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After being postponed, Uptown Players opens ‘Fun Home’ Friday

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‘Fun Home’ opens Aug. 20 at Uptown Players. (Courtesy photo) After its fabulous fun run of When Pigs Fly, Uptown Players follows up with the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, based on Alison Bechdel’s 2006 titular graphic memoir.

The show opens Friday and runs through Aug. 29 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. The show was originally slated for its 2020 season.

Fun Home was developed by Lisa Kron (book/lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori (score) and is often regarded as the first mainstream musical with a lesbian protagonist.

The show dives into themes of family, sexuality and secrets, sometimes with dark overtones. Uptown Players’ show synopsis: After her father’s sudden death, Alison dives into her past and tells the story of her untraditional family

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