Lesbian Cartoonist Alison Bechdel Counters Dad’s Secrecy by Being Out and Open

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The songs for “Fun Home” were written by composer Jeanine Tesori, who also wrote the music for “Caroline, Or Change,” and lyricist and playwright Lisa Kron. They’re joining us, too. They won a Tony for best score, and Kron, who wrote the adaptation, won a Tony for best book of a musical. In the musical, ALISON is at her desk, writing her graphic memoir. And as she writes and draws, the action flashes back to the periods of her life and teenage years that she’s illustrating. Three different actors play Alison at these three different stages of her life.

It All Comes Back


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