{"id":17165,"date":"2025-08-28T07:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=17165"},"modified":"2025-08-28T07:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:02:25","slug":"adam-lambert-ignites-broadway-backwards-with-a-powerful-acid-queen-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=17165","title":{"rendered":"Adam Lambert Ignites Broadway Backwards with a Powerful \u2018Acid Queen\u2019 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/karkpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/adam-lambert-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"adam lambert\" title=\"Adam Lambert Ignites Broadway Backwards with a Powerful \u2018Acid Queen\u2019 Performance\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/karkpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/adam-lambert.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broadway Backwards lit up the Gershwin Theatre on March 10, and one of the night\u2019s most unforgettable moments came courtesy of Adam Lambert. The Cabaret star and Queen frontman electrified the stage with a fierce, high-voltage take on&nbsp;<em>\u201cAcid Queen\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>The Who\u2019s Tommy<\/em>, sending the crowd into a frenzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual benefit, which flips the script on musical theatre classics in celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community, raised an astounding $1,111,788 this year\u2014shattering last year\u2019s record by more than $194,000. 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