Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre With Charles Busch in 1980s New York (Studies In Theatre History and Culture) - Softcover

Elliott, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609389190 ISBN 13: 9781609389192

Verlag: University of Iowa Press, 2023

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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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Kenneth Elliott has directed off-Broadway plays and musicals at New York theatres such as the Public, Primary Stages, and Manhattan Theatre Club. He is associate professor of theatre at Rutgers University–Camden, and chair of the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts. He lives in Collingswood, New Jersey.
 

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• Verlag: University of Iowa Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1609389190
• ISBN 13: 9781609389192
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 194
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