As I did last fall for Hair, the Lexus Broadway Series has invited me back — and has for the entire season — to offer some insights from a gay perspective on their current production.
And that production is Les Miserables.
I have to say, this is the show I have least looked forward to profiling — not because I don’t like it, but because it is a challenge with a show that predates the word “gay.” But I’ll give it my best shot.
Here’s how it works: If you signed up for the “gay series” already, you probably got an email blast reminding you about the chat. If you didn’t, you can still come — just buy a ticket to tonight’s performance. (I liked this production, too — you can read my review here.) The talk will be in Hamon Hall, to the right when you enter the Winspear, starting about 7 p.m. I’ll even take questions if you have any.
And I’ll see you in March at In the Heights!
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Mr. Jones, it is a quite a stretch to state that the musical “Les Miserables” predates the word “gay”, but I understand your dramatic flair. I fondly remember my first viewing of this landmark musical at the transformed Broadway Theater in 1988. I’m pretty sure I was gay then, and the word “gay” had been in the popular lexicon for quite a time before that. Cheers!