People’s Light theater in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has been devising holiday plays called pantos every year for two decades - a zany musical genre usually geared toward children.
This year they took a critical look at how they create pantos, and made changes to make it more LGBTQ inclusive. But WHYY’s Peter Crimmins reports a backlash and violent comments online have prompted the theater to hire a private security firm.
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(Original air-date: 12/26/22)