No Prince Charming — or any other man, for that matter — appears onstage in the revival of "Real Women Have Curves" at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Nevertheless Josefina López's crowd-pleasing play is a Cinderella story, with a touchingly pure faith in the power of a makeover.
Don't get me wrong: I adore makeovers. At the "Real Women" curtain call, when the five East L.A. sweatshop seamstresses, each suffering from body-image issues as well as poverty, social invisibility and fear of being deported, busted out glam dresses and owned their fabulousness, I had to wipe away tears. Some part of me will never hear enough that women who don't conform to our restrictive standards can still be beautiful.