Creator of gay Broadway musical, 'The Prom' invites Mike Pence to the show

The dramatist and star behind the new Broadway appear, which bases on a youthful lesbian couple, have a unique welcome for the VP.


The obstruction breaking new show, "The Prom," cases to include the main lesbian couple to ever front a Broadway melodic. And keeping in mind that anecdotal, the makers state the story was enlivened by genuine occasions — and a genuine government official.

"The Prom" bases on Emma, a 17-year-old secondary school understudy whose little Indiana town drops its prom after Emma endeavors to bring her better half, Alyssa, to the occasion. Chad Beguelin, the melodic's co-essayist and lyricist, said the thought was started by theater maker Jack Viertel, who continued experiencing comparable stories in the news.

"He had seen a few examples where, you know, same-sex couples were restricted from their prom," Beguelin revealed to NBC News. "The discouraging thing is, they keep kind of happening … Every on occasion a couple of months will pass by, and after that somebody will email us another, you know, secondary school that chose that no gays or lesbians can go to the prom. You know, it's miserable that despite everything it occurs." The Prom cheap tickets are available now in market.

"Our show isn't tied in with shunning individuals," Beguelin included. "Our show isn't tied in with telling individuals, 'You are incorrect.' Again, it's tied in with tuning in and compassion and tolerating, thus my welcome [to Pence] would simply resemble, 'Tune in to our show. It's about affection.'"

Caitlin Kinnunen, who plays the show's focal character, Emma, resounded Beguelin with her own message to Pence: "Come see this! You require it," she said.

Beguelin, who is transparently gay, recognized that not every person is in agreement with regards to LGBTQ rights, yet he said he trusts "The Prom" can engage as well as to likewise change hearts and psyches.

All Broadway theaters will dim lights in memory of choreographer Gillian Lynne

All 41 Broadway theaters will dim their lights Monday night in memory of Dame Gillian Lynne, choreographer for “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera,” among others.

Lynne passed away Sun. July 1 at the age of 92. Broadway theaters will dim their lights for one minute at 6:45 p.m. Monday. West End theaters will also dim their lights Monday at 7 p.m. in their timezone.  

Lynne was a choreographer, director and dancer who worked on more than 60 shows on the West End and Broadway. On Broadway, her shows included “The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd” in 1965, “How Now, Dow Jones,” in 1967, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” in 2005 and most recently, the 2016 revival of “Cats,” which was based on her original choreography.

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a tribute to Lynne Monday, calling her “a seminal figure in choreography” for at least three generations.

“It is no exaggeration that ‘Cats’ opened with the only cast available who could have played their roles.  It was Gillie’s depth of contacts from her ballet roots to her work in contemporary dance that made it possible to open ‘Cats’ in Britain and prove the naysayers wrong,” he wrote.

Lynne received an Olivier Award in 1981 for her choreography of “Cats” and in 2013, she received a Special Olivier Award for her contributions to theater. On Broadway, she received two Tony Award nominations for her work on “Cats” and on “The Phantom of the Opera.”

The New London Theatre on the West End was recently renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre, making her the first non-royal woman to receive that honor.

“Dame Gillian Lynne’s innovative choreography has dazzled generations of theatregoers and made an indelible mark on musical theatre around the world,” Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, said in a press release. “The productions she shaped will continue to move and enchant audiences for decades to come.”

Lynne is survived by her husband, Peter Land.