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STRIP the musical takes three iconic figures: Lenny Bruce, Candy Barr and Josephine Baker and tells each of their stories as one tale in the style of "Our Town" meets "Godspell" at the "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." A cautionary tale about the cost of "telling the truth," the setting is a diner counter with a nightclub stage with dining tables and chairs that represent various cities, sometimes countries in which a show within a show unfolds. 
Loosely borrowing from the old 1950s television show "To Tell the Truth," a TV announcer presents the biographical affidavits for each of the main characters. In the same way that Lenny Bruce could portray various people all in one monologue in which he went from commentator to the specific characters themselves, nine performers portray all of the roles in broad, burlesque style. What each of the three main characters have in common is the burlesque world. It is the place where each originated their famous acts.

In Lenny Bruce's case, his mother Sally Marr was a comedienne in burlesque houses. For Candy Barr, the burlesque world gave her an opportunity to break out of the "Capture," a very sinister syndicate that kidnapped her as a runaway teen and forced her into sex slavery at the age of 14. And for Josephine Baker, migrating to France (to escape the racial prejudice of her time) where she danced with nothing on her body but a feather, is what made her the most famous entertainer in the world in her lifetime.

How Lenny, Candy and Josephine intertwine and 'bear it all'--is STRIP!