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The show is billed as a sort of meeting of The Boys in the Band and The Sunshine Boys.Įxpect song titles such as "Trolls," "Work It!," Whatever Happened?," "Will Someone Remember Me?," "Gay Caballeros," "If I Could Live My Life Again" and more. The action takes place in Terry's West Hollywood apartment in 1998.Īccording to the producers, " Trolls explores the lives of middle-aged gay men who realize that 'growing old isn't for sissies.' Through song and dance, laughter and tears, these 'trolls' not only celebrate a departed friend's life but also rediscover the ability to celebrate their own as they address the universal themes of aging, relationships and the undying kinship of true friends." Featured in the cast are Mark Baker (a Tony Award nominee for Hal Prince's 1970s reconsideration of Candide) as Terry, Bram Heidinger, Albert Insinnia (Joseph Papp's musical Two Gentlemen of Verona musical), Barry McNabb (Irish Rep's The Hostage), Brynn Neal ( State Fair national tour), Dale Radunz (Prince Music Theatre's Chasing Nicolette), James Van Treuren (Broadway's The Scarlet Pimpernel) and Christian Whelan (Zoser in the first national tour of Aida). Pamela Hall ( Picon Pie) directs, with choreography by John Hoshko. The staging is presented by DBD Productions, Edmund Gaynes, Pamela Hall. At least on the cover of it, a troll can be an attractive thing, after all. Rather, trim, middle-aged and handsome Christian Whelan has his arms around trim, younger and handsome Bram Heidinger. The cover of the Playbill doesn't show a withered fright of a man clutching a younger man. This is the show that asks, "Is life gay after 40?" Writers Bill Dyer (book and lyrics) and Dick DeBenedictis (music) aren't out to bash gay men of a certain age, but to apparently reclaim the word in a lighthearted and empowering way.
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The new musical that is titled after an epithet used in the gay community to indicate older and - often inaccurately - desperate-seeming gay men had its world premiere in Los Angeles in 2001. The company of Trolls took up residence at Actors Playhouse (former home to Naked Boys Singing and Marijuana-Logues) May 4. We also call for Heritage of Pride to implement regular bisexual awareness trainings from BiNet USA as part of standard training for its staff so that it stops promoting bi erasure and biphobia.Christian Whelan (back) and Bram Heidinger in the Playbill cover art for Trolls We ask these sponsors demand Heritage of Pride rectify this issue by appointing a Grand Marshal to represent "the B in LGBT". Heritage of Pride NYC LGBT Pride 2014 sponsors include Coca-Cola, Delta, Kiehl's Since 1851, Anheuser Busch InBev, Marriot, and Netflix. This is more than bi erasive, it is corrosive considering that Demi Lovato has never identified herself as bisexual, she’s just said she’s a woman who’s experienced the same disparities bi people report experiencing like higher rates of suicide and sexual violence than our gay and straight counterparts.Įven worse, NYC Pride was co-founded by a bisexual woman, Brenda Howard who has also been erased by Heritage of Pride organizers.
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Then instead of responding to the bi community regarding our concerns, on May 5th re-tweeted a joke about NYC Pride and LA Pride performer, Demi Lovato, saying she was “bi…coastal”. Heritage of Pride, the organizer of NYC LGBT Pride, damaged bisexual people by naming a lesbian, a gay man, and a transgender woman to "represent the LGBT community" at this year's event.