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7-10-2026 5:11am

Falsettos | IUCC | Jul 23 - Aug 2

Falsettos is a bold, tender, and deeply human musical that explores family, love, and identity in all their messy, beautiful complexity.

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Set in late 1970s and early 1980s New York as the AIDS crisis begins to emerge, Falsettos is a bold, tender, and deeply human musical that explores love, identity, grief, and the evolving meaning of family.

At the center of the story is Marvin, his ex-wife Trina, their son Jason, Marvin’s partner Whizzer, and the unlikely community that forms around them. Together they navigate divorce, parenthood, sexuality, faith, illness, and the complicated beauty of loving one another through profound change. With wit, vulnerability, and a soaring contemporary score, Falsettos captures the joy and heartbreak of imperfect people trying their best to build connection and belonging.

Long before conversations about chosen family became commonplace, Falsettos explored how love creates community beyond conventional boundaries. As the shadow of the AIDS epidemic reshapes the lives of its characters, the musical becomes not only a deeply personal story, but also a poignant portrait of resilience, tenderness, fear, and collective care during one of the most devastating periods in LGBTQ+ history.

With wit, vulnerability, and a soaring score, Falsettos captures the joy and heartbreak of loving imperfectly—and loving anyway.

At The Wayward Artist, we are drawn to stories that center queer lives, challenge traditional notions of family, and honor the courage it takes to live authentically. Falsettos embodies that spirit with humor, honesty, and profound compassion, inviting audiences to laugh, ache, and reflect on how we care for one another in the face of change, loss, and hope.

Both playful and devastating, Falsettos is a celebration of chosen family, resilience, and the radical act of love.

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