Ryan Donovan
@ryandonovan.bsky.social
Author | BROADWAY BODIES and QUEER APPROACHES IN MUSICAL THEATRE
Assistant Professor of Theater Studies | Duke University
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Who said this and when?
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Who said this and when?
Dance Magazine October 1971
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Dance Magazine October 1971
Sheer perfection.
August 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sheer perfection.
It was a scandal *and* an outrage
May 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It was a scandal *and* an outrage
This show is a delight, and, along with Bess Wohl’s LIBERATION earlier this season, joyfully claps back against body shaming
May 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This show is a delight, and, along with Bess Wohl’s LIBERATION earlier this season, joyfully claps back against body shaming
The theatrical event of the year!
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The theatrical event of the year!
Perhaps the best archival shade I’ve come across recently.
March 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Perhaps the best archival shade I’ve come across recently.
Audition sheets for EVITA. Look who got an A+
February 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Audition sheets for EVITA. Look who got an A+
At my favorite archive today
February 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
At my favorite archive today
What a dream to see the understudies and alternates in the original cast of PIPPIN
February 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What a dream to see the understudies and alternates in the original cast of PIPPIN
Oh, I didn't know they made concept recordings in the 1920s
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February 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Oh, I didn't know they made concept recordings in the 1920s
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What a thrill to be in such good company on the shelves of the New York Public Library!
@jfoulkes.bsky.social @jackviertel.bsky.social
@jfoulkes.bsky.social @jackviertel.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What a thrill to be in such good company on the shelves of the New York Public Library!
@jfoulkes.bsky.social @jackviertel.bsky.social
@jfoulkes.bsky.social @jackviertel.bsky.social
Me, reading the news this year
January 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Me, reading the news this year
World AIDS Day, 2024
December 1, 2024 at 4:29 PM
World AIDS Day, 2024
On Thanksgiving, I am grateful for…
November 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
On Thanksgiving, I am grateful for…
My research assistant falls asleep on the job….
November 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM
My research assistant falls asleep on the job….
Jessica Sternfeld, Elizabeth Wollman, and I are proud to announce the launch of the International Society for the Study of Musicals, the new home of the conference Song, Stage and Screen (in person in 2024!) and the journal Studies in Musical Theatre.
Find out more at issmusicals.org.
Find out more at issmusicals.org.
October 13, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Jessica Sternfeld, Elizabeth Wollman, and I are proud to announce the launch of the International Society for the Study of Musicals, the new home of the conference Song, Stage and Screen (in person in 2024!) and the journal Studies in Musical Theatre.
Find out more at issmusicals.org.
Find out more at issmusicals.org.