Broadway Sings for Pride's Second Annual Gay Pride Concert will feature rousing songs from Broadway and pop hits, as well as feature stories of LGBT pride as told by celebrities, activists and the TADA! Youth Theater. The event will be held at the Mainstage Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 7pm. The concert will benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City and Broadway Sings for Pride.
The concert will also feature the talents of American Idol Finalist Anthony Fedorov (American Idol & Rent), Bones star Eric Millegan, Karmine Alers (Rent), Dani Atkinson (America's Got Talent), Anastasia Barzee (Henry IV, Jekyll & Hyde), Guto Bittencourt (Original Brazilian cast of Les Miserables), Chris Brick (Seussical), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), Theresa Fowler (Oliver! 1st National Tour), Diego Funes (De Funes Dance), Elissa Goldstein (An Affirmative Act), Andre' Jordan (Shrek The Musical), Kyle Kleiboeker (Hairspray), Mary Lahti (Three Sisters), Rebecca Larkin (South Pacific, Avenue Q), Matt Leisy (Off Broadway's The Fantasticks), Aaron J. Libby (APAC's The Human Comedy), Anthony Lee Medina (Spring Awakening), Renee Marino (West Side Story), Rebecca McBee (Junie B. Jones National Tour), Michael Munoz (Naked Boys Singing),Christine Nolan(Hair), Garry Novikoff (A Normal Life), Athena Reich (Recording Artist), T. Oliver Reid (Sister Act), Max Rhyser (Chaser), Matthew Riordan (NBC's My Kid Would Never and Smile, the Rock Musical), Angelo Rios (Jesus Christ Superstar National Tour), Brian Charles Rooney (The Threepenny Opera), Fred Ross (Jesus Christ Superstar National Tour), Adam Shapiro (Zorro The Musical International Tour), Marisha Wallace (The Book of Mormon, Sistas The Musical), What's The Benefit? inc. (Molly C. Blau,Paul Daniel Cloeter, Nicco Franklin) and TADA!'s Resident Youth Ensemble.
Also schedule to appear are activist and Dancing with the Stars competitor Chaz Bono, The Chew's Carla Hall, Miss New York 2011 Kaitlin Monte, Project Runway's Chris March, Celebrity Photographer and The A List: New York cast member Mike Ruiz, The Closer's Phillip P. Keene, Activist and VH1's I Want to Work for Diddy's Laverne Cox, All My Children's Christina Bennett Lind, Mr. Gay World USA Tennessee Vincent Leggett, the Imperial Court of New York's Emperor Ritz Kraka, Empress Witti Repartee & President Gary Cosgrove, The Advocate's "Forty People Under 40 to Look Out For" AJ Mattioli and OUT 100 honoree & activist James Neiley.
The Mainstage Theater is located in Manhattan at 416 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenue. Ticketing services provided by Ticket Central, 212 279-4200, Noon to 8pm Daily. More information can also be found at www.BwayPride.org or on Facebook: Broadway Sings For Pride.
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