The Broadway musical has won several awards and was later tuned into an American movie called The Birdcage, which starred Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. La Cage features a gay couple in which one partner runs a French nightclub and the other performs there as a drag queen. The couple has been together for 20 years but make changes when their son bring home his fiancee and her conservative parents.<\/p>\n
Janine Papin, Trinity Prep’s fine-arts department chairwoman, said earlier that she wanted do the show to “push the limits.” She said the play is about family and tolerance, not about homosexuality.<\/p>\n
Fred Trabold, a 32-year-old attorney who graduated from Trinity in 1993, agreed with the bishop’s decision.<\/p>\n
“The issue is whether the Trinity Preparatory School, which is an Episcopalian school, should honor the bishop of the Episcopalian church,” Trabold said. “It’s not a matter of homophobia. I saw the movie The Birdcage and it was hilarious.”<\/p>\n
[Bishop John] Howe had no further comment Friday night two hours before curtain.<\/p>\n
“I really have said all I want to about it,” he said.<\/p>\n
Ah, er, might one point out that it is the Episcopal Church? Episcopalian is a noun. Anyway, read it all<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Broadway musical has won several awards and was later tuned into an American movie called The Birdcage, which starred Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. La Cage features a gay couple in which one partner runs a French nightclub and…<\/span><\/p>\n