<p>This week on <em>Musical Midrash</em>, we’re doing something a little different — and a lot more fun.</p><p>Join me and my husband, J. Kyle, for the next installment of <strong>J&D Talk About Musicals</strong>, where we dive into two exciting casting announcements:</p><p>✨ <em>Jesus Christ Superstar</em> at the Hollywood Bowl (with Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert, and more)</p><p>✨ A benefit performance of <em>The Drowsy Chaperone</em> featuring an all-trans and nonbinary cast (Laverne Cox, Alex Newell, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who, and more)</p><p>We talk queerness, theology, casting as canon-expansion, Jesus with soft eyes, and why musicals might just be the perfect place to imagine a more inclusive gospel.</p><p>Spoiler: Alex Newell can do anything.</p><p><strong>Featuring Themes Like:</strong></p><p>* Trans and nonbinary representation on stage</p><p>* Queering sacred roles (and sacred texts)</p><p>* <em>The Drowsy Chaperone</em> as queer psalm</p><p>* Jesus and Judas as queer-coded dynamics</p><p>* The aesthetics of holiness, protest, and eyeliner</p><p>🎧 Listen now — and bring your favorite cocktail and Broadway hot take.</p><p>Because the theater is a sanctuary, and every conversation can be a blessing.</p><p><p>Musical Midrash is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://dustinwilsor.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">dustinwilsor.substack.com/subscribe</a>