I was just thinking about shows that have leading gay charachters, only a few crossed my mind: Taboo Rent Bombay Dreams Kiss of the Spider Woman La Cage any others that come to mind?
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"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
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Falsettos My Life With Albertine The Color Purple (bi-sexual) A Man of No Importance The Wild Party (both versions) Radiant Baby
Updated On: 2/14/06 at 06:30 AM
Going way back - LADY IN THE DARK - the character of Randall (originated by Danny Kaye) is quite flamboyant, and implicitly gay, though they never *actually* say it (it was the 1940's, after all).
I can't believe that FALSETTOS wasn't mention earlier...Luckily we have MEF!!! It was so groundbreaking when MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS opened in 1982! Gotta love William Finn!
"Dance A Little Closer" had two supporting characters who were gay lovers . A young Brent Barrett was one of them and they sang as they skated together on stage. The song was aptly titled, "Why Don't They Leave Us Alone!".
I wouldn't say the gay characters in RENT are leading as much as they are supporting plot devices.
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