Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Showtune Productions. State Theatre, Market Street, Sydney. 19-23 April, 2023
First a provocative French play written fifty years ago, then the hit film, and then the multi-award-winning Broadway musical in 1983, this gay love story between a night club owner and his resident drag star was, last century at least, a real forerunner.
This modestly staged revival on the State Theatre’s slender stage runs for only a week. It’s like a pop-up musical, even a concert version – a sign of the times perhaps, and the need for cheaper budgets and ticket prices.