Bare

Janek introduced me to a rock opera called Bare last week and gave me a copy of the soundtrack. The CD sat on my desk, unplayed, for several days before I finally got the time to listen to it on Thursday afternoon. It is the story of Peter and Jason, two boys living at the co-ed boarding school St Cecelia’s. Peter and Jason are clandestine boyfriends, trying to keep their relationship hidden from Jason’s jock buddies. It’s a touching, tragic story and the singing is sublime. Those who know me well know that a man who can sing makes my knees weak. I thoroughly recommend it.

This afternoon I had a lie down to calm the pain in my back and listened to the soundtrack on my MP3 player. As the story unfolded and the title track began to play, I felt my eyes sting with hot tears. Soon they were followed by sniffles and the rasping breathing of a good ol’ cathartic cry. I haven’t had a good cry in a very long time.

He also found a bootleg video, available here: Act I and Act II.