Channing Tatum on Bringing Magic Mike to NYC: “You Are Going to See Naked Men Dancing. But There’s Also So Much More”

To be part of Magic Mike Live, the male dancers go through an extensive interview process that begins with the question: “What’s your relationship like with your mother?”

Created and directed by Channing Tatum, the show is meant to offer a more empowering and feminist take on male strip shows. After launching residencies in Las Vegas and London, the show is now set to come to New York City starting in October in a newly renovated space in the midtown theater district.

“You are going to see naked men dancing. That’s just what’s going to happen, and hopefully they’ll be on top of you at some point. But there’s also so much more that’s embedded into the show,” Tatum said Tuesday to a crowd of hard-hat wearing media in the gutted venue space.

Tatum also says this immediately after the show’s dancers had…