I remember seeing the original Broadway production of Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein’s La Cage aux Folles in 1983 (based upon the 1978 play and later, French film by Jean Poiret) which was one of the greatest theatrical experiences I have experienced. When George Hearn as Albin sang the gay anthem “I am What I Am” and marched down the aisle of the theatre with tears streaming down his cheeks, onto the streets of New York slamming the door behind him I was so deeply moved I was also in tears. He never put on the “gay” but gave a deeply moving performance about our rights to love whomever we want. It is a moment in theatre that is indelible for me.