Jean Genet was the enfant terrible of French writers. And, as a convicted thief and a defiantly openly gay man, he reveled in his status as an outsider. So it was perfectly in character when Genet stole elements of a notoriously grisly murder case as the basis for his first play The Maids. It revolves around two sisters who plot to kill the rich woman who employs them. And, to poke a thumb even dee…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:42AM on March 17, 2012