Editing But I'm a Cheerleader (section)

== Legacy ==
The music video for the 2021 song "Silk Chiffon" by musical group [[Muna (band)|Muna]] with [[Phoebe Bridgers]] pays homage to ''But I'm a Cheerleader'' and features much of the film's iconography. Guitarist Naomi McPherson said they wanted "a song for kids to have their first gay kiss to."<ref>{{cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/muna-phoebe-bridgers-silk-chiffon-video.html|title=Let's Go, Lesbians! The Muna and Phoebe Bridgers Collab Is Here.|date=September 7, 2021|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=October 9, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908121421/https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/muna-phoebe-bridgers-silk-chiffon-video.html|archive-date=September 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Musical===
In 2005, the [[New York Musical Theatre Festival]] featured a [[musical theatre|musical]] stage adaptation of ''But I'm a Cheerleader'' written by lyricist Bill Augustin and composer Andrew Abrams. With 18 original songs, it was directed by Daniel Goldstein and starred [[Chandra Lee Schwartz]] as Megan. It played during September 2005 at New York's Theatre at St. Clement's. The musical was also performed as part of MT Fest UK from February 18 to 20, 2019 at [[The Other Palace]] in London, with a cast featuring Bronté Barbé as Megan, [[Carrie Hope Fletcher]] as Graham, [[Jamie Muscato]] as Jared, [[Matt Henry (singer)|Matt Henry]] as Mike, [[Ben Forster (actor)|Ben Forster]] as Larry, [[Stephen Hogan]] as Lloyd and [[Luke Bayer]] as Clayton.

A production of the musical played at the [[Turbine Theatre]] in London, beginning previews February 18, 2022. It opened on February 23 and ran until April 16. It was directed by Tania Azevedo, choreographed by Alexzandra Sarmiento, and produced by Paul Taylor-Mills and [[Bill Kenwright]] in association with Adam Bialow, with lighting by Martha Godfrey.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Meyer|first=Dan|date=November 30, 2021|title=''But I'm A Cheerleader: The Musical'' Will Get London Premiere in 2022|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/but-im-a-cheerleader-the-musical-will-get-london-premiere-in-2022|access-date=2021-12-13|magazine=[[Playbill]]|archive-date=April 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402051248/https://www.playbill.com/article/but-im-a-cheerleader-the-musical-will-get-london-premiere-in-2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The musical returned to the Turbine Theatre later that year, running from October 7 to November 27.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Putnam|first=Leah|url=https://playbill.com/article/but-im-a-cheerleader-the-musical-will-return-to-londons-turbine-theatre|title=''But I'm a Cheerleader: The Musical'' Will Return to London's Turbine Theatre|magazine=Playbill|date=September 14, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022|archive-date=September 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923054047/https://playbill.com/article/but-im-a-cheerleader-the-musical-will-return-to-londons-turbine-theatre|url-status=live}}</ref>