shows up, "he'll glimmer." Enter Horse. Though 50 years-old, he fulfills a certain fantasy (Big Black Man). Ethan shows up and proclaims he can't dance or sing-but when he drops his pants, as Jeanette puts it, there is suddenly "a lot of glimmer."
That night, while Dave sings a love song to his stomach, Harold reflects on his adoration of Vicki, (You Rule My World).
Rehearsals, meanwhile, are chaotic, until Harold-relating choreography to basketball-gives Jerry an idea. As long as they imagine they're playing with Michael Jordan's Ball, everything flows.
Act Two
At rehearsal, which is still bumpy, Jeanette offers her own brand of encouragement (Jeanette's Showbiz Number).
To perform at Giordano's, Jerry needs a $1,000 deposit. His attempt to get it from Pam fails, but Nathan donates his college savings. Jerry's love for his son overwhelms him (Breeze Off The River).
At the next rehearsal, Jerry reveals their name: Hot Metal. Today, they plan to disrobe. As they peruse a Victoria's Secret catalog, they realize that their audience might be just as critical of them, (The Goods).
Mid-way through Hot Metal's "un"-dress rehearsal, the police raid the plant. In the confusion, Malcolm and Ethan escape to Malcolm's house. Their mutual attraction is almost acknowledged, when Malcolm senses something is wrong with his mother. Simultaneously, at the police station, Pam and Teddy pick up Nathan; they are clearly furious with Jerry.
At his mother's funeral, Malcolm expresses his loneliness; Ethan offers him solace, (You Walk With Me).
Dave is in the doghouse. Jerry considers him a traitor for taking a job at Wal-Mart, and Georgie discovers his costume, suspects the worst, and confronts him. Dave reluctantly reveals the strip-show plan. At the same time, Vicki discovers that Harold was fired. Georgie and Vicki offer their husbands support, and both couples find their love stronger than ever, (You Rule My World-Reprise).
Finally, it's the big night. Everyone they know is in the audience, expecting The Full Monty.
Jerry decides that he isn't going to do the show without Dave. But when Dave suddenly shows up, Jerry still wants to quit. The guys take their places, unsure whether they will go The Full Monty. Jerry is torn: does he give in to his fear and quit, or does he join his friends and finish what he started? Deep down, he knows that going The Full Monty is more about what's on the inside than what's on the outside; all he needs to do is Let It Go.
On the stage of Tony Giordano's club, Georgie Bukatinsky introduces Girls' Night Out, featuring Buddy "Keno" Walsh. Before long, women in the club are tucking dollar bills into his G-string.
Meanwhile, the steel plant has closed and the out-of-work guys feel like Scrap. Jerry Lukowski commiserates with his best friend, the hopelessly overweight Dave Bukatinsky, and the offbeat but good-hearted Ethan Girard, and the sweet but sad Malcolm MacGregor, who lives with his infirm mother.
Jerry later gets a pep talk from his 12-year-old son Nathan-of whom he shares custody with his ex-wife Pam. Dave, meanwhile, admires pictures of Keno plastered outside Giordano's club. Jerry dismisses Keno's physique, at least until they overhear two women excitedly going into the club-at 50 bucks each. Jerry soon has them sneaking in through the window of the men's room.
Above the cheers, Jerry and Dave hear several women entering the men's room and hide in an empty stall. Georgie, Pam, and their friends proclaim It's A Woman's World, and proceed to talk about the men. When they leave, Keno enters in a G-string making a quick change. Keno mistakes Jerry for a new dancer; Jerry bristles and they exchange punches.
After Keno leaves, Jerry gets an idea: if he and Dave "real men" were to strip, they could clean up-especially if they went The Full Monty, (Man).
The next day, Jerry learns he might lose Nathan because he is behind in child support. Pam now lives with Teddy Slaughter, a stable man who wants to marry her. Jerry decides his outrageous strip-show plan might solve his money problems.
Jerry and Dave begin a fitness program: while jogging, they interrupt Malcolm attempting suicide by asphyxiation with car exhaust. They try to raise his spirits (Big-Ass Rock) and invite him to join the strip-show. Malcolm works part-time as the night security guard at the abandoned plant: the guys now have a place to rehearse.
Nathan finds a dance teacher: their old boss, Harold Nichols. They find Harold and his wife, Vicki, at dance class, and Vicki tells them all about Life With Harold. She doesn't know that Harold lost his job months ago; he is ashamed to tell her.
The guys hold auditions. Their showbiz-savvy accompanist Jeanette says that when the right guy shows up, "he'll glimmer." Enter Horse. Though 50 years-old, he fulfills a certain fantasy (Big Black Man). Ethan shows up and proclaims he can't dance or sing-but when he drops his pants, as Jeanette puts it, there is suddenly "a lot of glimmer."
That night, while Dave sings a love song to his stomach, Harold reflects on his adoration of Vicki, (You Rule My World).
Rehearsals, meanwhile, are chaotic, until Harold-relating choreography to basketball-gives Jerry an idea. As long as they imagine they're playing with Michael Jordan's Ball, everything flows.
Act Two
At rehearsal, which is still bumpy, Jeanette offers her own brand of encouragement (Jeanette's Showbiz Number).
To perform at Giordano's, Jerry needs a $1,000 deposit. His attempt to get it from Pam fails, but Nathan donates his college savings. Jerry's love for his son overwhelms him (Breeze Off The River).
At the next rehearsal, Jerry reveals their name: Hot Metal. Today, they plan to disrobe. As they peruse a Victoria's Secret catalog, they realize that their audience might be just as critical of them, (The Goods).
Mid-way through Hot Metal's "un"-dress rehearsal, the police raid the plant. In the confusion, Malcolm and Ethan escape to Malcolm's house. Their mutual attraction is almost acknowledged, when Malcolm senses something is wrong with his mother. Simultaneously, at the police station, Pam and Teddy pick up Nathan; they are clearly furious with Jerry.
At his mother's funeral, Malcolm expresses his loneliness; Ethan offers him solace, (You Walk With Me).
Dave is in the doghouse. Jerry considers him a traitor for taking a job at Wal-Mart, and Georgie discovers his costume, suspects the worst, and confronts him. Dave reluctantly reveals the strip-show plan. At the same time, Vicki discovers that Harold was fired. Georgie and Vicki offer their husbands support, and both couples find their love stronger than ever, (You Rule My World-Reprise).
Finally, it's the big night. Everyone they know is in the audience, expecting The Full Monty.
Jerry decides that he isn't going to do the show without Dave. But when Dave suddenly shows up, Jerry still wants to quit. The guys take their places, unsure whether they will go The Full Monty. Jerry is torn: does he give in to his fear and quit, or does he join his friends and finish what he started? Deep down, he knows that going The Full Monty is more about what's on the inside than what's on the outside; all he needs to do is Let It Go.
