![]() "This series is about the fantasy versus the reality of the American dream, and what happens when those bump up against each other. "It's shocking and wild that one story has all this unpredictable, bonkers stuff," says Kumail Nanjiani, 43, who portrays Indian immigrant Somen "Steve" Banerjee, the buttoned-up founder of the male revue that spawned a 1980s cultural phenomenon. Hulu's "Welcome to Chippendales," an eight-part drama (first two episodes now streaming then weekly on Tuesdays) unveils toxic jealousy, arson and even murder unleashed by the culture-changing male revue renowned for those breakaway trousers. ![]() There are wild, even sinister surprises revealed once you rip off the cover story of the famed Chippendales dancers. “There were no real disaster situations during rehearsal when it came to practicing with those pieces, but it was definitely a nail-biting situation where we were hoping everything was going to work and go smoothly.Watch Video: 'Welcome to Chippendales' trailer: Story behind stripping empire “We had a lot of time to make it look effortless, and we had so much rehearsal time to practice the tear-away shirt and pants scenes,” Schnitzer added. Photo by: Erin Simkin/HuluĬhace Crawford Remembers Turning Down The Chance To Be A Chippendales Dancer “Then you must figure out how many pieces of snap tape to design a piece with, and it’s so different for each guy,” she said. In order to ensure the tear-away pants tore away as intended, each pair was custom-made for each actor. Tear-away pants are so technical.” Photo by: Erin Simkin/Hulu When I booked ‘Welcome to Chippendales’, I called him, and he guided me through fabrics that would work and wouldn’t work. “I am lucky to know Christopher Peterson, who costumed ‘Magic Mike‘. “There is a system to tear-away pants,” Schnitzer explained. One surprisingly complex aspect of Schnitzer’s costume design was the tear-away pants used by the club’s male dancers. ‘Welcome To Chippendales’: A Guide To The Male Strip Club’s Dark Past And Deadly Crimes “As I’m watching episodes, I think, ‘Wow, a lot of work.’” “The background team had so much research themselves, as they could be fitting up to 100 people a day,” she said. “’Welcome to Chippendales’ was a very research-heavy project,” the series’ costume designer, Peggy Schnitzer, told Women’s Wear Daily.Īccording to Schnitzer, that research included poring through vintage photography books and watching films films set in the ‘70s, ‘80s and early ‘90s. ![]() Who Is Dorothy Stratten? Nicola Peltz On Portraying The Playmate In ‘Welcome To Chippendales’ (Exclusive) Set in the late 1970s, the series meticulously recreates the disco-driven era, right down to the tiniest detail. The series stars Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s most successful male-stripping empire - leaving a trail of greed, scandal, arson and murder in his wake. Viewers have been flocking to Hulu’s new true-crime drama “Welcome to Chippendales”, which streams in Canada on Disney+. Welcome to Chippendales - Courtesy of Hulu
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