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Gays on Broadway - by Ethan Mordden

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Gays on Broadway by Ethan Mordden

Chronological review of the long journey to bring the culture of gay men and women onto the American stage. From the genteel female impersonators of the 1910s to the raucous drag queens of La Cage aux Folles, from the men of The Normal Heart to the women of Fun Home, and from Eva Le Gallienne and Tallulah Bankhead to Tennessee Williams and Nathan Lane .. chronicles the plays and people that brought gay culture to Broadway. 240 pages.



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Gays on Broadway on Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford Univ Press

Released: 2023





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