Broadway’s Sexiest Plays of All Time

We’re lucky here at Vibrator.com to live and work in the best place in the world to see a live show. So, in honor of the city that never sleeps, we bring you the five sexiest plays on Broadway. Why not fight the winter doldrums, spend some of that tax stimulus money you’ve got coming, and surprise your sweetie with a romantic night on the town?

1. Rent – The play celebrated its 12th anniversary and final year on Broadway last September, but has just kicked off a national tour. Just thinking about the scene featuring the song “Contact” makes me wet. Sure, the play covers some decidedly unsexy topics, including AIDS, drug addiction and poverty, but it’s also one of the most romantic rock operas ever to hit the stage.

2. Spring Awakening – The play’s major theme discusses sexual repression and the loss of virginity, so it shouldn’t be surprising that this one makes our list. Powerful S&M explorations and a tender, passionate (and also climactic) onstage love scene to end the first act makes the audience squirm in the best way possible.

3. La Cage Aux Folles – In many ways, it is the lack of overt sex that makes La Cage Aux Folles so sexy! The 1983 musical featured pure Broadway style with elaborate costumes and set design, a sexy, well-coiffed (and mostly male) chorus, harkening back to Broadway’s glory days. A groundbreaking performance artistically and socially, capturing progressive themes of its time, La Cage Aux Folles is a true classic.

4. The Rocky Horror Show – The next stop in our list is more of a cult classic, a sci-fi horror movie spoof about a “sweet transvestite / From Transexual, Transylvania.” The Rocky Horror Show was made into a movie starring Tim Curry as the terrifyingly sexy “Frank N. Furter.” Tim Curry also originated the role on stage.
If you can catch a midnight showing of the movie or, even better, a combined stage show/movie screening, definitely go for it! Enthusiasts dress in full costume and throw bread at the stage. You might be more amused than turned on, but everyone should experience Rocky Horror live at least once.
Here’s a free tip: I can’t tell you why, but don’t raise your hand if they ask for any Rocky Horror virgins in the audience.

5. Phantom of the Opera – Dark, forbidden love, a haunting (so to speak) soundtrack, a love triangle and one fateful kiss make Broadway’s longest-running musical one of the sexiest plays in history. If the lilting tones of a powerful voice and a vulnerable, not-quite-evil male lead do it for you, you’ll agree that Phantom of the Opera belongs on this list.

I was tempted to round out this list with Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. (Does anyone care to debate the sexiness of flirty little Ariel with her mermaid fins and bikini top?) But I got the vibe that Disney might not appreciate the plug. So consider this a list of Broadway’s sexiest plays (past and present) not necessarily produced for a family audience.

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