#51
Posted: 3/20/06 at 4:23pm
Being a part of the gay community, I find that black gay males are not as into the theatre as white gay males. A lot of my black gay male friends have no clue what is going on in the theatre world. I do work at the Denver Center of Performing Arts as a Chair for an organization that works with the black community. It is not easy to get Afican Americans into the theatre as a whole. One would think gay black males, and females would see more theatre, but I think it is just a cultural thing. It has always been looked at as something white people do. And I have been told that by many black gay men over the years. I was known as "Miss White Woman" (No Joke!) because I liked the theatre! I always said "If it isn't Patti LaBelle in Your Arms Too Short to Box With God", black folks aren't going to the theatre. My partner in the 80's was, and still is (!), black. I had to go to the theatre alone because he, and my friends, had no interest. But the show we DID see together? The afformentioned one starring Ms. LaBelle. So it is not just a gay thing, but a cultural one as well. Just my 2 cents!
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