Perhaps the makers of The Kite Runner (to October 30, Hayes Theater) would be horrified to think that the message of their Broadway show aligns so closely to the homophobia and poisonous prejudice—“groomers,” “pedophiles” and the rest of it—issuing forth from Republican and right-wing mouths of late. But perhaps they wouldn’t be horrified; after all, right there in front of us, they proudly present a gay psychopath who is also a rapist and pedophile and the villain of their show. What a dream night out for anti-gay bigots they have created.
