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Pride Anthems

A Vibrant Musical Journey From 1969-Today

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Dates

June 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Venue

Knight Concert Hall

Run Time

90 minutes

Parental Guide

All ages

Join us as we celebrate Pride Month with a journey through the past 50 years of Pride anthems. From Donna Summer to Queen, George Michael, Erasure, Madonna, Lady Gaga and many others, these essential songs take us from disco to the present day. The story of the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is linked to this music, which evokes the struggles, heartache and liberation of queer lives then and now.

Pride Anthems creates a vibrant musical experience that celebrates, inspires and commemorates the legacy and power of the Stonewall Riots. Starring Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood and Jon-Michael Reese, with musical director Brian J. Nash, Pride Anthems is a show for all ages to come together in song and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and how far it has come since Stonewall!

PRIDE ANTHEMS is produced in partnership with Pride Live. A portion of the proceeds benefit Pride Live and the Stonewall National Monument Visitors Center (SNMVC) which will open in June 2024. To learn more about Pride Live, please visit https://pridelive.org/.

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Artists

Natalie Joy Johnson

NATALIE JOY JOHNSON was recently seen as Suzy Solidor at LaJolla Playhouse in the west coast premiere of LEMPICKA. Other credits include Pat in KINKY BOOTS (Broadway), Enid (Broadway) & Paulette (First National Tour) in LEGALLY BLONDE, Cori in SOUTHERN COMFORT (Barrington Stage) and Nadia in BARE: A POP OPERA (2004). TV: HIGH MAINTENANCE (HBO), DIFFICULT PEOPLE (HULU). Natalie is an accomplished cabaret artist - selling out shows all over NYC, performing internationally, and creating two multi-year residencies at gay clubs in NYC. Her singles “GORGINE” and “GET INTO IT…QUEEN” (by Miss Natalie) are available wherever you stream music, and the videos live on YouTube. www.nataliejoyjohnson.live
Kevin Smith Kirkwood

Kevin Smith Kirkwood most recently appeared onstage in the Off-Broadway revival of "Kinky Boots" as the 'Referee Angel' and as ‘Victor’ in the Fulton Theater’s production of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” to rave reviews. He was seen on television in The CW’s Katy Keene, and also appeared as a featured performer in the 2019 World Pride Parade on the Procter & Gamble float.

Kirkwood made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and earned a 2005 New York Innovative Theater Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor for “It’s Karate, Kid!” Kirkwood would go on to receive a New Hampshire Theater Alliance Award Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor for "Violet" and won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his performance in "RENT." After performing in the entire Broadway run of the Tony Award Winning Musical “Kinky Boots,” Kevin went on to play the role of the 'Scarecrow' in the Broadway at Sacramento Music Circus production of “The Wiz,” which received rave reviews.

On film, Kirkwood stars as 'Roxy' in the horror feature film entitled “Condemned” (written and directed by Eli Morgan Gesner and also starring Dylan Penn and Lydia Hearst). He can also be heard voicing the character DJ on Season two of Marvel's Wolverine Podcast: The Lost Trail.

Kirkwood created and stars in the wildly popular and critically acclaimed solo show, "CLASSIC WHITNEY: ALIVE!" which has played to sold out houses at Joe’s Pub, The Cutting Room, on cruise ships around the world, and even a command performance at the Whitney Houston estate.
Brian J. Nash

BRIAN J. NASH is an award-winning pianist, singer, musical director, orchestrator, and producer who has been based in New York since 2002. Brian has been the Music Director of many off-Broadway and regional musicals, and works in concert with Jennifer Holliday, Deborah Cox, Andy Bell (Erasure), Ana Gasteyer, Laura Benanti, Tiffany, Shoshana Bean, Natalie Joy Johnson, Ada Vox, Christina Bianco, and many others. Brian recently sold out a run at the Sydney Cabaret Festival, performs around the world as both an award winning solo artist and music director, and from March 2020 to September 2022 performed a weekly series of streaming all-request shows. As a record producer, he has produced and played on pop and rock records for Justin Tranter, Shanna Sharp, Boys Like Girls, Peppermint, and Stacy Allyn Baker, and many cabaret and cast albums. He holds a degree in opera performance from Boston Conservatory and has taught master classes in song interpretation all over the world. His collaboration with Natalie Joy Johnson has resulted in two multi-year residencies in NYC and recordings with their band, Miss Natalie. His solo album, Forever/After, is available on iTunes. For more info, please visit BrianJNash.com.
Jon-Michael Reese

Jon-Michael Reese is an award-winning queer performer based in Brooklyn. He was last seen in the Tony Award winning A Strange Loop and performed in various plays and musicals across the country, from Matt in The Fantasticks to James Baldwin in Jimmy and Lorraine. His cabaret, By Myself: Judy and Jon-Michael, Together Again! was recently seen at Club Cumming and Green Room 42.