He doesn’t like the sitcom ”Will and Grace,” and he scolds gay men who enjoy country and western line dancing, which ”seems to contain the most specific political message. It’s one thing to overlook the book in a musical it’s another thing entirely when the book is a book”Įxamining homosexual subtext in the Broadway musical. Clum is Angry” “”Something for the Boys” is an enterprising vaudeville, but as with so many musicals, its book is a mess.
“The numbing flaw in Clum’s ability as a critic, however, is that he himself is the only audience he can imagine” “Clum is not a felicitous enough writer, or a compelling enough thinker, to shape the essays here into the grand synthesis of history, cultural criticism and queer theory that he attempts.” He offers no specifics and an internet search reveals no activity amateur or professional in these capacities. He publicly claims to be a professional playwright and director.
John Clum is a published author of queer theory.
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