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In high school, Michael Urie used to do an exaggerated gay voice as a joke.
But first were here to discuss a character who never would have listened to that girl in class.
Theres something very therapeutic for me playing Arnold, who has very little shame, Urie says.
Though hes made his career playing gay men, Urie admits he still contends with that kind of shame.
So I went for it and played effeminate and camp.
I wonder if I had been known as gay, if I would have felt so comfortable.
AfterUgly Bettywas canceled in 2010, he didnt get many offers.
The play made him a theater star, winning him awards in New York.
The fact Urie could do an accurate impersonation of Streisand helped, too.
Torch Songis the first time Uries opened a show on Broadway.
It feels like everything that Ive learned up till now, I need.
Theyre questions Urie is still considering.
He and Spahn have dated for a decade, but marriage isnt in the cards.
At this point, the beer garden is full of people lining up for the dance party.
Uries invited a few friends along, including Spahn, and we go to pick up our headphones.
As if theres only one kind of gay person?
