Musical adaptations of 90s hits are so hot now (see Death Becomes Her and the upcoming 10 Things I Hate About You) . That’s not quite what TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix , now running at Theo, is. EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn’s take on Callie Khouri and Ridley Scott’s 1991 film explores representation and the “bury your queers” trope to the sound of pop-punk.
When T and L (thanks, copyright law!) are conjured by a queer punk band, they finally embark on a relationship, only to grapple with their place in today’s queer community. The tension between Gen X’s embrace of openness and Gen Z’s penchant for jargon plays out in the heroines’ conversations with the band, but Chary’s book trips over itself with a few too many interludes, circling its points without biting.
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