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Manchester theatre suspends Dolly Parton musical over homophobic abuse

Actor in Here You Come Again says cast left stage because ‘a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character’

A Dolly Parton-themed musical had to be suspended mid-show in Manchester because of homophobic abuse, an actor in the production has said. Stevie Webb, who plays a superfan of the country music icon in Here You Come Again, said an incident at the Opera House last Wednesday resulted in the whole cast having to “leave the stage, because a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character”. Parton, 79, has been a longtime supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and has hosted Gay Days at her theme park, Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

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