See Fun Home at the 5th Avenue Theatre in July. JOAN MARCUS
You have to see it. If you have read Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir of the same name, you know the story is about a funeral home director’s daughter and their family’s secrets. If you haven’t read it, you don’t need to. The show is as outstanding as every theater critic—and its Tony Award wins—suggests it is. Even without having read the book, the musical will leave you with questions about the function of family, and songs to hum while you try to answer them. If you don’t want any spoilers at all, stop reading this article and just go.