NewsSee Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff, Larry Kramer, Sally Field and More at Starry Broadway Gross Indecency BenefitThe Tectonic Theater Project presented a benefit reading of Moisés Kaufman's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, the award-winning play about Oscar Wilde and the trials for his "crime" of homosexuality that was banned by Russian government, Oct. 5 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater. Check out the star-studded evening!
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Matthew Blank
October 06, 2015
Earlier in 2015, Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project were working with the Moscow New Drama Theatre and the U.S. State Department to produce a revival of Gross Indecency in Moscow. In the middle of pre-production, the Kremlin (the Russian government) blocked the revival because of the play's LGBTQ content. In response to the cancellation, Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project decided to produce a benefit reading in NYC to bring attention to the suppression of the rights of the LGBTQ community in Russia.
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See Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff, Larry Kramer, Tituss Burgess, Sally Field and More at Starry Gross Indecency Benefit
See Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff, Larry Kramer, Tituss Burgess, Sally Field and More at Starry Gross Indecency Benefit
The Tectonic Theater Project presented a benefit reading of Moisés Kaufman's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, the award-winning play about Oscar Wilde and the trials for his "crime" of homosexuality that was banned by Russian government, Oct. 5 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater. Check out the star-studded evening!
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Larry Kramer, Jonathan Groff, Michael Emerson, Jose Llana, Judith Light, David Hyde Pierce, Tituss Burgess, Will Carlyon, Jake Shears, Andy Paris, Sally Field, David Burtka, Tony Kushner, Darren Criss, Michael C. Hall, Greg Steinbruner and Don Wildman
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Greg Steinbruner
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Larry Kramer
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David Hyde Pierce, Tituss Burgess, Will Carlyon, Michael Emerson, Jake Shears, Greg Steinbruner, Andy Paris, Darren Criss and Don Wildman
Kaufman will direct a cast that stars two-time Emmy Award winner Michael Emerson ("Lost," "Person of Interest") as Oscar Wilde. Emerson played the role of Wilde in the original production of Gross Indecency at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 1997.
Joining Emerson will be Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, "Looking") as Bosie, Academy Award winner Sally Field ("Norma Rae," "Places In The Heart," "Lincoln"), Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "Dexter"), Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce (Curtains, "Frasier"), Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), Tony winner Judith Light (Other Desert Cities, "Transparent"), Emmy nominee Darren Criss (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "Glee"), Emmy nominee Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), David Burtka (It Shoulda Been You, "How I Met Your Mother"), Andy Mientus (Les Misérables, "Smash"), Jose Llana (The King And I, Here Lies Love), Will Carlyon (Cabaret) and Jake Shears (Bent, The Scissor Sisters).
The one-night-only staging will benefit the Tectonic Theater Project and The International Gay And Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). Gross Indecency is sponsored by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Hilda Mullen Foundation. The Gerald W. Lynch Theater is located at 524 W. 59th Street. Tickets range from $50-$1000, with sponsorship packages available, and can be purchased online at TectonicTheaterProject.org.
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