Gay Musicals

[Derek]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:06pm

What musicals have to do with Homosexuality?? I know its an odd question, but Im just curious. I happen to be homosexual myself so its not like i have anything against it. Now I know the obvious, Rent, La Cage Aux Folles...but what are some others??

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:07pm

Falsettos

[apdarcey]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:08pm

and a new brain.

[Derek]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:09pm

Thanks Margo :). And I just want to say, I am not starting this post to start any arguing. I honestly am just curious.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:10pm

not a musical, but "Farm Boys" played (plays?) offbway

[bjivie2]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:10pm

Seriously, do a search. You'll find a ridiculous amount in another thread. I'm too lazy to do it myself right now.

[Derek]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:14pm

which Wild Party??

[apdarcey]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:15pm

generally, your strongest ties to homosexuality onstage in musicals is william finn... falsettos, a new brain and elegies... but falsettos and la cage are the two gay musicals, though they take the most different approaches!!

[apdarcey]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:15pm

both.

[Derek]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:16pm

are they both based on the same storyline?

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:18pm

Zanna, Don't!

[apdarcey]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:18pm

no. not at all.

[kjklo]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:19pm

Try this link: http://www.queermusicheritage.com/gaymus.html

[Glebb]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:19pm

Maybe Margo can help with this.
I remember seeing a gay play called "Party" many years ago.
I think it was in that row of theatres on far west 42nd St.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:25pm

You mean that awful little comedy about seven queens in an apartment (with every poster of "Sweet Charity" known to man on the wall), sort of a 4th rate knock-off of Boys in the Band and Love! Valour! Compassion! that ended up with them all naked at the end singing a Karen Carpenter song? I got dragged to that and honestly was desperate to walk out after about ten minutes of it, but unfortunately I was in the middle of a row and it would have been just too rude.

[Glebb]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:27pm

Yes that one.
It was terrible.
Thank you MargoChanning. :)

[musicnmath]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:29pm

Naked Boys Singing

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:36pm

I can't believe I'm the first to say it, THE PRODUCERS!!!!!!

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 12:07am

Synchronicity, The Ballad of Little Mikey, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Bounce...

[Corine2]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 12:49am

Zanna Don't
Avenue Q
La Cage
Falsettos
Naked Boys
Altar Boyz

Zanna and La Cage are the most about it.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 1:42am

I can't believe I'm the first to say BARE lol!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 1:46am

Also, A CHORUS LINE, CABARET, QUILT, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, GRAND HOTEL, TABOO, WHEN PIGS FLY, VICTOR/VICTORIA,

[Marquise]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 1:50am

Face it people. EVERY MUSICAL is Gay, whether it wants to be or not. LOL.

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 1:54am

In that case, anything ever written by Jerry Herman...

[hannahshule]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 6:48am

Rent