Natalie Joy Johnson, Emily Skeggs, Charl Brown, Carly Hughes and More Set for SONGS IN THE KEY OF EQUALITY at LPR Tonight

SONGS IN THE KEY OF EQUALITY is teaming up again with Swish Ally Fund for a night of mind-blowing Broadway and cabaret. This annual event will be held tonight, October 26th at 8 p.m. at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.

Hosting and performing at this year's concert is cabaret sensation and star of Tony Award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS, Natalie Joy Johnson. Slated to perform this year are Tony Award nominees Emily Skeggs (FUN HOME), Tony Award nominee Charl Brown (MOTOWN), Tony Award nominee Jeff Blumenkrantz (URBAN COWBOY, MURDER FOR TWO), Carly Hughes (CHICAGO, PIPPIN, BEAUTIFUL), HAMILTON's Ariana Debose (BRING IT ON, MOTOWN, PIPPIN), Kevin Smith Kirkwood (KINKY BOOTS), Nicolas Dromard (MARY POPPINS), Desirée Davar (WEST SIDE STORY), David Perlman, Sutton Lee Seymour, Molly Pope, Christine Rowan, Jodi Bluestein, Adam Chandler, Joshua Dixon, Chris Gleim (RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR), and Vicky Modica! This stellar group of performers will be guided by the direction of Erik Sisco and musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes.

"The Broadway and NYC musical theater communities have been unwavering allies in their support for love and equality," says Sue Sena, Founder and Co-President of Swish and the Swish Ally Fund. "The Songs in the Key of Equality concert is their big, beautiful gift to Swish, the Swish Ally Fund and the work to engage straight allies in the LGBT movement. We have a lot to sing about this year -- federal marriage equality and the inaugural grants from the Fund."

Founded in 2014, the Swish Ally Fund at The Stonewall Community Foundation supports organizations and programs that engage straight allies in the fight for LGBT equality - as volunteers, advocates, ambassadors, board members, activists, and donors.

The first fund of its kind, it was created by the award-winning gay-straight alliance, Swish - because equality is not possible without straight allies. For over a decade Swish engaged straight allies in joyful partnership with the LGBT community as partners in the movement for freedom and equality. Swish has been recognized five times with nominations and awards by Heritage of Pride, NYC's Pride event organizers; represented the U.S. delegation to EuroPride 2008 in Stockholm Sweden; was named "Best of LGBT NY 2009" by Time Out NY for its early endorsement of the National Equality March in Washington, DC; and most recently joined Google as a Community Partner Award winner at Marriage Equality USA's national gala in New York City.

To purchase tickets for this one-night only premiere event, go to swishconcert.brownpapertickets.com. All proceeds of this benefit show will go to the Swish Ally Fund at the Stonewall Community Foundation. Le Poisson Rouge is located at 158 Bleecker Street, between Sullivan Street and Thompson Street. It is a short walk from the W. 4th Street Subway Stations A, C, E, B, D, F and Q trains. It is also near the 1 Christopher Street Subway Station.

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