How ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Ending Inspired Alex Borstein’s ‘Filthy TED Talk’ Musical ‘Corsets & Clown Suits’
variety.comAngelique Jackson After “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” wrapped its final scenes, two-time Emmy winner Alex Borstein took center stage at the Wolford Theatre, home base of the comedy’s fictional burlesque club for a music-infused stand-up show.
The special, titled “Corsets & Clown Suits,” is now streaming on Prime Video alongside the first four episodes of “Maisel’s” fifth and final season.
In conversation with Variety ahead of Maisel’s final episodes, Borstein describes the 81-minute special, produced by Amazon Studios, “as a filthy TED talk with music.” She explains: “You’re gonna learn some things that you may wish you could forget,” she jokes, elaborating on that it’s a “deeply personal and wildly fictitious journey I go on to figure out what perception is and how I am perceived.” As an actor, Borstein is certainly respected.
She has won two Primetime Emmys, two SAG Awards, and two Critics Choice Awards for her turn on “Maisel,” playing Susie Myerson, the unlikely manager to the titular comedian (Rachel Brosnahan).
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