Broadway’s ‘Fun Home’ cast sets benefit for Orlando victims
NEW YORK — Many Broadway stars have joined together to sing and raise money to help the survivors of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. Now, one Broadway show is going further — performing a few blocks away from the massacre.
The cast and creative team from “Fun Home” will assemble for a one-night benefit concert version of the Tony Award-winning show on July 24 in Orlando for survivors and victims’ family.
“For our company, there is no choice but to respond with what we have, what we know, and the belief that it leads to something,” said producer Mike Isaacson.
The touching musical — with a book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori — is based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir about growing up with a closeted dad in the family’s funeral home business. It’s the first Broadway show with a lesbian protagonist.