As if I needed another reason to adore @HarveyFierstein – PREACH BROTHER: https://t.co/kZDCS7jfUJ
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
HAIRSPRAY will ALWAYS be one of my favorite musicals because it turned me into a Broadway obsessive AND a better person. Let me explain:
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
That desire persists today, inspiring my dream of becoming a theatre critic. HAIRSPRAY was not just life-changing; it was life-MAKING for me
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
11-year-old me was baffled. As any child would in such situations, I asked my mom at intermission to explain the crowd’s effusive reaction
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
For the first time in my life, I thought of gay people as more than just the butts of the moronic mainstream jokes kids hear too often
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
Tolerances comes through education, and education works best when it’s entertaining. The arts are perhaps the greatest tool in that regard
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
And to everyone else: follow his lead and SUPPORT THE ARTS to ensure NO ONE can stop the beat…
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) March 27, 2017
