Charles Ludlam Lives! : : Charles Bush, Bradford Louryk, Taylor Mac, and the Queer Legacy of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company / / Sean Edgecomb.

Playwright, actor and director Charles Ludlam (1943-1987) helped to galvanize the Ridiculous style of theater in New York City starting in the 1960s. Decades after his death, his place in the chronicle of American theater has remained constant, but his influence has changed. Although his Ridiculous...

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Place / Publishing House:Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, 2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Act I: Charles Ludlam's queer legacy--Introduction: History "Mystory" : Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theater--Chapter 1: Still ridiculous: Queering Legacy--Act II: The Post-Ludlam/Neo-Ridiculous--Chapter 2: Charles Busch: More excitement! more glamour! More wigs!--Chapter 3: Bradford Louryk: "Not just any woman"--Chapter 4: Taylor Mac: "The determined trickster"--Epilogue: Paradigms of queer legacy, heritage, and influence.