In this virtual Pride period , I’m looking at my back catalogue of Broadway LGBTQ+ show tunes And in these days of equality I’m not ranking them !So as they say on Strictly “ in no particular order “ –What About Love? ( Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell and Allee Willis), from the musical version of The Color Purple, the award-winning Alice Walker novel, is more than just a story about an African American woman’s struggle for emotional and and spiritual freedom.
It also features a deeply moving lesbian relationship betweeen main characters Celie and Shug. It’s ground-breaking not just because it’s a two-woman love song but because they are women of colour.Unlikely Lovers ( William Finn).