Queering The Canon: A Retrospective

Joe's Pub...at the Public Theater, New York City

About the Show

Hosted by Miss Peppermint, Queering the Canon: A Retrospective reimagines beloved canonical songs as more expansive and inclusive through casting and performance. Audiences will experience these songs queered alongside a new canon of works written in response to the originals. Queering the Canon: A Retrospective is a roundup of song pairings from past Queering the Canon concerts. The new canon songs are penned by writers Joanna Burns (she/her), Andi Lee Carter (he/they), Lucier&Rose (they/she) (Xena: Warrior Musical), Lindsey Augusta Mercer (they/them) (Mrs. Dalloway), Zeniba Now (she/her) (Take the Lead) & Rodney Bush (he/him), Anessa Marie Scolpini (she/her) (Cabaret) and Pearl Rhein (she/her) (The Great Comet).

Performers include Klea Blackhurst (she/her) (Everything the Traffic Will Allow); Grant Evan (they/them) (A Strange Loop – SpeakEasy Stage); Esther Fallick (she/her) (Esther Updates Her Book); Samy Figaredo (he/they) (The Other Two); Jack Haven (they/them) (I Saw The TV Glow, Atypical); Natalie Joy Johnson (she/they) (Lempicka); Jade Jones (they/them) (Beauty and the Beast – Olney Theatre); Jari Billie Sadé Jones (she/her) (Bob’s Burgers); Petralina Lambert (she/her); Tomás Matos (they/she/he) (Hadestown, Fire Island); Madison McBride (she/ her) (Teeth); Jade McLeod (they/them) (Jagged Little Pill); Rivkah Reyes (she/they) (School of Rock); Sushma Saha (pronoun inclusive) (1776); and Murphy Taylor Smith (she/her) (A Transparent Musical).

In addition to the concert, the evening will include a silent auction featuring exclusive items, customized experiences, and food and travel packages.

Queering the Canon is a benefit for Ring of Keys, an artist service nonprofit for queer women, trans, and nonbinary artists.

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