Estranged Family And Unexpected Connections Take Center Stage In This Buzzy New Musical
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“Beau the Musical” explores queer identity, family and generational healing through a rollicking country-rock score.
A cross between a memory play and a country-rock concert, “Beau the Musical” defies easy categorization. It’s also a coming-of-age dramedy, though playwright and lyricist Douglas Lyons hopes audiences will also find a deeper message about family and generational healing in its rollicking score.
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“Beau” is now playing at St. Luke’s Theatre in New York, where it opened after a much-buzzed-about run at Theatre 154 that concluded this summer. The off-Broadway musical follows Ace Baker (played by Matt Rodin), a singer-songwriter who is back on the Nashville stage for a one-night-only performance.
As Ace shares the inspirations behind the songs on his latest album, the action flashes back to his pre-teen and teenage years, when he is being raised by a single mom, Raven (Amelia Cormack), in rural Tennessee.
Unbeknownst to his mom, Ace is coming to terms with his queer sexuality. He’s also intensely bullied at school, mostly at the hands of Ferris (Max Sangerman), who is harboring some secrets of his own.
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“Beau the Musical” explores queer identity, family and generational healing through a rollicking country-rock score.
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