A Musical That Actually Gets Away With Combining The Words 'Gay,' 'Rap' and 'Opera'
 

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The new musical Bash'd, the "gay rap opera" playing Off Broadway at the Zipper Theatre, tells the story of T-Bag and Feminem, two white lyrcists who spend 65 minutes, non stop, rapping out the story of two Canadians (Dillon and Jack) who, in the course of meeting and falling in love (and, um, getting "bash'd"), also face off on what it means to be gay and have rights without assimilating into the hetero world (or maybe that's a good thing?). The whole effort is quite funny, without the scatalogical humor Mike Myers (and other homos) so often relies on. If you're looking for an existential storytelling on what it means to be a gay man in modern times, you'll find it; if you're looking for a romantic dramedy played out by two stamina-blessed players, you'll find that too. And like a good romp, afterward you'll be exhausted, and yearning for a cigarette. [Bash'd on MySpace]

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