Bruce, a closeted father (Michael Cerveris), shows his yard-sale finds to his young daughter, Alison (Sydney Lucas) in "Fun Home." Joan Marcus After two decades in the alternative-press trenches, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lee Seymour covers Broadway, music, and live entertainment. So if Fun Home had all these things going for it, why was the ...

“Fun Home” is a story about the ripple events of suicide, as one woman grapples with survivor’s guilt for living a free and open life. “Fun Home,” the musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel ...

Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, Fun Home is a groundbreaking and deeply personal musical that explores family, identity, and self-discovery. Told through a series of nonlinear ...

“Fun Home” is certainly not the first Broadway musical to take on themes of family dysfunction or coming-of-age trauma. But it may well be one of the very best. Based on Alison Bechdel’s hit graphic ...

“Fun Home” is the best musical of this century. And, yes, I have seen “Hamilton.” Don’t get me wrong. “Hamilton” is great (although its choreography is not), and so is the musical I’d argue is the ...

Being gay is an important part of the narrative of the musical Fun Home, which is based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir of the same name and opened on Broadway this month. The protagonist, the ...

With a tough coming-out story of her own, San Jose State University professor and scenic designer Andrea Bechert found more than just work as she designed the sets for “Fun Home.” Bechert has designed ...

“Fun Home,” the School of Drama’s current production, isn’t a straightforward musical. It tells the twin stories of a daughter and her father, who are both grappling with being gay in rural ...

A musical with all the dramatic richness of a memorable play opened at the Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday — a rare sighting that could induce a theater critic to genuflect if not erupt in a chorus of ...