by whom was it written?
Lisa Kron
Fun Home (musical)
Lisa Kron
what is the fun home? It is a musical. what is it based on? It concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life.
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Fun Home (musical) [SEP] Background and development
Writer/artist Alison Bechdel's book "Fun Home", a memoir in graphic novel format, was published in 2006 to critical acclaim. Its subject is Alison Bechdel's coming of age, with particular emphasis on her relationship to her father, Bruce. Bechdel's coming out as a lesbian is complicated by the revelation that Bruce was a closeted homosexual whose extra-marital affairs included underage males. Four months after Bechdel comes out to her parents, Bruce is killed by an oncoming truck; although the evidence is equivocal, Bechdel concludes that he committed suicide. Bechdel's book was adapted into a musical with book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori.