Hot on the heels of the recent news that the queer Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar ‘s upcoming film Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal, and Manu Rios is a gay western romance comes an announcement about the original queer cowboy love story ,
“Brokeback Mountain” is set for a stage adaptation in London’s West End. Annie Proulx‘s original story (and not the film) is being adapted by Ashley Robinson, with songs by Dan Gillespie Sell.(Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) It’s two very talented young stars are making their London West End debuts are Mike Faist (BAFTA-nominee for “West Side Story”) and Lucas Hedges (Oscar-nominee for “Manchester by the Sea”) who has let it be known his sexuality is ‘fluid’
“Brokeback Mountain” will play at a new West End venue @sohoplace from May 10 through August 12.. Ang Lee’s movie take on the story was not just groundbreaking, even earth-shattering, but it also won three of the 8 Academy Awards it was nominated for. One of the reasons this musical play is so hotly anticipated
