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Encore Episode: Cole Porter & The Queers Who Invented Broadway

This is a special Pride Month encore of one of Broadway Nation's earliest episodes! From the very beginning the Broadway Musical has to a very large degree been a Queer creation... Read More

33 mins
6/15/23

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This is a special Pride Month encore of one of Broadway Nation's earliest episodes!

From the very beginning the Broadway Musical has to a very large degree been a Queer creation. In this episode David Armstrong shares the fascinating stories of early queer creators including producing and life partners Charles Frohman & Charles Dillingham; the first great gay director Hassard Short; drag superstars Julian Eltinge & Bert Savoy; the "Pansy Craze" of the 1930s; and especially the delightful, delicious, and delovely Broadway songwriter Cole Porter!

Special thanks to Billie Wildrick and David Sabella for their vocal contributions.

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