The View UpStairs | |
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Music | Max Vernon |
Lyrics | Max Vernon |
Book | Max Vernon |
Premiere | 28 February 2017: Lynn Redgrave Theater, New York City |
Productions | 2017 Off-Broadway 2018 Sydney 2019 London 2022 Japan Various independent productions (see below) |
The View UpStairs is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Max Vernon based on the real-life events of the 1973 arson attack at the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans. This attack resulted in the deaths of 32 people, the deadliest attack[1] on a gay club in U.S. history before the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. The show is inspired by and pays tributes to many of the patrons who frequented the venue.
The single-act show runs for approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes and is set entirely within the UpStairs Lounge.[2]