39 Plays That Brought LGBTQ+ Experiences to the Stage

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By Playbill Staff
Jun 04, 2020
 
Celebrate Playbill Pride with a look at some of the plays that amplified LGBTQ+ stories on stage.
LGBTQ+ Experience Onstage

The theatre has long been a home for the queer community, both providing a space for queer artists to share their work as well as a place to amplify queer stories. In celebration of Playbill Pride, take a look at some of the plays that brought LGBTQ+ stories to the stage.

39 Plays That Brought the LGBTQ+ Experience to the Stage

39 Plays That Brought the LGBTQ+ Experience to the Stage

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Joe Mantello and Stephen Spinella in <i>Angels in America</i>
Joe Mantello and Stephen Spinella in Angels in America
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James McArdle and Andrew Garfield in Angels in America Brinkhoff-Moegenburg
Steven Gregan and Jonathan Hogan in <i>As Is</i>
Steven Gregan and Jonathan Hogan in As Is
Chris New, Ricky Champ and Alan Cumming in <i>Bent</i>
Chris New, Ricky Champ, and Alan Cumming in Bent Photo by Johan Persson
Jesse Pennington and Phillip James Brannon
Jesse Pennington and Phillip James Brannon in Bootycandy Joan Marcus
Mart Crowley's <i>The Boys In The Band</i> (1968) portrayed the pleasures, miseries and private lives of gay men at a birthday party.
Original Off-Broadway cast of The Boys in the Band Carol Rosegg
The_Boys_In_the_Band_Broaway_Production_Photo_2018_096 Jim Parsons and Matt Bomer in THE BOYS IN THE BAND, Photo by Joan Marcus, 2018_HR.jpg
Jim Parsons and Matt Bomer in The Boys in the Band Joan Marcus
Ann Trevor and Helen Menken in <i>The Captive</i>
Ann Trevor and Helen Menken in The Captive Vandal Studio/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
John Cameron Mitchell and Jonathan Hadary in <i>The Destiny Of Me</i>
John Cameron Mitchell and Jonathan Hadary in The Destiny of Me Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
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Gabriel Ebert and Harvey Fierstein in Gently Down the Stream Joan Marcus
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