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This weekend my fellow show queens and I were discussing the closing of Diana: The Musical. But while we were belting “Pretty Pretty Girl” a humbler show posted a closing notice. Trevor: The Musical was based on a 1994 short film about a gay middle schooler in crisis. The story features characters and plot beats that I’d seen in countless YA stories since. But while those often cast 20-somethings, the musical featured actual teens singing their hearts out. The short film inspired the crisis hotline The Trevor Project. I hope the musical gets picked up by schools and inspires budding theater kids.
In other news:
- Chile elected a queer friendly president.
- France outlawed conversion therapy.
- And another queer musical, the Pulitzer winning A Strange Loop, is coming to Broadway.