Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York

di Kenneth Elliott (Autore)

University of Iowa Press, 2023

Beyond Ridiculous tells the story of Theatre-in-Limbo, a downtown band of actors formed in 1984 by director Kenneth Elliott and playwright and drag legend Charles Busch. Within a year, they went from performing Vampire Lesbians of Sodom at the Limbo Lounge, a raffish club in the East Village, to the longest-running nonmusical in off-Broadway history. From 1984 to 1991, Busch starred in eight Limbo productions, always in outrageously fabulous drag. In Beyond Ridiculous, Elliott narrates in first-person the company’s Cinderella tale of fun, heartbreak, and dishy drama. At the center of the book is a young Charles Busch, an unforgettable personality fighting to be seen, be heard, and express his unique style as a writer-performer in plays such as Psycho Beach Party and The Lady in Question. The tragedy of AIDS among treasured friends in the company, the struggle for mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ theatre during the reign of President Ronald Reagan, and the exploration of new ways of being a gay theatre artist make the book a bittersweet and joyous ride.

• Autore: Kenneth Elliott
• Editore: University of Iowa Press
• Collana: Studies in Theatre History & Culture
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 210 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 272 gr.
• EAN: 9781609389192

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