In the musical Burlesque, the actors again turned to an ageless story about the hardworking Cinderella, who at one moment gets everything she dreamed about. The main roles in this musical story were given to American stars Christina Aguilera and Cher. What obstacles on the way to their happiness will Cinderella face this time?
Short story
Burlesque is a film about a young girl, Ali Rose. One day, Ali decides that the provincial town in which she was born and raised is not able to give her everything she wants. Then she quits her job, collects her suitcase and moves to Los Angeles.
However, it turns out that the metropolis is not waiting for the provincial with open arms. With difficulty, young Rose manages to get into the local neo-burlesque club, but not as an actress, but as an ordinary waitress. Everything decides the case: the main soloist of the show, bitchy Nikki, disrupts the next performance. Then Ali takes the initiative into his own hands and replaces the prima on stage. The girl manages to break the storm of applause, in a flash a new star of the scene is born.
After such a stunning performance, the club’s affairs are going uphill. Ali becomes the main artist of the burlesque show and the girlfriend of the owner of the club - Tess. Rose has a young man and crowds of fans. And here again difficulties arise on the horizon: Ali becomes so famous that they are trying to lure her into other projects. Of course, the novice performer dreamed of a brighter career than the stage of a small club. But if Rose agrees, she will betray the entire club team, which is so desperately fighting for survival. What will Eli do, it becomes known only at the end of the film.
Burlesque: actors. Cher as Tess
Cher is the unfading star of the American pop scene. At the time when the musical was filmed, she was already 64 years old. However, in the frame you will not give more than forty brilliant Cher.
“Burlesque” is not the first cinematic experience of the singer. For the first time in a full-length film, she starred in 1967. It was a low-budget film "Good Times."
In 1985, the singer starred in the drama by Peter Bogdanovich "The Mask." Then she got the main role, for which Cher even received the main prize of the Cannes Film Festival. Then came the "Witches of Eastwick", where Sherilyn appeared in the company of Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer.
In the thriller Suspect, Cher played with Liam Neeson, and in the comedy Power of the Moon with Nicolas Cage.
In the musical Burlesque, Cher appeared before the viewer in the image of the owner of a nightclub, which is slowly but surely sinking. Tess and her assistant Sean are doing everything possible, but they cannot correct the situation until a new burlesque star, Ali Rose, appears on the scene.
Christina Aguilera: “Burlesque” and the main character Ali
Christina Aguilera began her career at age 12 at the Mickey Mouse Club children's show, which also starred Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson and Justin Timberlake.
Christina's first debut album saw the light at the same time as Britney Spears's debut album. Since at that time both girls were blondes, had the same complexion and musical style, a remarkable competition was unleashed between them. Only with time did these performers stop comparing, since by the second or third album it became clear that they were completely different.
Christina is considered the owner of a unique voice, incredibly strong and honed. In cinema, Aguilera never managed to get a solid experience: on her account one episode in the series “Beverly Hills, 90210”, a couple of episodes in the project “Nashville” and the main role in the musical “Burlesque”.
The actors of the musical played a typical story from the category of “American Dream” on the screen. Arriving from Iowa with just a couple of dollars in her pocket, Ali was at the right time in the right place and was able to make a career in show business.
Stanley Tucci as Sean
Burlesque is a film about hard work and dedication. Such devotion was also demonstrated by a character named Sean - a faithful assistant to Tess, who did not leave her even in the most difficult times. The role of Sean was played by actor Stanley Tucci.
Tucci starred in many commercially successful projects: Beauty and the Beast, The Hunger Games, Transformers, Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters, Captain America: The First Avenger. Stanley never received an Oscar for his long career in cinema, but his talent was marked by two Golden Globes.
Other role performers
In the film Burlesque, actors Aguilera and Cam Jocelyn Gigandet played lovers. The hero of Gigandet, according to the plot, worked as a musician in a club where Ali performed. Cam also played James in Twilight and Ryan McCarthy in the sports drama Never Give Up.
The role of the bitchy artist of Burlesque and rival Ali went to Kristen Bell, the star of the series Veronica Mars.
Eric Dane, who played Mark Sloan in Anatomy of Passion, got the role of agent Marcus Gerber in the musical, who was trying to lure Ali into another project.
Jessica Beale, Lindsay Lohan and Robert Pattinson could have starred in the Burlesque music film, but they failed.