15 LGBTQ+ Broadway Shows to Celebrate Broadway’s Return

June 26, 2021

(L) Jocasta Almgill and Millie O'Connell as Joanne and Maureen in a recent UK production of "Rent." (R) Jonathan Bailey and Alex Gaumond as Jamie and Paul in the West End revival of "Company." | Photo Credits: Pamela Raith (L), Dan Kennedy (R)

Company

Paul (Alex Gaumond) and Jamie (Jonathan Bailey) get into an argument as Bobbi (Rosalie Craig) watches on. | Photo Credit: Brinkhoff-Moegenburg

Stephen Sondheim’s Company has aged so well by changing with the times. While the 1970 Broadway cast was filled with straight, white couples, the most recent West End and upcoming Broadway revivals have added diversity in both race and sexuality.

Now gender-flipped, Bobbi (Rosalie Craig in the West End and Katrina Lenk on Broadway) is turning 35 and spends time with each of her pair of friends. This includes Jamie (Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey in the West End and Matt Doyle on Broadway) and Paul (Alex Gaumond in the West End and Etai Benson on Broadway) on their wedding day where Jamie is getting cold feet. Formerly Amy, Jamie’s number “Getting Married Today” is a standout in the show and with Bailey already winning the Olivier Award, it seems like Doyle is destined for a Tony next year.

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Kevin Studer

Kevin (he/him) is a two-time graduate of Lynn University and has a Creative Writing Master's from American College Dublin. When not writing about pop culture, he is constantly opening his worldview by consuming different types of media and traveling around the globe.

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Kevin Studer

Kevin (he/him) is a two-time graduate of Lynn University and has a Creative Writing Master's from American College Dublin. When not writing about pop culture, he is constantly opening his worldview by consuming different types of media and traveling…