Trivia / The Turning Point (1977)

• Queer Character, Queer Actor: Michael was written as gay and played by gay actor James Mitchell.
• What Could Have Been: Gelsey Kirkland, these days mentioned in almost the same breath as Pavlova and Fonteyn, was originally cast as Emilia.
• Word of Gay: According to the writer, Arthur Laurents, director Herb Ross axed everything indicating Wayne's bisexuality and Michael being gay. Laurents responded by putting all of the material into the novelization.