History Main / AllGaysLoveTheater

There ''is'' some element of TruthInTelevision, as a good portion of stage actors and fans are indeed gay, however this only really means that men who enjoy theater are more likely to be gay compared to other entertainment genres, not so much that every gay person enjoys theater.

--> '''Mr. Peters''': "Well, they are gay, and you are in the entertainment business!"
* Christian Weston Chandler, creator of {{Sonichu}} is well known for his hatred of being called gay, despite many signs that he is. This was not helped by the recent revelation that he is an expert on early 20th Century musicals and idolises Judy Garland.

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* Used in ''TheLonelyIsland'' song "[[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday No Homo]]"
--> ''And yo, I kinda like your natural scent (NO HOMO!)''
--> ''And yo, I kinda like the musical {{Rent}} (NO HOMO!)''

* The CampGay theater director Corky in ''WaitingForGuffman''.

* The CampGay theater director Corky in ''Waiting For Guffman''.

* Referenced in the ''DoctorWho'' episode "Daleks in Manhattan", where a minor character uses "into musical theater" as a euphemistic suggestion for why the Doctor might not be interested in Martha.

There ''is'' some element of TruthInTelevision, as a good portion of stage actors and fans are indeed gay men, just not as much as fiction would have us believe. However this only really means that people who enjoy theater are more likely to be gay, not so much that every gay person enjoys theater.

As one can imagine, this trope extends all around. If a man is a stage actor or is in any way employed by a theater company, or simply enjoys watching plays and/or listening to showtunes, questions of [[AmbiguouslyGay his sexuality]] will rise quickly. This can be a PetPeeveTrope, though the degree of which varies. Most heterosexual stage actors and fans are secure enough that this sort of thing doesn't bother them (unless they're [[BillyElliotPlot teenagers]]), but gay men who don't enjoy theater tend to [[StopBeingStereotypical chafe]] at being grouped with [[CampGay screaming queens]] who argue over whether Jennifer Holiday or Jennifer Hudson played a better [[{{Dreamgirls}} Effie White]].

There ''is'' some element of TruthInTelevision, as a good portion of stage actors and fans are indeed gay men, just not as much as fiction would have us believe.

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* Christian Weston Chandler, creator of [[Sonichu]] is well known for his hatred of being called gay, despite many signs that he is. This was not helped by the recent revelation that he is an expert on early 20th Century musicals and idolises Judy Garland.

The stereotype that if a man is gay, he ''must'' love theater, especially musical theater. He'll know every play worth knowing in a given season, will be familiar with every Broadway leading lady (living and dead), and has an [=iPod=] full of showtunes that he sings with gusto. If he lives in NewYorkCity or {{London}}, he'll attend premiers on Broadway or the West End religiously. If elsewhere, he's certain to have a season pass to his city's best playhouse, as he'll be far too urbane not to live in [[TheCity a large city]] or [[{{Suburbia}} one of its suburbs]].

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-->''"Ahh... An afternoon alone with my favorite book. ''Broadway Musicals of the 1940's.''"''
---> '''AvenueQ''' peeps in on Rod in his TransparentCloset

* Brenden Fraser's character in the remake of {{Bedazzled}} when he is loudly denying he is gay (deal with the devil 4th wish), the guy he lives with gives him a quick quiz ending with "What was the original Broadway cast of ''Pillow Talk''?" He names off 3-4 characters in as many seconds before catching himself "Oh crap, I AM gay!"

** And now Blaine's gotten in on the act as well. [[spoiler:Although [[ArmouredClosetGay Karof]][[StraightGay sky]] probably averts this.]]

* Comedian Russell Peters has a joke where his father asks if he knows some random gay people they saw on TV.
---> Russell: "Dad, why would you ask me that?"
---> Mr. Peters: "Well, they are gay, and you are in the entertainment business!"

* Actually popped up in ''SamuraiChamploo'', of all places - a Dutch ambassador (or possibly just an important representative of a major Dutch trading-company) is maniacal about Noh Theatre - and after finding out that all the actors are male, he likes it even better. Turns out he's gay, and came to Japan to find a culture that was somewhat more open towards such thing. Ends up being 'friendly' with a Noh actor, if I recall.

* The CampGay theater director Corky in ''WaitingForGuffman''.

The stereotype that if a man is gay, he ''must'' love theater, especially musical theater. He'll know every play worth knowing in a given season, will be familiar with every Broadway leading lady (living and dead), and has an [=iPod=] full of showtunes that he sings with gusto. If he lives in NewYorkCity or {{London}}, he'll attend premiers on Broadway or the West End religiously. If elsewhere, he's certain to have a season pass to his city's best playhouse (he'll be far too urbane not to live in [[TheCity a large city]] or [[{{Suburbia}} one of its suburbs]]).

The stereotype that if a man is gay, he ''must'' love theater, especially musical theater. He'll know every play worth knowing in a given season, will be familiar with every Broadway leading lady, and has an [=iPod=] full of showtunes that he sings with gusto. If he lives in NewYorkCity or {{London}}, he'll attend premiers on Broadway or the West End religiously. If elsewhere, he's certain to have a season pass to his city's best playhouse (he'll be far too urbane not to live in [[TheCity a large city]] or [[{{Suburbia}} one of its suburbs]]).

* Infamously, one of the questions other soldiers asked of linguist Bleu Copas, who was discharged from the U.S. Army for being gay, was whether he was "involved in community theater."

However, this remains TruthInTelevision, as a good portion of stage actors and fans are indeed gay men, just not as much as fiction would have us believe.