Duo Multicultural Arts Center presents a history-inspired musical about '70s gay liberation and how the rise of AIDS impacted the community.
'Men in Towels' takes place at a notorious NYC bath house in 1971. Bette Midler is on the tiny stage making yet another farewell appearance. Gay liberation and the sexual revolution are in full swing, and whole new worlds are opening to gay men. Then that 1981 'New York Times' article appears detailing a new gay cancer and the HIV pandemic changes everything. Creator Michelangelo Alasa remembers and honors friends he lost to AIDS and pays tribute to the 39,000,000 who also perished. Not recommended for those under age 18.