Tim Murray says Calvin Klein underwear boxes & Drew Barrymore’s ‘Scream’ wig were formative gay experiences
Wicked on Broadway, he had no choice but to make Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, his entire personality.Years later, he’s touring the country with his hilarious one-man show, Tim Murray Is Witches—just in time for the Halloween season—which is all about the impact Elphaba, Sabrina, and other cackling, broom-handling, and frequently green women had on his life as a young gay man trying to make sense of his identity.In other words, Murray is well aware of the ways pop culture can shape and define who we are, which is precisely why we invited him to make his picks for The Queer Time Capsule, our ongoing project where our favorite LGBTQ+ stars select five items from the culture that they feel are worthy of being preserved for future generations.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Now in the middle of his second national tour for Tim Murray Is Witches, the seasoned comic is more comfortable than ever on the stage—and in the green face-paint—and it shows, because this show sings. Literally.