‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ musical causes stir in San Francisco, is hammered for being 'transphobic'

As the "Mrs. Doubtfire" musical returns center stage to San Francisco today, critics are accusing the play of containing "tired, transphobic tropes."

"Never once did we want to be asking the audience to laugh at the notion of a man putting on a dress," actor Rob McClure, who plays Daniel Hillard in the live-action production, told SFGate.

"To see them celebrate a story that ends with a guy in drag getting his own children’s television show, they’re giving it a standing ovation, not...