Lube: A Modern Love Story Songbook: All the Music from the New Gay-Themed Musical

by Jack Turner

Lube is a new gay-themed Broadway-style musical. Great theater has always had a social justice imperative at its core, and today's equality struggle centers around gay rights. The unique experience of growing up gay is finally explored in " A Modern Love Story." Lube provides positive role models that encourage at-risk youth to grow into productive, happy, valued members of our communities by providing characters and situations that they can directly identify with. Lube is a musical with a "Just love yourself; the rest will fall in place." It's a Boy meets Boy, Boy loses Boy story that includes a few twists along the way. It’s set in modern times (2014) at a fictitious high school in Amarillo, Texas.The show deals with bullying, prejudice, and religious persecution. But it also deals with coming out, friendship, changing attitudes, and ultimately acceptance – especially what is sometimes the hardest of self-acceptance. You'll meet straights, gays, bisexuals, and even a drag queen or two.This gay romp is loaded with humor and original music that is catchy. The memorable lyrics will make you want to sing along. So, join Andy and Manny as they meet, fall in love, then fall apart due to the influences of their friends and family. Will they ever get back together, or will they decide to hide their sexuality and live lives full of despair and lies?This book contains all the music from the new gay-themed, Broadway-style musical, " A Modern Love Story." Great theater has always had a social justice imperative at its core, and today's equality struggle centers around gay rights. The unique experience of growing up gay is finally explored in " A Modern Love Story." Lube provides positive role models that encourage at-risk youth to grow into productive, happy, valued members of our communities by providing characters and situations that they can directly identify with. Lube is a musical with a "Just love yourself; the rest will fall in place." It's a Boy meets Boy, Boy loses Boy story that includes a few twists along the way. It’s set in modern times (2014) at a fictitious high school in Amarillo, Texas.The show deals with bullying, prejudice, and religious persecution. But it also deals with coming out, friendship, changing attitudes, and ultimately acceptance – especially what is sometimes the hardest of self-acceptance. You'll meet straights, gays, bisexuals, and even a drag queen or two.This gay romp is loaded with humor and original music that is catchy. The memorable lyrics will make you want to sing along. So, join Andy and Manny as they meet, fall in love, then fall apart due to the influences of their friends and family. Will they ever get back together, or will they decide to hide their sexuality and live lives full of despair and lies?Until you get to see the show itself, you can play the music with the songs from this Songbook. Enjoy!

312 pages, Paperback

Published December 6, 2018