Here's Why I Took 'Anne Of Green Gables' And Turned It Into A Queer Story For Kids

Here's Why I Took 'Anne Of Green Gables' And Turned It Into A Queer Story For Kids

"It is more important than ever to provide youth with literature that reflects their struggles, parallels their pain, and offers solace in times of need."

Beau the Musical Review. Coming of Age, and Coming Out, in Tennessee.

This sweet, lively and original musical deserves a wider audience, or maybe just a much longer run where it is, since the production works so wonderfully well in the intimate Off-Off Broadway Theater 154 that scenic designer Daniel Allen has transformed into a Nashville honky tonk. There, Matt Rodin and seven other versatile actor-musicians enact the coming-of-age story – and the coming out – of Ace Baker, who we witness, starting at the age of …

‘I Hope the Queer Kids Find It’ — How ‘Beau the Musical’ Celebrates the ‘Power of Identity’

Broadway star and writer Douglas Lyons reveals how his coming-of-age show about music, identity and family is a powerful Pride Month celebration.