Favorite "Gay" role in a Broadway show...- Page 3

[Cages or Wings]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 12:54am

In order of how much i love them:

Molina (Kiss of the Spider Woman)& Prior (Angels in America)
(No explanatation necessary)

Paul(A Chorus Line)
("One day I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're fourteenyears old and you're a faggot. What are you going to do with your life?'" So amazing.)

Collins/Angel (Rent)
(Just listen to the bits and pieces of Rent that Angel and collins sing to and about each other. So dynamic and powerful. )

[incendiary_wit]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 1:27am

Collins and Angel and Joanne/Maureen from Rent
The Emcee from Cabaret
Hedwig

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 7:22am

MEF - I was going to pick Ken. FIFTH OF JULY is one of my favorite plays, and playing him was one of my fondest memories. I still think the presentation of he and Jed is the most 'real' gay couple I've encountered.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 7:28am

MEF - I was going to pick Ken. FIFTH OF JULY is one of my favorite plays, and playing him was one of my fondest memories. I still think the presentation of he and Jed is the most 'real' gay couple I've encountered.

FIFTH OF JULY is a personal favorite of mine, as well. I can still watch the Broadway Theatre Archive DVD today and get chills. I think that Ken is one of the best written characters ever. And I totally agree with you regarding Ken and Jed being a "real" gay couple. God, it's such a great show.

[filmgirl325]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 9:50am

Rod from Avenue Q : )

[Princeton78]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 10:37am

Rod is fun,
But i'd have to go with Malcolm from "The Full Monty." Such a sweet, funny role to play, and "You Walk With Me" is gorgeous.

[Sant]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 11:01am

Collins from RENT.

[MusicalDirector109]

Posted: 6/26/05 at 12:06pm

Ditto:
Mason from "Take Me Out"
Ken and Jed from "Fifth of July"- I do love that play!!

[Tirso de Molina]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 12:46am

Showing my age a bit, but here goes my list of characters not already named by others -- NOT comprehensive and not in order of preference, but just as they come to mind:

1. Rich and Saul in AS IS (played wonderfully by Jonathan Hogan and Jonathan Hadary in the original production).
2. Larry in BURN THIS (played by Lou Liberatore, in a GREAT Tony-nominated performance -- unfortunately, he was up against BD Wong for M. BUTTERFLY and didn't stand a chance).
3. the lesbians of Jane Chambers's LATE SNOW and LAST SUMMER IN BLUEFISH COVE (okay, those were Off-Bway, but I'm listing them anyhow).
4. Alan Turing in BREAKING THE CODE (Derek Jacobi was dazzling and heartbreaking).
5. Max and Horst in BENT (who can forget them making love without even touching?!).
6. Buzz and James Jeckyll in LOVE VALOUR COMPASSION.
7. Ned and Felix in THE NORMAL HEART.
8.And though I'm not old enough to have seen this one onstage in person, if Harold in BOYS IN THE BAND deserves icon status (and I think he does), then so does June in THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE -- a character who always moves me, even though she seems a bit of a stereotypical lesbian nowadays.

Updated On: 6/27/05 at 12:46 AM

[BwayBoy25]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:50am

carmen ghia(loved seeing roger bart in that role)
peter allen

excuse my stupidity...but can someone give me a link to informatnio on kiss of the spider woman...never seen it

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:53am

Angel in RENT
Prince Herbert in SPAMALOT (It must be done by Christian Borle!!)
Sir Lancelot in SPAMALOT

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:28am

I'll add a second vote to Max and Horst from BENT. I know there are some who don't find it as compelling as I do, but that play ripped me to shreds. And Max's final speech to Horst as he held him in his arms is one of the most impactful I've experienced in a theatre.

[almostxfamous]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 11:37am

Prior Walter in Angels in America
Mark in Altar Boyz
Belize in AIA
Angel in RENT

heart.
mel

[robbiej]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 12:08pm

Wait...no one's said Sister Aloysius from Doubt??

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 12:15pm

Bobby Brahms - Love! Valour! Compassion!

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:03pm

By far my favorite is Arnold - Torch Song Trilogy. Harvey wrote an incredible part and an amazing play.
Updated On: 6/27/05 at 01:03 PM

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:10pm

Rod from Q and Albin from La Cage :)

[hyperchet]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:11pm

All the gays in "The Producers", just too great.

[Tom1071]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:12pm

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[EddieVarley]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 1:14pm

Molina in Kiss of the Spiderwoman is a fantastic if tragic character with some wonderful songs.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:06pm

I just want to respond to some some criticism over what I said in my last post here.

I didn't intend for my comments to be a scathing insult upon you.

And, I do hope that all of you WILL go to the library or bookstore and read TORCH SONG TRILOGY and LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! and KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN and JEFFREY and ANGELS IN AMERICA and BENT and AS IS and FALSETTOS. Etc. Etc. I know that BARE and ALTARBOYZ and SPAMALOT are fun shows--and maybe they really are your faves, but I honestly do not think you will feel exactly the same after reading some of the aforementioned plays and musicals.

Don't take this as an insult--take it as advice for a richer theatre knowledge. :)

Updated On: 6/27/05 at 04:06 PM

[Tirso de Molina]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:19pm

I'll second jrb's recommendation -- there are some really good anthologies of gay theater in print, and a few now OOP that you can buy used or get from libraries. People interested in gay theater or theater featuring gay characters might really enjoy exploring the plays that paved the way for RENT or BARE on Bway today.

[Sporkie]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:26pm

I do have to say that I love Peter from BARE despite his recent origin, and I love Angel from Rent and Albin from La Cage...sigh. I've been trying to get around to experiencing Falsettos for a while, and thank you for the other reccomendations as well.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:46pm

Yeah, it behoves us to honor early gay work. Without LAST SUMMER and even BOYS IN THE BAND, more recent work wouldn't have a context. You younger posters, read BOYS IN THE BAND, and see the truthful writing (admittedly era specific) beneath any PC concerns that may arise, justifiably. The voices and personal fights of the characters -- and Crowley's honesty, for his times -- help illutrate a lot of the evolution of gay culture. It's striking how much of the play's social dynamic -- the parts NOT necessarily self-depricatory -- mirrors a universal aspect of gay culture. The men speak to one another with a blistering gay shorthand, one that can only be shared comfortably and safely within the community. That's why the perceived 'outsdider' or interloper in the play is so threatening. I find that aspect of the play remarkably timeless.

[OtherDaryl]

Posted: 6/27/05 at 5:17pm

I have a soft spot in my heart for Emory in Boys in the Band. "Ask him if he's got any hot cross buns!"

Though, technically, this never actually ran on Broadway.

Updated On: 6/27/05 at 05:17 PM