32 LGBTQIA+ Theatre Characters That Keep Us Inspired

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Playbill Pride 32 LGBTQIA+ Theatre Characters That Keep Us Inspired We asked, you answered: Take a look at the queer characters that have moved you on the stage and beyond.

By Marc J. Franklin

June 09, 2021

As Pride month continues, we are taking a look at some of the theatre characters that have moved us, offering queer representation on the stage.

We asked and you answered: From Damien in Mean Girls to Celie in The Color Purple, take a look at the LGBTQIA+ characters that inspire us.

32 LGBTQIA+ Theatre Characters That Keep Us Inspired

LGBTQ+ Characters_HR — 32 LGBTQIA+ Theatre Characters That Keep Us Inspired

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The_Prom_Broadway_Production_Photo_2018_Isabelle McCalla_Caitlin Kinnunen_HR — Isabelle McCalla and Caitlin Kinnunen

Deen van Meer

Choir_Boy_Broadway_Production_Photos_2018_Nicholas_L_Ashe_Jonathan_Burke_J_Quinton_Johnson_Jeremy_Pope_Caleb_Eberhardt_John_Clay_III_Gerald_Caesar_HR — Nicholas L. Ashe, Jonathan Burke, J. Quinton Johnson, Jeremy Pope, Caleb Eberhardt, John Clay III, and Gerald Caesar in *Choir Boy*

HR - The Color Purple (Broadway 2005) - LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes — LaChanze and Elisabeth Withers-Mendes in the original Broadway production of *The Color Purple*.

Paul Kolnik

Torch_Song_Broadway_Production_Photo_2018_Michael Urie_HR — Michael Urie

Matthew Murphy

Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin — Angel Schunard and Tom Collins in *Rent*

Idina Menzel and Fredi Walker — Maureen Johnson and Joanne Jefferson in *Rent*

Neil_Patrick_Harris_Hedwig_and_the_Angry_Inch_HR — Neil Patrick Harris in *Hedwig and the Angry Inch*

Joan Marcus

Significant_Other_Production_Photo_Broadway_2017_Lindsay Mendez_Gideon Glick_HR — Jordan Berman in *Significant Other*

HR - Billy Porter and The Angels (Kyle Post, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Joey Taranto and Paul Canaan) in Kinky Boots — Lola in *Kinky Boots*

Matthew Murphy

HR-Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs in Fun Home — Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs in Fun Home

Joan Marcus

Falsettos_Lincoln_Center_Theatre_Production_Photos01_HR — Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells

Joan Marcus

The Normal Heart_Broadway_Production Photos_Joe Mantello_HR — Ned Weeks in *The Normal Heart*

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