My review of Beebo Brinker Chronicles, adapted from Ann Bannon’s novels by Kate Moira Ryan and Linda S. Chapman, directed by Leigh Silverman.
photo by Dixie SheridanIn the play’s opening scenes, the tone is all humor and irony, but as the action progresses it becomes clear that the humor is both a way to mask the great pain that drives the story and a reminder to the audience that things, in many ways, are different now. As recent headlines attest, there can still be good reasons to fear coming out as gay or lesbian, but for much of the audience of Beebo Brinker Chronicles, this show is a chance to celebrate how much has had to change in order for these tales to be rendered as a brightly lit object of nostalgia rather than a guilty, dog-eared pleasure hidden carefully under the mattress.
Full review here.
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1 J.B. // Mar 19, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Your insights on Beebo Brinker are right on. I think this is a great show for gay men and women to see with their families and straight friends. It definitely adds perspective by looking back to a time not so long ago.
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