Such a proposition, while uncomfortable, is nonetheless topical given the ongoing political discourse over “religious liberty” laws. Della declines to provide the couple’s wedding cake immediately, but her refusal is complicated by the fact that Jen is the daughter of her best friend, who died some five years earlier. Joan Marcus Macy (Marinda Anderson), left, and Jen (Genevieve Angelson) play brides-to-be scouting for wedding vendors in "The Cake," now playing at New York City Center. The Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of “The Cake,” which opened Tuesday at New York City Center, arrives less than a year after the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who rejected a same-sex couple’s wedding cake request because of his faith. She even befriended the mother of Charlie Craig, one of the men who initially sued the bakery for discrimination.

Source: Huffington Post March 06, 2019 14:03 UTC