In this first and first-rate Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s 2003 Tony-wng edy, which is a gay man’s love letter to baseball, Jse Williams portrays Darren Lemmg, a star player who is so good at the game – so universally worshipped his entire life for his grace and skill -- that he n’t image any repercsns to…
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- JSE WILLIAMS WEIGHS ON BEG A STRAIGHT MAN PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER BROADWAY'S TAKE ME OUT
- 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR JSE WILLIAMS MAK A SE FOR WHY STRAIGHT ACTORS N PLAY GAY ROL HIS BROADWAY BUT, 'TAKE ME OUT'
- STT ELLIS TALKS ABOUT THE BROADWAY GAY-THEMED BASEBALL PLAY 'TAKE ME OUT'
- TAKE ME OUT REVIEW. A GAY LOVE LETTER TO BASEBALL
JSE WILLIAMS WEIGHS ON BEG A STRAIGHT MAN PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER BROADWAY'S TAKE ME OUT
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'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR JSE WILLIAMS MAK A SE FOR WHY STRAIGHT ACTORS N PLAY GAY ROL HIS BROADWAY BUT, 'TAKE ME OUT'
But Williams is also engagg wh another proment topic of discsn — whether straight actors should play gay characters.
STT ELLIS TALKS ABOUT THE BROADWAY GAY-THEMED BASEBALL PLAY 'TAKE ME OUT'
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TAKE ME OUT REVIEW. A GAY LOVE LETTER TO BASEBALL
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