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Pride in the Theatre at Music Theatre of Connecticut

Dates: 6/20/2020

📍 Theatre:
Music Theatre of Connecticut


509 Westport Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851

Phone: 2034543883


PRIDE IN THE THEATRE will be comprised of three chronological segments centered around major events in LGBTQ+ history. These include Stonewall through the 1980s, the AIDS crisis of the 80s and 90s, and civil rights and marriage equality in the 2000s to present day. Songs, scenes, and monologues will paint the picture for how theatre reflected the social climate of the time, followed by interviews with LGBTQ+ activists and/or significant contributors to the movement on the local or national scene. Songs, scenes, and monologues featured range from a variety of shows including Falsettos, La Cage aux Folles, Fun Home, A Chorus Line, A Letter to Harvey Milk, The Prom, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Boys in the Band, Mothers and Sons, The Normal Heart, The Inheritance, and Torch Song Trilogy. On the day of the event you will be able to watch the live stream on MTCs website and Facebook Page.

Cast and Creative Team for Pride in the Theatre at Music Theatre of Connecticut

SPECIAL GUESTS

Joanna Gleason; She is a Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World Award winner.

Dr. Gary Blick; He is an internationally renowned HIV/AIDS clinician, clinical researcher, lecturer and humanitarian.

Jonathan Lovitz; He is a nationally recognized LGBT business and public policy advocate, currently serving as the Senior Vice President of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and as the previous Director of NGLCC New York. 

CAST

Raissa Katona Bennett (Broadway- Phantom of the Opera)

Christian Cardozo (Summer Theatre of New Canaan- Carousel)

Kirsti Carnahan (Broadway- Kiss of the Spider Woman)

Elissa DeMaria (Live Arts Maryland- Kiss Me Kate)

Nicolas Dromard (Broadway- Jersey Boys)

Andrew Foote (National Tour- Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical)

Amy Griffin (Broadway- How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Jeff Gurner (Broadway- The Lion King)

Logan Hart (Broadway- Jagged Litte Pill)

Dennis Holland (Broadway- The Music Man)

Eric Scott Kinkaid (Broadway- CATS)

Sean Hayden (National Tour- Light In The Piazza)

Jack Parrotta (MTC/Boston Conservatory Student)

Juliet Lambert Pratt (Broadway- Les Miserables)

Greg Roderick (Broadway- South Pacific)

Jim Schilling (Hamlet with Tony Roberts)

 


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Music Theatre of Connecticut

509 Westport Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851

Phone: 2034543883

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