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Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York. Kenneth Elliott
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ISBN: 9781609389192 | 209 pages | 6 Mb
- Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York
- Kenneth Elliott
- Page: 209
- Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
- ISBN: 9781609389192
- Publisher: University of Iowa Press
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Overview
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. They launched Vampire Lesbians of Sodom at the Limbo Lounge, a raffish club in the fringes of the East Village, but it would later become the longest-running non-musical 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.
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