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This gay icon was the wife of legendary director and choreographer responsible for Sweet Charity and Chicago. What was her name?
Who is Gwen Verdon?
Who did Grey Henson play in the musical Mean Girls?
Who is Damian?
This modern day variety show launched the career of gay actress Kate McKinnon. What night of the week does it air?
What is Saturday?
This 1946 musical originally starring Ethel Merman was revived in 1999 and had which single mom who works two jobs as the titular role during its run?
Who is Reba McEntire?
In 2003, The Boy from Oz opened on Broadway with Stephanie J. Block as Liza Minnelli, and Hugh Jackman as a very famous gay singer from Australia. Who did he play?
Who is Peter Allen?
Who is the gay composer who won a Tony Award for his work on Passion?
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
As we discovered this semester, to much surprise and disappointment, this ruby slippered gay icon participated in Blackface. Who is her daughter? (Another gay icon)
Who is Liza Minnelli?
Which queer character dies from AIDS in the HIT Broadway musical, written by Jonathan Larson, that premiered at New York Theatre Workshop?
Who is Angel?
The most recent revisal of Shuffle Along starred the first openly gay Black man to win an Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama. What is is name?
Who is Billy Porter?
The modern version of this art form was turned into a film in 2010 and starred gay icon/goddess Cher. What was it?
What is burlesque?
The characters Marvin and Whizzer appear in a musical written in part by one of Stephen Sondheim‘s longest collaborators. Who is he?
Who is James Lapine?
Director of Jelly’s Last Jam, this openly gay director also worked on the original Broadway production of Angels in America. Who is he?
Who is George C. Wolfe?
Rising gay icon Audra McDonald won her first Tony Award for her portrayal as who in Carousel?
Who is Carrie Pipperidge?
This singular sensation of a musical first opened at the theater founded by Joseph Papp before breaking records on Broadway, and featured one of the first openly gay characters in a Broadway musical. What is his name?
Who is Paul?
This powerhouse performer was the FIRST person of Hispanic Heritage to play Elphaba on Broadway. Who is she?
Who is Eden Espinosa?