Encore Episode: Cole Porter & The Queers Who Invented Broadway

This is a special Pride Month encore of one of Broadway Nation's earliest episodes! From the very beginning the Broadway Musical has to a very large degree been a Queer creation. In this episode David Armstrong shares the fascinating stories of early queer creators including producing and life partners Charles Frohman & Charles Dillingham; the first great gay director Hassard Short; drag superstars Julian Eltinge & Bert Savoy; the "Pansy Craze" of the 1930s; and especially the delightful, delicious, and delovely Broadway songwriter Cole Porter! Special thanks to Billie Wildrick and David Sabella for their vocal contributions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices