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Science 2014-03-25 1 min read

Original Cast Recording of GLAAD Media Award Winning Off-Broadway Musical BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera Available Now on Broadwayworld.com

BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera is an explosive musical that chronicles the tale of Jack and Dillon; two young lovers who must cope with the reality of homophobic hatred when Jack is brutally beaten, prompting Dillon to seek revenge.
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Original Cast Recording of GLAAD Media Award Winning Off-Broadway Musical BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera Available Now on Broadwayworld.com
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EDMONTON, AB, March 25, 2014

Narrated by fictional homo-hip-hop superstars T-Bag and Feminem, BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera is told almost entirely through rap, championing equal marriage and the global LGBTQ community, whilst turning the often-homophobic musical genre on its head and returning it to its social action roots.

The original Cast Recording of the GLAAD Media Award winning Off-Broadway musical, BASH'D! A GAY RAP OPERA is now available to download (name your price)!

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-Cast-Recording-of-Off-Broadway-Musical-BASHD-A-GAY-RAP-OPERA-Available-Now-20140318

Written and performed by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow.
Music and production by Aaron Macri.

What the critics have to say about BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera

"BASH'd!, is furious, fast-moving, hip-hop entertainment!"
- Associated Press

"Gays get a good rap! The story is not only moving but also hilarious."
- New York Post

"Audiences should be impressed by the passion of its convictions...BASH'd shows its rage, its grief and its driven, heartfelt determination."
- New York Times

" Bash'd is, in all senses, a deeply moving shout-out."
- Village Voice

"More amusing than anything else in musical theater's avant-garde."
- New York Magazine

"The music is so joyful and engaging that it seems like the perfect soundtrack for falling in love."
- Variety

"BASH'd! is edgy, comedic, and in-your-face!"
- Advocate

"A tightly-written, fully-integrated, and ferocious production!"
- NYTheatre.com

The original cast recording of BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera was made possible with funding provided by The Edmonton Arts Council and The City of Edmonton.
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