Gays on Broadway - Book by Ethan Mordden

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 3/1/24 at 8:58am

I just finished Gays on Broadway, Ethan Mordden's latest book. Each chapter is devoted to the LGBQ themed plays of a particular decade. He maintains the gossipy, opinionated pleasures of his musical theater history books. I missed some of the great hits. I'd have loved to have heard his thoughts on Take Me Out or A Strange Loop. But I also enjoyed learning about the plays of Mae West and forgotten artists like Julian Eltinge and Eva Le Gallienne.

Has anyone else here read this?

New Book GAYS ON BROADWAY By Ethan Mordden Out Now (broadwayworld.com)

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 3/1/24 at 9:39am

For those who are interested, Chapter 4 and 5 of Ryan Donovan's Broadway Bodies (also Oxford University Press) complement this nicely

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/1/24 at 10:42am

Mark Harris's next book is exploring a similar, though somewhat broader, subject mater:

"a history of American arts and pop culture as a battlefront in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, from 1960 to the present."

But that's not due out for at least 2 more years.