How Chad Beguel Rtored Howard Ashman's Origal (Gayer) Aladd On Broadway

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• HERCUL, ALADD, DISNEY PRC GO GAY (FALLY) IN FAN-FIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 16, 2013/2:57 PMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 16, 2013 / 2:57 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HERCUL, ALADD, DISNEY PRC GO GAY (FALLY) IN FAN-FIC ARTWORK","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-10-16T18:57:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-10-16T18:57:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE UPON A TIME SURPRISED VIEWERS THIS WEEK BY SUGGTG WOMAN WARRR MULAN HAS BEEN HARBORG A SECRET LOVE FOR SLEEPG BETY. GIVEN THAT THE SHOW DISNEY VERSNS OF FAMO FAIRY-TALE CHARACTERS AND AIRS ON DISNEY-OWNED ABC, SOUNDS LIKE THE MOE IS WARMG UP TO SAME-SEX LOV' THE LAND OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME VENTIVE ARTISTS ARE TAKG THGS ONE STEP FURTHER, THOUGH, WH ARTWORK PICTG DISNEY PRC AND HERO SAME-SEX LIPLOCKS. IN HERCUL' SE, S KD OF HISTORILLY ACCURATE, BUT HOW WOULD JASME REACT TO SEEG ALADD GETTG HIS MAN-LOVE ON?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: WHAT IF CAP'T HOOK AND OTHER DISNEY VILLAS USED GRDR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, THE MAGIC KGDOM HAS BEEN SNEAKG GAY REFERENC FOR AG, OM MCG COGSWORTH (BETY AND THE BEAST) AND JAFAR (ALADD) TO THE BORRLE ROMANCE BETWEEN WOODY AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR.  AND ARTIST DAVID KAWENA HAS ALREADY PALIZED ON DISNEY HERO' NATE BEEFKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: "RUPL'S DRAG RACE" QUEENS RE-IMAGED AS DISNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT SOME IMAG OM THE NEW SERI BELOW, AND THEN LET KNOW WHICH DISNEY DU YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MACKG ON ANOTHER GUY. (WE'RE HOLDG OUT FOR GASTON.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: INSTCT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• DISNEY ALADD GAY PICTUR PHOTOS IMAG
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

HERCUL, ALADD, DISNEY PRC GO GAY (FALLY) IN FAN-FIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 16, 2013/2:57 PMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 16, 2013 / 2:57 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HERCUL, ALADD, DISNEY PRC GO GAY (FALLY) IN FAN-FIC ARTWORK","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-10-16T18:57:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-10-16T18:57:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE UPON A TIME SURPRISED VIEWERS THIS WEEK BY SUGGTG WOMAN WARRR MULAN HAS BEEN HARBORG A SECRET LOVE FOR SLEEPG BETY. GIVEN THAT THE SHOW DISNEY VERSNS OF FAMO FAIRY-TALE CHARACTERS AND AIRS ON DISNEY-OWNED ABC, SOUNDS LIKE THE MOE IS WARMG UP TO SAME-SEX LOV' THE LAND OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME VENTIVE ARTISTS ARE TAKG THGS ONE STEP FURTHER, THOUGH, WH ARTWORK PICTG DISNEY PRC AND HERO SAME-SEX LIPLOCKS. IN HERCUL' SE, S KD OF HISTORILLY ACCURATE, BUT HOW WOULD JASME REACT TO SEEG ALADD GETTG HIS MAN-LOVE ON?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: WHAT IF CAP'T HOOK AND OTHER DISNEY VILLAS USED GRDR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, THE MAGIC KGDOM HAS BEEN SNEAKG GAY REFERENC FOR AG, OM MCG COGSWORTH (BETY AND THE BEAST) AND JAFAR (ALADD) TO THE BORRLE ROMANCE BETWEEN WOODY AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR.  AND ARTIST DAVID KAWENA HAS ALREADY PALIZED ON DISNEY HERO' NATE BEEFKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: "RUPL'S DRAG RACE" QUEENS RE-IMAGED AS DISNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT SOME IMAG OM THE NEW SERI BELOW, AND THEN LET KNOW WHICH DISNEY DU YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MACKG ON ANOTHER GUY. (WE'RE HOLDG OUT FOR GASTON.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: INSTCT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Years later, artists like Joe Phillips or David Kawena spired me anew wh their radiant visn of a gay life, as normal and happy as a straight one... ) "Mariage Pour To“ support of gay marriage fely had the biggt impact: all the hate-mails, sults, threats and lost iendships!

That homosexualy is nothg to be aaid or ashamed of...

Yet, for playwright Chad Beguel--who is rponsible for the book and lyrics of Aladd on Broadway--his reer has e full circle thanks to two productns wrten by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the award-wng llaborators behd Aladd, Bety and the Beast, and The Ltle what he lled his own "really gay story, " Beguel was spired to bee a wrer after his father took him to see an Off-Broadway productn of Ltle Shop of Horrors, one of Ashman and Menken's earlit llaboratns.

DISNEY ALADD GAY PICTUR PHOTOS IMAG

Beguel, however, was the shadow of Ashman, an openly gay man who died 1991 at the age of 40 om plitns wh AIDS. "It was a crazy magic rpet ri, " he said, speakg whOut about the prsur of livg up to Ashman's legacy, workg wh one of his reer idols, and what Aladd means to a gay gettg volved wh Aladd and cidg to rtore Ashman's "lost songs:"Beguel: When I was origally approached, was asked jt to do a very straightforward versn of the show; was never aimed at Broadway.

"What Ashman's "lost songs, " cludg "Proud of Your Boy, " mean to a gay dience:"Proud of Your Boy" is one of those songs that I thk everyone n relate to bee at some pot, no matter how horrible your relatnship wh your fay is, you do want to make your parents proud. I don't want to speak for Howard, but I know for me, there is another level to beg gay, that moment when you realize and you wonr what your parents are gog to Aladd is an allegory for g out and acceptance:I thk there's the msage that you don't have to be somebody else and the more you try to be somebody else and pretend to be somebody else, the worst thgs are gog to go.

He's groomed perfectly a way that's nsirate of lovers whout beg too gay porn-y about . Of urse, the Magic Kgdom has been sneakg gay referenc for ag, om mcg Cogsworth (Bety and the Beast) and Jafar (Aladd) to the borrle romance between Woody and Buzz Lightyear. It only tak the fgers of one hand to unt the number of out gay, lbian or bisexual animated characters — many of whom are non-Disney creatns like Mch Paranorman or Mr.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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