Planetary pleasures: “Star Wars” gets erotic

Galactic gals “The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody” (a review) by Bondo Wyszpolski Well, it seemed promising, and overall I guess it was, but the Force wasn’t entirely with me for “The Empire Strips Back,” a wry, lavish striptease with most of the “Star Wars” characters letting it all hang out: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2D2, C-3PO, and various others. In that sense, it’s a real hoot. The show is comprised of maybe a dozen vignettes, isolated scenes such as the opener, where a girl — should we call them dancers? performers? I’m not sure — enters from the wings riding a Taunton (a large reptomammal), and then, after dismounting, does a sexy dance around it. “The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody,” L.A. cast, Montalbán Theatre. Photo by Craig RidgwellIn another scene, a young woman washes her landspeeder, and by association herself, while suggestively gyrating after having tossed off most of her clothing. This is auto-eroticism in the classic mode of sexy girls and sleek new cars. Sure, this is all fun stuff, but in between each scene, after the curtain has gone down and the lights have gone up, an emcee hurries onstage and…

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