Fifty key figures in queer US theatre
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Whether creating Broadway musicals, experimental dramas or outrageous comedies, the performers, directors, playwrights, designers, and producers profiled in this collection have contributed to the representation of LGBTQ lives and culture in a variety of theatrical venues, both within the queer community and across the US theatrical landscape. Moving from the era of the Stonewall Riots to today, notable scholars in the field bring a wide variety of queer theater artists into conversation with each other, exploring connections and differences in race, gender, physical ability, national origin, class, generation, esthetic modes, and political goals, creating a diverse and inclusive study of 50 years of queer theater. For readers seeking an introduction to or a deeper understanding of LGBTQ theater, this volume offers thought-provoking analyzes of theatre-makers both celebrated and lesser-known, mainstream and subversive, canonical and new"--,Provided by publisher.