Bridgerton star to portray gay designer Alexander McQueen in off-Broadway play
Briefly

House of McQueen is an Off-Broadway play exploring the life and work of fashion designer Alexander McQueen from his unique perspective. The production features Luke Newton as McQueen, who rose from a working-class background in London to become a prominent figure in the fashion industry. The play captures his journey from making doll clothes to becoming the chief designer for Givenchy. McQueen's work is noted for empowering women and confronting societal norms amid personal struggles that ultimately led to his tragic end in 2010.
House of McQueen is a new Off-Broadway play about the life and work of iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen as told from his own revolutionary, daring and elegant perspective.
Seeking to find beauty in the most devastating aspects of life, McQueen envisions and creates clothes to empower women in response to what is happening in his life and the world around him.
Fighting against the commercial interests of legendary houses like Givenchy and Gucci to remain provocative, he challenges norms and pushes boundaries as an artist.
The out gay fashion designer died in 2010 at the age of 40.
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