A celebration of the cartoonist’s sexual awakening and queer identity as well as an investigation of darker family dynamics, this soulful show wears its heart on its sleeve ...

Family dynamics are often complicated. For Alison Bechdel, growing up was clearly more complicated than most.

With music written by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, the show premiered on Broadway in 2015, before ...

Reuben Shepherd (John) and Harriet O’Shea (Small Alison), while behind are Alex Young (Helen Bechdel) and Nigel Harman (Bruce ...

A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees School District of New Jersey had chosen to restrict access to Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir Fun Home.

Fun Home: Alison Bechdel and Jeanine Tesori, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Alison Bechdel is the author of the graphic novel “Fun Home,” and Jeanine Tesori is the composer of the musical ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Critically acclaimed lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel is best known for her 2006 graphic memoir Fun Home, which later became a Tony award-winning musical. Both Fun Home and Bechdel’s second graphic ...

Installation view, ‘Dykes, Dads, and Moms to Watch Out For: The Comics of Alison Bechdel’ at the UM Institute for the Humanities Gallery (all photos by Sarah Nesbitt, courtesy the UM Institute for the ...

In each of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoirs, there’s a moment, early on, when she is physically elevated—and seems to survey the sprawl of her own story below her. “Fun Home” (2006) begins with young ...