Three gender nonconforming actors stand onstage, singing a rock song. The performers on the left and right are slightly back and facing each other with microphones in hand. The performer in the center is facing out, holding a microphone and with their left leg slightly raised and their right arm flung to the side of their torso.

It would be hard to find a more appealing trio to embody Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical tick, tick . . . BOOM! than the ones in BoHo Theatre’s production—and “embody” is very much the relevant word. Director Bo Frazier chose to cast trans and gender nonconforming actors as aspiring composer Jon, his girlfriend Susan, and […]

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