June 24, 2020
Playbill Announces One-Night Only Streaming Pride Concert This Sunday
Kevin Schattenkirk READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Playbill has announced Pride Spectacular, a one-night only concert to be streamed this coming Sunday, June 28 at Playbill.com/PridePlays. The concert will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a non-profit founded in February 1988 that helps people living with HIV/AIDS "receive lifesaving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance."
The June 28 streaming performance promises "iconic musical numbers that highlight LGBTQIA+ stories in musical theatre, sung by members of the Broadway LGBTQIA+ community and its allies with additional appearances from theatre legends."
Among those participating include Jelani Alladin (Kristoff in 2018's "Frozen"), Griffin Matthews (star and playwright of "Witness Uganda"/"Invisible Thread"), Wilson Cruz (Angel in touring production of "Rent" and TV's "My So-Called Life"), stage and screen star Cheyenne Jackson ("American Horror Story"), comedian Lea Delaria, legendary playwright and screenwriter Harvey Fierstein, and many more.
For more information about the full roster of performers and the event, see the Playbill website.
Kevin Schattenkirk is an ethnomusicologist and pop music aficionado.