Dustin Hoffman he made you want to do for him—to give him one." In "Tootsie" (1982), Hoffman portrays Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who finds himself dressing up as a woman to land a role on a soap opera. His co-star was Jessica Lange. "Tootsie" earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Hoffman's fifth nomination. Under direction by Sydney Pollack, Hoffman's role demanded "a steady bombardment of opposites—edgy then funny, romantic then realistic, soft then quivering." To film critic David Denby, Hoffman's character "embodies vulnerability and drive in perfect proportion. He has the knack of making everything he does seem perilous, and so
Tootsie (musical) woman in order to land a job. The musical had an industry reading in June 2017. Santino Fontana played the lead role of actor Michael, who transforms to "Dorothy" to obtain a role. Scott Ellis replaced Casey Nicholaw as director. The stage musical version of "Tootsie" premiered in previews at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, beginning September 11, 2018, with an opening at the Palace scheduled for September 29, and a run to October 14, 2018. The musical is expected to start on Broadway on March 29, 2019 in previews at the Marquis Theatre. The musical has music and