在这部舞台丽人剧情片中,《舞台丽人》是由美英德三国共同制作的，由主演《罗密欧与朱丽叶》的克莱尔-丹妮丝担当女主角。
十七世纪的英国剧场，所有女角皆由男性所扮演。埃德华（比利·克鲁德普 Billy Crudup 饰）是英国最有名的当家花旦，运用他的天生美丽及后天技巧模仿女性唯妙唯肖，得到贵族上流的欣赏。然而国王查理二世厌倦了这种一成不变的演出，剧院终于准许真正的女性参与表演。埃德华面临失业危机，世人的排挤和咒骂，仇家的陷害毒打，生活的窘迫，贵族的抛弃使他在最底层随波逐流，一度萌生自杀念头。取他而代之的女演员玛丽亚（克莱尔·丹妮丝 Claire Danes 饰）在舞台上绽放光彩，但她深爱埃德华，并希望他能够重返舞台，以一个男人的灵魂。马上国王就要来观赏新的剧目，埃德华能不能杀死了那个身体里的女人？
Based in the 1660's of London's theaters, this film is about the rules of gender roles in theatre production, and means to change them for everyone's benefit. Ned Kynaston is the assumedly gay cross-dressing actor who has been playing female parts in plays for years, particularly Desdemona in Othello, he also has a close relationship with a member of the Royal Court, the Duke of Buckingham. One day however, the rules of only men playing women could change when aspiring actress Maria auditions as Kynaston's praised role, Desdemona, and soon enough, King Charles II decides to make the law that all female roles should be played only by women. Maria becomes a star, while Ned finds himself out of work. But after a while, Ned finds it in his nature to forgive Maria's aspiration, they may even fall in love, and Charles may proclaim women will be played by either gender.
大团圆掩盖不住艺人的凄凉。不疯魔不成活。被时代赐死的风魔人物。无关女权。Stage Beauty(2004)。华丽却老套。《舞台丽人》有感。每个人的幸福都有终点！。我爱你。如果。。。那么。。。。
