Bash’d
Opening Night: June 25, 2008
Closing: August 30, 2008
Theater: Zipper Factory Theater
The GLAAD Award-winning Fringe favorite "gay rap opera" returns to NYC, this time Off-Broadway. Jack and Dillon are two star-crossed lovers who must cope with the reality of hatred when one is brutally beaten. Their story is told entirely through rap, spoken word and poetry, turning the often-homophobic musical genre on its ear.
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June 25, 2008
"Those familiar with Manhattan gay culture may not find a lot of new ground in “Bash’d!,” billed as a “gay rap opera,” other than the novelty of a story recited entirely in verse and set to electronic rhythms and samples. Certainly not in the sexual explicitness of its lyrics, its nightclub argot or its star-crossed “Romeo and Romeo” narrative. But such an audience should be impressed by the passion of its convictions."
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