![]() ![]() The Public Theater production of Fun Home was nominated for nine Lucille Lortel Awards(winning three, including Outstanding Musical), two Obie Awards and eight Drama Desk Awards, among others. Its run was extended several times, until January 2014. It opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in September 2013 to positive reviews. The musical was developed through several readings and performances, including at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2009 and at the Sundance Theatre Lab and The Public Theater's Public Lab in 2012. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. 2018 Off-West-End Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. ![]()
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