I can safely say that this is the gay drama I’ve been waiting for: a genuinely devastating drama that doesn’t treat its characters like lambs waiting for the slaughter or overdose on weepiness, and a queer narrative that unapologetically centers the queer perspective.
Two atmospheric but bleak works provide a musical illustration of the notion that misery loves company.
Many lessons surface in Tony Kushner’s epic Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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