I know that this blog is for dreamcasts, but given that we are in the overlap on the Venn diagram between musicals and the LGBT+ community, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the loss that both communities share today.
Stephen Sondheim, incredibly prolific, revered, and gay composer and lyricist has died at the age of 91.
91 years is a long time to be alive, and he certainly made the most of it, leaving behind an incredible catalogue of work, including the second movie adaption of his first Broadway show, West Side Story, which is due to come out two weeks from today.
He came out as gay at 40, which is over 50 years ago now. I can’t even imagine the courage it must have taken to come out in the 1970s. I think a lot about the debt that we, the up and coming queer community, owe those who came before us. We very much stand on their shoulders. I was only able to come out at 15 because of the bravery and fight of the older queer community, such as Sondheim, who came out at 40.
I ask that you take a moment to mourn with me both as a fan of Broadway and a member of the LGBT+ community. Both communities have lost something incredibly special today, and those of us in the overlap have that going double.
Thank you, Stephen Sondheim, for everything you leave behind and everything you did for us.
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