“It was really important to us to present diversity and queer characters out there without making any of those things an issue,” says Stacey Maltin, who co-wrote, directed, and starred in Triple Threat, a progressive musical romance drama. “These are people who are living their lives, who are falling in love—or out of love—and who have dreams just like everybody else.”
Triple Threat is a heartwarming story that follows the tireless journey of three vivacious best friends, Chloe (Maltin), Maggie (Margarita Zhitnikova), and Gus (co-writer Jay DeYoker) who have dreams to make it big on Broadway. Now in their 30s, when the trio’s Broadway show Firefly becomes a smash hit 10 years later, they suddenly find themselves at a crossroads between fame or putting their careers on hold to try and start a family. It’s an inspirational movie that could ring true for many aspiring artists who think they might have to proverbially throw in the towel and put their biological clocks on hold in lieu of their careers, or vice versa.
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