| The View UpStairs | |
|---|---|
 Promotional art | |
| 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]
- ^ Kopplin, Zack (June 19, 2016). "The Deadliest Attack on Gays Before Orlando Was Treated Like a Joke". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 18, 2018 – via www.TheDailyBeast.com.
- ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (March 7, 2017). "Review: A Gay Nightclub Tragedy, Decades Before Orlando, in 'The View UpStairs'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 18, 2018.