Interview: GMCLA Executive Director & Producer Lou Spisto on the Los Angeles Premiere of Disney PRIDE in Concert
by Shari Barrett
- Jun 19, 2023
As Gay Pride celebrations continue during the month of June, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) is presenting the Los Angeles Premiere of Disney PRIDE in Concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. In Disney Concerts’ first-ever choral production, Disney’s beloved songs will be reimagined in a celebration of Pride featuring 200 Chorus members performing nearly 50 classic Disney songs, with a 25-piece orchestra and stunning video projections. I interviewed Lou Spisto, Executive Director & Producer of GMCLA about the origination of the concert, how the Disney songs were chosen, and how the subjects of inclusion and acceptance will be represented.
GMCLA 2023 GALA Honors Mayor Karen Bass and Disney Concerts
by Stephi Wild
- May 24, 2023
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will present the 2023 GALA on Sunday, June 25 at Walt Disney Concert Hall immediately following the 3:00 p.m. matinee performance of Disney PRIDE in Concert — a multimedia musical celebration featuring GMCLA’s 200 singers, a 25-piece orchestra and stunning video projections, with almost 50 songs from over 20 beloved Disney films and the Disney Parks.
Gay Men's Chorus Of Los Angeles 2023 GALA Honors Mayor Karen Bass And Disney Concerts
by A.A. Cristi
- May 23, 2023
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles will present the 2023 GALA on Sunday, June 25 at Walt Disney Concert Hall immediately following the 3:00 p.m. matinee performance of Disney PRIDE in Concert - a multimedia musical celebration featuring GMCLA's 200 singers, a 25-piece orchestra and stunning video projections, with almost 50 songs from over 20 beloved Disney films and Disney Parks.
GMCLA Celebrates Women's History Month With Diane Warren at I'M WITH HER
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 16, 2023
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will celebrate Women’s History Month with I’m with Her featuring Special Guest Artist, Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies (Broadway’s and Pasadena Playhouse’s A Night with Janis Joplin). GMCLA’s Music Director & Conductor Ernest H. Harrison conducts the second concert of GMCLA’s Season 44.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Announces $348,000 Grant From The Perenchio Foundation
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 4, 2022
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles has announced a major grant from the Perenchio Foundation, one of the largest and most significant institutions supporting the arts community in this region. The $348,000, three-year operating grant recognizes GMCLA's organizational success of the last several years, and GMCLA's 44-year history of music and service.
BWW Interview: GMCLA Executive Director & Producer Lou Spisto on QUEEN OF THE NIGHT at UCLA Royce Hall
by Shari Barrett
- Mar 30, 2022
GMCLA's next long-anticipated event, QUEEN of the night, featuring the greatest hits from the critically acclaimed legendary rock band Queen, mixed with opera and high-energy dance numbers performed by the Chorus, live, in-person at UCLA Royce Hall on Saturday, April 2 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. To find out more about the production, I spoke with GMCLA Executive Director & Producer Lou Spisto about the creation of this special event concert
Brian Justin Crum & Alaysha Fox to Join GMCLA's QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 22, 2022
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) announced today that “America’s Got Talent” breakout star Brian Justin Crum (Broadway’s Wicked and Next to Normal) and LA Opera’s rising star Alaysha Fox (LA Opera’s Aida) will be special guest stars for QUEEN of the night, featuring the greatest hits from the critically acclaimed, legendary band Queen.
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