Abstract

What is a gay sensibility and how is it validated by musicals of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s? How has gay liberation affected the creation of musicals as well as their reception? What do musicals tell us about fluidity of gender and identity? These are questions John M. Clum addresses in his ambitious Something for the Boys, a combination of autobiography, history, and cultural criticism that attempts to explore the relationship between musical theatre and gay culture.

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