Timothy E. Locklear, Managing Artistic Director of North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (NRACT) has compiled a list of 20 Essential LGBTQ Musicals and 25 Essential LGBTQ Plays for RDU on Stage.
Check out his list below and be sure to listen to Tim talk about LGBTQ theater on the RDU on Stage podcast (Ep. 48).
Avenue Q by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty
Bare: The Musical by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Harmere
Cabaret by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff
A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante
| The Color Purple by Marsha Norman, Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray Coming to DPAC, March 2020. |
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae
Falsettos by William Finn and James Lapine
| Fun Home by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori Coming to Theatre Raleigh, June 2020 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell
La Cage aux Folles by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein
| Kinky Boots by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein Coming to NCT, February 2020 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally
A New Brain by William Finn and James Lapine
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Stephen Elliott and Allan Scott
The Prom by Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Bob Martin
| Rent by Jonathan Larson Coming to DPAC, January 2020 |
Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater
Taboo by Mark Davies Markham, Charles Busch, Boy George , John Themis, Richie Stevens and Kevan Frost
The View Upstairs by Max Vernon
Victor/Victoria by Blake Edwards, Henry Mancini, and Leslie Bricusse