On the surface, the touring production of “Mrs. Doubtfire” is no different than the myriad hit Broadway musicals that come through Ohio, this one a movie-to-musical adaptation based on the beloved 1993 film starring Robin Williams.
Yet here in Ohio, the musical has become something more. As the Republican co-sponsors of Ohio’s proposed ban on public drag have repeatedly name-checked “Mrs. Doubtfire” as an example of what they are not trying to ban, the conservative lawmakers have deemed the film and musical as “acceptable.”
But within the cast, the performers aren’t trying to distance themselves from drag. They own it and own it proudly, which you will be able to see them do when “Mrs. Doubtfire” appears at the EJ Thomas Hall in Akron (1/20-21), Veterans Memorial Civic Center in Lima (1/22) and the Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton (5/5-10). Tickets here…