No art form is better suited to distill the drama of emotional political issues than musical theater. Accordingly, Marc Shaiman, the mastermind behind the Hairspray soundtrack, brings us "Prop 8: The Musical." Featuring Margaret Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jack Black (as Jesus, who sagely preaches that if gay marriage is a Biblical abomination, so too is shrimp cocktail) it's three minutes you shouldn't wait another minute to watch.
-- JESSANNE COLLINS





And now it's official: This is kind of a big deal.
It was featured on Fox News the other day in several of their programs.
Hooray, gays! NPH cements himself yet again as my dream husband by doing this piece and making it be both awesome and poignant.
And can we talk about cameos? Allison freaking Janney, Margaret Cho, Maya Rudolph . . . And I think I see some other minor stars of TV back there on the crazy, dance-y gay side as well!
Posted by: Ryan | December 07, 2008 at 01:47 PM