Well, not exactly. A news report from AfterEllen published a little more than two weeks ago shed light on the resurrection of Broadway's The Captive from 1926 in the form of Bad Girls: the Musical, which is now being performed in one of Britain's best West End theaters. The musical comedy's emotional centerpiece is a lesbian love story between prisoner Nikki Wade and Wing Governor Helen Stewart. Aside from only touched on references to homosexuality between women, not to mention women of color, in the huge Broadway success The Color Purple, and the bold but overshadowed lesbian performances of the international success RENT, prominent and postive portrayals of lesbian relationships in musical theater have been kept mum for many years, unlike numerous portrayals, positive or otherwise, of gay men. Bad Girls: the Musical may seek to change things!
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