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- CATEGORY ARCHIV: CONCERTS & EVENTS 2020-21BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ANNUAL GALA GO VIRTUALLIVTREAM TO SHOWSE CHOS IMPACT, DIVERSE ENTERTAMENTBOSTON, MA, APRIL 16, 2021— BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT S ANNUAL BENEF GALA ENCORE TAK PLACE VIRTUALLY ON SATURDAY, MAY 1 AT 7PM. ENCORE WILL FEATURE ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE -PERSON EXPERIENCE, BUT WILL PRENT THEM ONLE: THE LIVE CTN, BGMC STORYTELLG, A HAT PETN WH DIVERSE LGBTQ+ ENTERTAMENT, AND SPECIAL MIL GUT THE BOY BAND PROJECT. CATHERE PETERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTSBOSTON AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF CHOS AMERI WILL HOST THE ONE-HOUR EVENT OM THE REGENT THEATRE ARLGTON.“WHAT PEOPLE ENJOY MOST ABOUT ENCORE WILL BE REPLITED VIRTUALLY: THE EXCEMENT OF LIVE CTNS AND THE POWERFUL STORYTELLG OF THE CHOS’ WORK AMED AROUND ELECTRIFYG ENTERTAMENT,” SAID BGMC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG COOGAN. “THAT’S WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO ENCORE YEAR AFTER YEAR.”ENCORE FALLS ON THE SAME DAY AT THE STORIED KENTUCKY DERBY, SO GUTS WILL BE VED TO PETE A VIRTUAL HAT PETN THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON INSTAGRAM. A LIVE CHAT THE CTN SOFTWARE WILL ALLOW GUTS TO MENT AS THE SHOW PROGRS. BGMC MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS, III, WILL KICK OFF THE FTIVI WH A PRE-SHOW MONSTRATN OF THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A MT JULEP.“I’M THRILLED TO HOST ENCORE AND TO SUPPORT THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS,” SAID PETERSON. “WH THEIR POWERFUL VIOS AND DAZZLG ARCHIVAL MATERIAL THE CHOS HAS BROUGHT SOLACE AND S TO ME AND THOANDS OF OTHERS DURG THE PANMIC. I N’T WA TO GIVE A LTLE BACK TO BGMC AT THIS FUN AND FABULO EVENT.”THE ANIZATN’S SIGNATURE SILENT CTN STARTS APRIL 22 AND WILL NCLU AS THE GALA LIVTREAM BEGS. ENCORE CTN EMS CLU PROFSNAL PHOTO SSNS, MASS MOCA AND ICA BOSTON PASS, FE DG OPPORTUNI, A PRIVATE WE CLASS FOR 20, TICKETS TO THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC AND THE CELEBRY SERI OF BOSTON, BOTOX TREATMENTS, MASSAGE, YOGA MEMBERSHIP, A MAE WHEWATER RAFTG EXCURSN FOR TWO, PERSONAL NCIERGE SERVIC, BEDAZZLED BGMC THROW PILLOWS AND MORE.TICKETS ARE $100 AT HOSTG OPPORTUNI ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 21 FOR PODS OF FOUR OR 10 WH A FULL MEAL AND RBY DéR LIVERED BY EAST WT TERERS.“FUNDS RAISED AT ENCORE SUPPORT OUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,” SAID COOGAN. “HISTORILLY, ABOUT TWENTY PERCENT OF THE ANIZATN’S BUDGET OM THIS FUNDRAISER. WH THE PANMIC THE PERCENTAGE WILL BE EVEN HIGHER THIS YEAR. WE N’T WA TO TERACT WH OUR FANS, MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS THIS NEW WAY!”###ABOUT BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOSTHE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS IS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND’S LARGT AND MOST SUCCSFUL MUNY-BASED CHOS. FOUND 1982, THE 200-VOICE ENSEMBLE IS CELEBRATED FOR S OUTSTANDG MICIANSHIP, CREATIVE PROGRAMMG, AND GROUNDBREAKG MUNY OUTREACH. UNR THE DYNAMIC LEARSHIP OF MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS III, THE BGMC SGS A WI SPECTM OF CLASSIL AND POPULAR MIC AND CREAT SOCIAL CHANGE BY PROVIDG A POSIVE, AFFIRMG IMAGE OF THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNY. THE CHOS IS HEARD LIVE BY MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE EACH SEASON AND THOANDS MORE THROUGH RERDG, TELEVISN AND TER BROADSTS. CBS-WBZ NAMED THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ONE OF THE “TOP 5” CHOS THE CY OF BOSTON. THE BOSTON BS JOURNAL 2018, 2019, AND 2020 NAMED BGMC ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATNS THE CY. BGMC IS A CULTURAL AMBASSADOR — BEG THE FIRST LGBTQ CHOS TO PERFORM POLAND 2005, THE MIDDLE EAST 2015 AND SOUTH AI JUNE 2018.PRI 21CELEBRATE PRI 2021 WH THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS. THE MIC WILL STIR, SPIRE AND BRG JOY AS WE CELEBRATE LGBTQ+ DIGNY AND DIVERSY. MA CULTURAL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHAEL J. BOBBT, MAYOR KIM JANEY AND GOV. CHARLIE BAKER JO OUR 2021 VIRTUAL PRI NCERT. SHOW CLUS BGMC FAVOR AND THE PREMIERE OF OUR LATT VIRTUAL VIO: “THIS IS ME.”SCHEDULED: (CHECK LOL LISTGS)WCVB JUNE 12, 2021 7:30PM*WCVB JUNE 13, 2021 12:30PM*METV JUNE 11, 2021 6:30PM** CHECK LOL LISTGS, SUBJECT TO CHANGEYOUTUBE PREMIERE JUNE 13, 2021 2:00PMONDEMAND, AND BGMC ONLE JUNE 13, 2021SEE FULL LIST OF CREDSMEDIA COVERAGEPRS RELEASEOUTTAKE, “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS PRI CONCERT,” JUNE 11, 2021BOSTON SPIR, “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS MARCH TO PRI MONTH WH SPECIAL ON WCVB-TV,” JUNE 1, 2021RABOW TIM, “PRI CONCERT: WATCH BGMC ON WCVB,” MAY 27, 2021BROADWAY WORLD, “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS MARCH INTO YOUR LIVG ROOM WH PRI CONCERT ON WCVB,” MAY 26, 2021BAY WDOWS, “BGMC MARCH INTO YOUR LIVG ROOM WH PRI CONCERT ON WCVB,” MAY 26, 2021ENCORE 2021 GALATICKETS AND INFOHEART THUMPG …HOOV STOMPG …HOP RISG …AND THEY’RE OFF!COMG TO YOU LIVE OM THE REGENT THEATRE. PRE-SHOW BEGS AT 6:30PM AND THE LIVE STREAM AT 7PM. SILENT AUCTN: THURSDAY, APRIL 22, AT 8AM TO SATURDAY, MAY 1, AT 7:00PM. (CLOS AS LIVE STREAM BEGS.)THE LIVE AUCTN WILL TAKE PLACE DURG THE LIVE STREAM ON MAY 1.BGMC IMPACT AND STORYTELLG. AMAZG AND DIVERSE ENTERTAMENT – MIC OM THE BOY BAND PROJECT, LGBTQ+ EDY AND MORE! EDGE SAYS “IF THERE’S ONE BENEF TO GO TO, THIS IS .”WE’RE HONORED AND EXCED TO WELE CATHERE PETERSON, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF CHOS AMERI AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTSBOSTON AS HOST OF THIS FUN AND TERACTIVE LIVE EXPERIENCE. SHOW OFF YOUR DERBY BT ON INSTRAGRAM WH #BGMCDERBYTHERE WILL BE A HAT PETN. TO PARTICIPATE POST A SELFIE ON INSTAGRAM WH YOUR HAT G THE #BGMCDERBY. A WNER WILL BE SELECTED DURG THE LIVE STREAM. BY ENTERG YOU NSENT TO YOUR PHOTO POTENTIALLY BEG SHOWN DURG THE LIVE STREAM AND ED BY BGMC.IF YOU ARE HAVG DIFFICULTY NNECTG TO THE CTN SE ON MAY 1, 2021 PLEASE NTACT SUPPORT VIA THE HELP SYSTEM THE CTN PLATFORM.MEDIA COVERAGEPRS RELEASERABOW TIM “BGMC 2021: ANNUAL GALA GO VIRTUAL,” APRIL 27, 2021BROADWAY WORLD “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ANNUAL GALA GO VIRTUAL,” APRIL 26, 2021SPIR MAGAZE “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ENRE GALA (VIRTUAL),” APRIL 22, 2021OUTTAKE “BGMC ENCORE GALA GO VIRTUAL,” MARCH 13, 2021HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSTHE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS HOLIDAY SHOW HAS BEEN A TRADN BOSTON SCE 1982. IN DECEMBER 2020 THE CHOS WILL BE UNABLE TO PRENT A SHOW DUE TO COVID-19.WE ARE LIGHTED TO BE PARTNERG WH OUR IENDS AT WCVB CHANNEL 5 (THE ABC AFFILIATE BOSTON) TO PRENT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.IT’S THE MOST WONRFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! CELEBRATE THE SEASON WH BGMC’S TRADNAL FAVOR AND MORN CLASSICS.SCHEDULED:WCVB DECEMBER 12, 2020 11:35PMWCVB DECEMBER 13, 2020 1:00PMMETV DECEMBER 12, 2020 5:30PMYOUTUBE DECEMBER 12, 2020 8:00PMONDEMAND, AND BGMC ONLE DECEMBER 12, 2020MEDIA COVERAGEPRS RELEASEBROADWAY WORLD “BGMC BRGS SEASONAL SONGS TO YOUR HOME WH HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,” DECEMBER 7, 2020RABOW TIM “BGMC: ‘HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’ AT HOME,” DECEMBER 7, 2020.BAY WDOWS “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS BRGS SEASONAL SONGS TO YOUR LIVG ROOMS,” DECEMBER 7, 2020SPIR MAGAZE “AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,” NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ISSUE, 2020COMPLETE CREDSCELEBRY SPOTLIGHT
- CATEGORY ARCHIV: CONCERTS & EVENTSBORN THIS WAYMIC OM BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD, AND POP REJOIC WHO WE ARE THE FEEL GOOD NCERT OF THE SPRG! BGMC PROUDLY PRENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A PEACK AMONG PIGEONS – THE AWARD-WNG BOOK. JO FOR A SHOW WH VIBRANT STUM, LIGHTG, AN ORIGAL SRE OM A BROADWAY POSER PL AN EIGHT-PIECE ORCHTRA AND 200 SGERS. CONTUE READG →WHNEY & FRIENDSWHNEY HOTON’S MIC CHANGED THE WORLD. CELEBRATE PRI WH HER INIC MIC ALONG WH SONGS OM IENDS LIKE MARIAH CAREY, ARETHA FRANKL AND ALICIA KEYS. CONTUE READG →JOYFUL & TRIUMPHANT & GAYJO FOR BGMC’S FIRST -PERSON HOLIDAY SHOW SCE 2019. IT WILL BE JOYFUL & TRIUMPHANT & GAY! CELEBRATE THE SEASON WH BGMC’S TRADNAL FAVOR AND MORN CLASSICS. CONTUE READG →BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ANNUAL GALA RETURNS -PERSON WH ENCORE 2022CELEBRATN WILL FEATURE GROUNDBREAKG DISNEY STARS FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ & JOE SERAFI; LNCH OF NEW YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAMBOSTON, MA, MARCH 31, 2022—BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT S ANNUAL BENEF GALA ENCORE 2022 WILL TAKE PLACE -PERSON ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30 OM 6-10PM, AT THE HYATT REGENCY BOSTON. THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ AND JOE SERAFI, WHO STAR DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MIL: THE MIL: THE SERI AS THE POPULAR ANCHISE’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS AND UPLE. ENCORE 2022, WHICH CIS WH BGMC’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, WILL ALSO TRODUCE SUPPORTERS TO EMPOWER (TN + MIC = POWER), A NEW TERACTIVE, DIGAL LGBTQ+ STORYTELLG AND MIC PROGRAM FOR E MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.THE BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHOS WILL LNCH THE EVENG’S ENTERTAMENT WH A POST-DNER PERFORMANCE. RODRIGUEZ AND SERAFI WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE GALA. ON DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MIL: THE MIL: THE SERI RODRIGUEZ, AN OPENLY GAY ACTOR, PORTRAYS STUNT CHOREOGRAPHER CARLOS, THE ANCHISE’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER. SERAFI, WHO IS OPENLY BISEXUAL, PLAYS CARLOS’ BOYIEND SEB. AS A UPLE, THE CHARACTERS REPRENT THE LONG-NNG ANCHISE’S FIRST LGBTQ STORYLE, PLETE WH AN LGBTQ LOVE SONG.THE GALA WILL ALSO FEATURE A SHORT PRENTATN ON EMPOWER, WHICH B THE POWER OF MIC, VIO AND STORYTELLG WH AN -PERSON ENGAGEMENT PONENT TO HELP STUNTS BETTER UNRSTAND THE EXPERIENC OF LGBTQ PEOPLE—PECIALLY THEIR CLASSMAT, WHO ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO ANTI-LGBTQ HARASSMENT AND BULLYG.“AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS APART, WE N’T WA TO GATHER PERSON TO SIMPLY CELEBRATE WH OUR CHOS FAY AND SHOWSE THE TALENTS OF YOUNG ARTISTS FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ, JOE SERAFI AND THE MEMBERS OF BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHOS,” SAID SAID BGMC MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS III. “WE GUARANTEE THIS WILL BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER. ENCORE WILL BE A NIGHT OF JOY AND FUN WHILE SUPPORTG THE CHOS AND S WORK.”“WE’RE EXCED TO FOC ON LIFTG UP LGBTQ YOUTH AT ENCORE 2022, AS LEGISLATUR AND RIGHT-WG ACTIVISTS NATNWI ARE TARGETG THEIR VERY EXISTENCE AND VISIBILY THROUGH MEAN-SPIRED, MISGUID BILLS TO KEEP THEM OM PLAYG SPORTS, RECEIVG NECSARY MEDIL RE, READG LGBTQ-THEMED BOOKS, OR SEEG THEIR EXPERIENC REPRENTED POSIVELY AT SCHOOL,” ADD BGMC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG COOGAN. “THE MONEY RAISED AT THE GALA FUNDS OUR MISSN TO CREATE MIL EXPERIENC TO SPIRE CHANGE, BUILD MUNY AND CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE—CLUDG OUR TNAL OUTREACH, WHICH REMAS A CRIL PART OF OUR WORK EVEN AFTER 40 YEARS.”TICKETS TO ENCORE 2022 N BE PURCHASED HERE. EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNI ARE STILL AVAILABLE; NTACT BGMC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG COOGAN AT 617.542.7464 OR DOWNLOAD THE SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE. ENCORE 2022 MARKS THE RETURN OF BGMC’S ANNUAL GALA TO AN -PERSON CELEBRATN AFTER LAST YEAR’S VIRTUAL GATHERG DUE TO COVID-19 RTRICTNS. ENCORE 2020 WAS NCELED BEE OF THE PANMIC.###ABOUT BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOSTHE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS IS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND’S LARGT AND MOST SUCCSFUL MUNY-BASED CHOS. FOUND 1982, THE 200-VOICE ENSEMBLE IS CELEBRATED FOR S OUTSTANDG MICIANSHIP, CREATIVE PROGRAMMG, AND GROUNDBREAKG MUNY OUTREACH. UNR THE DYNAMIC LEARSHIP OF MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS III, THE BGMC SGS A WI SPECTM OF CLASSIL AND POPULAR MIC AND CREAT SOCIAL CHANGE BY PROVIDG A POSIVE, AFFIRMG IMAGE OF THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE CHOS IS HEARD LIVE BY MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE EACH SEASON AND LNS MORE THROUGH RERDG, TELEVISN AND TER BROADSTS. CBS-WBZ NAMED THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ONE OF THE “TOP 5” CHOS THE CY OF BOSTON. THE BOSTON BS JOURNAL 2018, 2019, AND 2020 NAMED BGMC ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATNS THE CY. BGMC IS A CULTURAL AMBASSADOR — BEG THE FIRST LGBTQ CHOS TO PERFORM POLAND 2005, THE MIDDLE EAST 2015 AND SOUTH AI JUNE 2018.AUCTN 2022
- CATEGORY ARCHIV: 2020-21 VIOSBOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS FLNTS FABULO COSTUMED PERFORMANC NEW HALLOWEEN VIOJT TIME FOR HALLOWEEN, THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) ANNOUNC THE RELEASE OF A NEW VIO HIGHLIGHTG THE GROUP’S FLAIR FOR DRAMATIC DRS AND UNRSRG HOW BELOVED THE HOLIDAY IS BY THE LGBTQ MUNY. VIO WATCHERS WILL ALSO E AWAY WH FABULO STUME IAS (WH MASKS, NATURALLY) FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONTUE READG →BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS FLNTS FABULO COSTUMED PERFORMANC NEW HALLOWEEN VIOBGMC PROVIS TREATS (NO TRICKS) TO GET YOU TO THE SPIRBOSTON, OCT. 27, 2020—JT TIME FOR HALLOWEEN, THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) ANNOUNC THE RELEASE OF A NEW VIO HIGHLIGHTG THE GROUP’S FLAIR FOR DRAMATIC DRS AND UNRSRG HOW BELOVED THE HOLIDAY IS BY THE LGBTQ MUNY. VIO WATCHERS WILL ALSO E AWAY WH FABULO STUME IAS (WH MASKS, NATURALLY) FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONTUE READG →LRA BENANTI SGS HER OWN #SUNSHESONGSALL GOOD THGS MT END, AND SO IS WH BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS’ (BGMC) ENTERTAG “CELEBRY SPOTLIGHT” SERI. IT’S GOG OUT HIGH STYLE, HOWEVER, THANKS TO THE THRILLG THEATRICS OF LRA BENANTI, THE FEATURED PERFORMER THE SERI FALE THAT DROPS THIS THURSDAY, OCT. 22. THE EPISO’S TIMG ULDN’T BE BETTER, THOUGH, G JT ONE DAY BEFORE BENANTI’S SELF-TLED BUT STUD ALBUM IS RELEASED. CONTUE READG →NICK ADAMS ON HIS OBSSN WH BRNEY AND G OUT BOSTON 20 YEARS AGOHE N DANCE, HE N SG, HE N ACT, AND HE N ROCK FFLED SLEEV HARR THAN THE FIERCT DRAG QUEEN. WE’RE TALKG ABOUT NICK ADAMS, OF URSE, ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED, CHARISMATIC, AND VERSATILE BROADWAY ACTORS THE BIZ. “BLAZGLY TALENTED” IS HOW BILL CASEY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) SCRIB THE STAR, WHO HAS WOWED CROWDS WH STARRG ROL “FALSETTOS,” “LA CAGE X FOLL,” “PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DERT” AND “WICKED.” CONTUE READG →FROM THE VLT! Q&A CELEBRY ALEX NEWELL EPISOFROM THE VLT!CELEBRY SPOTLIGHT FEATURG ALEX NEWELL PREMIER OCT. 8 AT 7COURTY OF BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOSEVEN A PANMIC, THE SHOW MT GO ON—AND WILL THANKS TO THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC). DPE BEG ABLE TO UNABLE TO PERFORM LIVE DUE TO COVID-19 RTRICTNS, THE HARST WORKG CHOS SHOWBIZ (A PROSPECTIVE DNEE ONCE LLED THEIR PACKED NCERT SCHLE “BONKERS”), THE ANIZATN NTU TO FULFILL S MISSN TO CREATE MIL PERFORMANC TO SPIRE CHANGE, BUILD MUNY, AND CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE WH WONRFULLY MOVG DIGAL PRODUCTNS. CONTUE READG →BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS OPENS ITS VLT AND BROADWAY STARS COME OUT
CATEGORY ARCHIV: CONCERTS & EVENTS 2020-21BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ANNUAL GALA GO VIRTUALLIVTREAM TO SHOWSE CHOS IMPACT, DIVERSE ENTERTAMENTBOSTON, MA, APRIL 16, 2021— BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT S ANNUAL BENEF GALA ENCORE TAK PLACE VIRTUALLY ON SATURDAY, MAY 1 AT 7PM. ENCORE WILL FEATURE ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE -PERSON EXPERIENCE, BUT WILL PRENT THEM ONLE: THE LIVE CTN, BGMC STORYTELLG, A HAT PETN WH DIVERSE LGBTQ+ ENTERTAMENT, AND SPECIAL MIL GUT THE BOY BAND PROJECT. CATHERE PETERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTSBOSTON AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF CHOS AMERI WILL HOST THE ONE-HOUR EVENT OM THE REGENT THEATRE ARLGTON.“WHAT PEOPLE ENJOY MOST ABOUT ENCORE WILL BE REPLITED VIRTUALLY: THE EXCEMENT OF LIVE CTNS AND THE POWERFUL STORYTELLG OF THE CHOS’ WORK AMED AROUND ELECTRIFYG ENTERTAMENT,” SAID BGMC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG COOGAN. “THAT’S WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO ENCORE YEAR AFTER YEAR.”ENCORE FALLS ON THE SAME DAY AT THE STORIED KENTUCKY DERBY, SO GUTS WILL BE VED TO PETE A VIRTUAL HAT PETN THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON INSTAGRAM. A LIVE CHAT THE CTN SOFTWARE WILL ALLOW GUTS TO MENT AS THE SHOW PROGRS. BGMC MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS, III, WILL KICK OFF THE FTIVI WH A PRE-SHOW MONSTRATN OF THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A MT JULEP.“I’M THRILLED TO HOST ENCORE AND TO SUPPORT THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS,” SAID PETERSON. “WH THEIR POWERFUL VIOS AND DAZZLG ARCHIVAL MATERIAL THE CHOS HAS BROUGHT SOLACE AND S TO ME AND THOANDS OF OTHERS DURG THE PANMIC. I N’T WA TO GIVE A LTLE BACK TO BGMC AT THIS FUN AND FABULO EVENT.”THE ANIZATN’S SIGNATURE SILENT CTN STARTS APRIL 22 AND WILL NCLU AS THE GALA LIVTREAM BEGS. ENCORE CTN EMS CLU PROFSNAL PHOTO SSNS, MASS MOCA AND ICA BOSTON PASS, FE DG OPPORTUNI, A PRIVATE WE CLASS FOR 20, TICKETS TO THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC AND THE CELEBRY SERI OF BOSTON, BOTOX TREATMENTS, MASSAGE, YOGA MEMBERSHIP, A MAE WHEWATER RAFTG EXCURSN FOR TWO, PERSONAL NCIERGE SERVIC, BEDAZZLED BGMC THROW PILLOWS AND MORE.TICKETS ARE $100 AT HOSTG OPPORTUNI ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 21 FOR PODS OF FOUR OR 10 WH A FULL MEAL AND RBY DéR LIVERED BY EAST WT TERERS.“FUNDS RAISED AT ENCORE SUPPORT OUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,” SAID COOGAN. “HISTORILLY, ABOUT TWENTY PERCENT OF THE ANIZATN’S BUDGET OM THIS FUNDRAISER. WH THE PANMIC THE PERCENTAGE WILL BE EVEN HIGHER THIS YEAR. WE N’T WA TO TERACT WH OUR FANS, MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS THIS NEW WAY!”###ABOUT BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOSTHE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS IS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND’S LARGT AND MOST SUCCSFUL MUNY-BASED CHOS. FOUND 1982, THE 200-VOICE ENSEMBLE IS CELEBRATED FOR S OUTSTANDG MICIANSHIP, CREATIVE PROGRAMMG, AND GROUNDBREAKG MUNY OUTREACH. UNR THE DYNAMIC LEARSHIP OF MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS III, THE BGMC SGS A WI SPECTM OF CLASSIL AND POPULAR MIC AND CREAT SOCIAL CHANGE BY PROVIDG A POSIVE, AFFIRMG IMAGE OF THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNY. THE CHOS IS HEARD LIVE BY MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE EACH SEASON AND THOANDS MORE THROUGH RERDG, TELEVISN AND TER BROADSTS. CBS-WBZ NAMED THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ONE OF THE “TOP 5” CHOS THE CY OF BOSTON. THE BOSTON BS JOURNAL 2018, 2019, AND 2020 NAMED BGMC ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATNS THE CY. BGMC IS A CULTURAL AMBASSADOR — BEG THE FIRST LGBTQ CHOS TO PERFORM POLAND 2005, THE MIDDLE EAST 2015 AND SOUTH AI JUNE 2018.PRI 21CELEBRATE PRI 2021 WH THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS. THE MIC WILL STIR, SPIRE AND BRG JOY AS WE CELEBRATE LGBTQ+ DIGNY AND DIVERSY. MA CULTURAL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHAEL J. BOBBT, MAYOR KIM JANEY AND GOV. CHARLIE BAKER JO OUR 2021 VIRTUAL PRI NCERT. SHOW CLUS BGMC FAVOR AND THE PREMIERE OF OUR LATT VIRTUAL VIO: “THIS IS ME.”SCHEDULED: (CHECK LOL LISTGS)WCVB JUNE 12, 2021 7:30PM*WCVB JUNE 13, 2021 12:30PM*METV JUNE 11, 2021 6:30PM** CHECK LOL LISTGS, SUBJECT TO CHANGEYOUTUBE PREMIERE JUNE 13, 2021 2:00PMONDEMAND, AND BGMC ONLE JUNE 13, 2021SEE FULL LIST OF CREDSMEDIA COVERAGEPRS RELEASEOUTTAKE, “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS PRI CONCERT,” JUNE 11, 2021BOSTON SPIR, “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS MARCH TO PRI MONTH WH SPECIAL ON WCVB-TV,” JUNE 1, 2021RABOW TIM, “PRI CONCERT: WATCH BGMC ON WCVB,” MAY 27, 2021BROADWAY WORLD, “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS MARCH INTO YOUR LIVG ROOM WH PRI CONCERT ON WCVB,” MAY 26, 2021BAY WDOWS, “BGMC MARCH INTO YOUR LIVG ROOM WH PRI CONCERT ON WCVB,” MAY 26, 2021ENCORE 2021 GALATICKETS AND INFOHEART THUMPG …HOOV STOMPG …HOP RISG …AND THEY’RE OFF!COMG TO YOU LIVE OM THE REGENT THEATRE. PRE-SHOW BEGS AT 6:30PM AND THE LIVE STREAM AT 7PM. SILENT AUCTN: THURSDAY, APRIL 22, AT 8AM TO SATURDAY, MAY 1, AT 7:00PM. (CLOS AS LIVE STREAM BEGS.)THE LIVE AUCTN WILL TAKE PLACE DURG THE LIVE STREAM ON MAY 1.BGMC IMPACT AND STORYTELLG. AMAZG AND DIVERSE ENTERTAMENT – MIC OM THE BOY BAND PROJECT, LGBTQ+ EDY AND MORE! EDGE SAYS “IF THERE’S ONE BENEF TO GO TO, THIS IS .”WE’RE HONORED AND EXCED TO WELE CATHERE PETERSON, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF CHOS AMERI AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTSBOSTON AS HOST OF THIS FUN AND TERACTIVE LIVE EXPERIENCE. SHOW OFF YOUR DERBY BT ON INSTRAGRAM WH #BGMCDERBYTHERE WILL BE A HAT PETN. TO PARTICIPATE POST A SELFIE ON INSTAGRAM WH YOUR HAT G THE #BGMCDERBY. A WNER WILL BE SELECTED DURG THE LIVE STREAM. BY ENTERG YOU NSENT TO YOUR PHOTO POTENTIALLY BEG SHOWN DURG THE LIVE STREAM AND ED BY BGMC.IF YOU ARE HAVG DIFFICULTY NNECTG TO THE CTN SE ON MAY 1, 2021 PLEASE NTACT SUPPORT VIA THE HELP SYSTEM THE CTN PLATFORM.MEDIA COVERAGEPRS RELEASERABOW TIM “BGMC 2021: ANNUAL GALA GO VIRTUAL,” APRIL 27, 2021BROADWAY WORLD “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ANNUAL GALA GO VIRTUAL,” APRIL 26, 2021SPIR MAGAZE “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ENRE GALA (VIRTUAL),” APRIL 22, 2021OUTTAKE “BGMC ENCORE GALA GO VIRTUAL,” MARCH 13, 2021HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSTHE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS HOLIDAY SHOW HAS BEEN A TRADN BOSTON SCE 1982. IN DECEMBER 2020 THE CHOS WILL BE UNABLE TO PRENT A SHOW DUE TO COVID-19.WE ARE LIGHTED TO BE PARTNERG WH OUR IENDS AT WCVB CHANNEL 5 (THE ABC AFFILIATE BOSTON) TO PRENT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.IT’S THE MOST WONRFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! CELEBRATE THE SEASON WH BGMC’S TRADNAL FAVOR AND MORN CLASSICS.SCHEDULED:WCVB DECEMBER 12, 2020 11:35PMWCVB DECEMBER 13, 2020 1:00PMMETV DECEMBER 12, 2020 5:30PMYOUTUBE DECEMBER 12, 2020 8:00PMONDEMAND, AND BGMC ONLE DECEMBER 12, 2020MEDIA COVERAGEPRS RELEASEBROADWAY WORLD “BGMC BRGS SEASONAL SONGS TO YOUR HOME WH HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,” DECEMBER 7, 2020RABOW TIM “BGMC: ‘HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’ AT HOME,” DECEMBER 7, 2020.BAY WDOWS “BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS BRGS SEASONAL SONGS TO YOUR LIVG ROOMS,” DECEMBER 7, 2020SPIR MAGAZE “AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,” NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ISSUE, 2020COMPLETE CREDSCELEBRY SPOTLIGHT
Livtream to showse Chos impact, diverse entertamentBoston, MA, April 16, 2021— Boston Gay Men’s Chos (BGMC) is pleased to announce that s annual benef gala ENCORE tak place virtually on Saturday, May 1 at 7pm.
CATEGORY ARCHIV: CONCERTS & EVENTSBORN THIS WAYMIC OM BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD, AND POP REJOIC WHO WE ARE THE FEEL GOOD NCERT OF THE SPRG! BGMC PROUDLY PRENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A PEACK AMONG PIGEONS – THE AWARD-WNG BOOK. JO FOR A SHOW WH VIBRANT STUM, LIGHTG, AN ORIGAL SRE OM A BROADWAY POSER PL AN EIGHT-PIECE ORCHTRA AND 200 SGERS. CONTUE READG →WHNEY & FRIENDSWHNEY HOTON’S MIC CHANGED THE WORLD. CELEBRATE PRI WH HER INIC MIC ALONG WH SONGS OM IENDS LIKE MARIAH CAREY, ARETHA FRANKL AND ALICIA KEYS. CONTUE READG →JOYFUL & TRIUMPHANT & GAYJO FOR BGMC’S FIRST -PERSON HOLIDAY SHOW SCE 2019. IT WILL BE JOYFUL & TRIUMPHANT & GAY! CELEBRATE THE SEASON WH BGMC’S TRADNAL FAVOR AND MORN CLASSICS. CONTUE READG →BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ANNUAL GALA RETURNS -PERSON WH ENCORE 2022CELEBRATN WILL FEATURE GROUNDBREAKG DISNEY STARS FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ & JOE SERAFI; LNCH OF NEW YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAMBOSTON, MA, MARCH 31, 2022—BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT S ANNUAL BENEF GALA ENCORE 2022 WILL TAKE PLACE -PERSON ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30 OM 6-10PM, AT THE HYATT REGENCY BOSTON. THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ AND JOE SERAFI, WHO STAR DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MIL: THE MIL: THE SERI AS THE POPULAR ANCHISE’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS AND UPLE. ENCORE 2022, WHICH CIS WH BGMC’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, WILL ALSO TRODUCE SUPPORTERS TO EMPOWER (TN + MIC = POWER), A NEW TERACTIVE, DIGAL LGBTQ+ STORYTELLG AND MIC PROGRAM FOR E MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.THE BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHOS WILL LNCH THE EVENG’S ENTERTAMENT WH A POST-DNER PERFORMANCE. RODRIGUEZ AND SERAFI WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE GALA. ON DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MIL: THE MIL: THE SERI RODRIGUEZ, AN OPENLY GAY ACTOR, PORTRAYS STUNT CHOREOGRAPHER CARLOS, THE ANCHISE’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER. SERAFI, WHO IS OPENLY BISEXUAL, PLAYS CARLOS’ BOYIEND SEB. AS A UPLE, THE CHARACTERS REPRENT THE LONG-NNG ANCHISE’S FIRST LGBTQ STORYLE, PLETE WH AN LGBTQ LOVE SONG.THE GALA WILL ALSO FEATURE A SHORT PRENTATN ON EMPOWER, WHICH B THE POWER OF MIC, VIO AND STORYTELLG WH AN -PERSON ENGAGEMENT PONENT TO HELP STUNTS BETTER UNRSTAND THE EXPERIENC OF LGBTQ PEOPLE—PECIALLY THEIR CLASSMAT, WHO ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO ANTI-LGBTQ HARASSMENT AND BULLYG.“AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS APART, WE N’T WA TO GATHER PERSON TO SIMPLY CELEBRATE WH OUR CHOS FAY AND SHOWSE THE TALENTS OF YOUNG ARTISTS FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ, JOE SERAFI AND THE MEMBERS OF BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHOS,” SAID SAID BGMC MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS III. “WE GUARANTEE THIS WILL BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER. ENCORE WILL BE A NIGHT OF JOY AND FUN WHILE SUPPORTG THE CHOS AND S WORK.”“WE’RE EXCED TO FOC ON LIFTG UP LGBTQ YOUTH AT ENCORE 2022, AS LEGISLATUR AND RIGHT-WG ACTIVISTS NATNWI ARE TARGETG THEIR VERY EXISTENCE AND VISIBILY THROUGH MEAN-SPIRED, MISGUID BILLS TO KEEP THEM OM PLAYG SPORTS, RECEIVG NECSARY MEDIL RE, READG LGBTQ-THEMED BOOKS, OR SEEG THEIR EXPERIENC REPRENTED POSIVELY AT SCHOOL,” ADD BGMC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG COOGAN. “THE MONEY RAISED AT THE GALA FUNDS OUR MISSN TO CREATE MIL EXPERIENC TO SPIRE CHANGE, BUILD MUNY AND CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE—CLUDG OUR TNAL OUTREACH, WHICH REMAS A CRIL PART OF OUR WORK EVEN AFTER 40 YEARS.”TICKETS TO ENCORE 2022 N BE PURCHASED HERE. EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNI ARE STILL AVAILABLE; NTACT BGMC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG COOGAN AT 617.542.7464 OR DOWNLOAD THE SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE. ENCORE 2022 MARKS THE RETURN OF BGMC’S ANNUAL GALA TO AN -PERSON CELEBRATN AFTER LAST YEAR’S VIRTUAL GATHERG DUE TO COVID-19 RTRICTNS. ENCORE 2020 WAS NCELED BEE OF THE PANMIC.###ABOUT BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOSTHE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS IS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND’S LARGT AND MOST SUCCSFUL MUNY-BASED CHOS. FOUND 1982, THE 200-VOICE ENSEMBLE IS CELEBRATED FOR S OUTSTANDG MICIANSHIP, CREATIVE PROGRAMMG, AND GROUNDBREAKG MUNY OUTREACH. UNR THE DYNAMIC LEARSHIP OF MIC DIRECTOR RBEN M. REYNOLDS III, THE BGMC SGS A WI SPECTM OF CLASSIL AND POPULAR MIC AND CREAT SOCIAL CHANGE BY PROVIDG A POSIVE, AFFIRMG IMAGE OF THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE CHOS IS HEARD LIVE BY MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE EACH SEASON AND LNS MORE THROUGH RERDG, TELEVISN AND TER BROADSTS. CBS-WBZ NAMED THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS ONE OF THE “TOP 5” CHOS THE CY OF BOSTON. THE BOSTON BS JOURNAL 2018, 2019, AND 2020 NAMED BGMC ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATNS THE CY. BGMC IS A CULTURAL AMBASSADOR — BEG THE FIRST LGBTQ CHOS TO PERFORM POLAND 2005, THE MIDDLE EAST 2015 AND SOUTH AI JUNE 2018.AUCTN 2022
“I’m thrilled to host ENCORE and to support the Boston Gay Men’s Chos, ” said Peterson.
CATEGORY ARCHIV: 2020-21 VIOSBOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS FLNTS FABULO COSTUMED PERFORMANC NEW HALLOWEEN VIOJT TIME FOR HALLOWEEN, THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) ANNOUNC THE RELEASE OF A NEW VIO HIGHLIGHTG THE GROUP’S FLAIR FOR DRAMATIC DRS AND UNRSRG HOW BELOVED THE HOLIDAY IS BY THE LGBTQ MUNY. VIO WATCHERS WILL ALSO E AWAY WH FABULO STUME IAS (WH MASKS, NATURALLY) FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONTUE READG →BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS FLNTS FABULO COSTUMED PERFORMANC NEW HALLOWEEN VIOBGMC PROVIS TREATS (NO TRICKS) TO GET YOU TO THE SPIRBOSTON, OCT. 27, 2020—JT TIME FOR HALLOWEEN, THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) ANNOUNC THE RELEASE OF A NEW VIO HIGHLIGHTG THE GROUP’S FLAIR FOR DRAMATIC DRS AND UNRSRG HOW BELOVED THE HOLIDAY IS BY THE LGBTQ MUNY. VIO WATCHERS WILL ALSO E AWAY WH FABULO STUME IAS (WH MASKS, NATURALLY) FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONTUE READG →LRA BENANTI SGS HER OWN #SUNSHESONGSALL GOOD THGS MT END, AND SO IS WH BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS’ (BGMC) ENTERTAG “CELEBRY SPOTLIGHT” SERI. IT’S GOG OUT HIGH STYLE, HOWEVER, THANKS TO THE THRILLG THEATRICS OF LRA BENANTI, THE FEATURED PERFORMER THE SERI FALE THAT DROPS THIS THURSDAY, OCT. 22. THE EPISO’S TIMG ULDN’T BE BETTER, THOUGH, G JT ONE DAY BEFORE BENANTI’S SELF-TLED BUT STUD ALBUM IS RELEASED. CONTUE READG →NICK ADAMS ON HIS OBSSN WH BRNEY AND G OUT BOSTON 20 YEARS AGOHE N DANCE, HE N SG, HE N ACT, AND HE N ROCK FFLED SLEEV HARR THAN THE FIERCT DRAG QUEEN. WE’RE TALKG ABOUT NICK ADAMS, OF URSE, ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED, CHARISMATIC, AND VERSATILE BROADWAY ACTORS THE BIZ. “BLAZGLY TALENTED” IS HOW BILL CASEY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC) SCRIB THE STAR, WHO HAS WOWED CROWDS WH STARRG ROL “FALSETTOS,” “LA CAGE X FOLL,” “PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DERT” AND “WICKED.” CONTUE READG →FROM THE VLT! Q&A CELEBRY ALEX NEWELL EPISOFROM THE VLT!CELEBRY SPOTLIGHT FEATURG ALEX NEWELL PREMIER OCT. 8 AT 7COURTY OF BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOSEVEN A PANMIC, THE SHOW MT GO ON—AND WILL THANKS TO THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS (BGMC). DPE BEG ABLE TO UNABLE TO PERFORM LIVE DUE TO COVID-19 RTRICTNS, THE HARST WORKG CHOS SHOWBIZ (A PROSPECTIVE DNEE ONCE LLED THEIR PACKED NCERT SCHLE “BONKERS”), THE ANIZATN NTU TO FULFILL S MISSN TO CREATE MIL PERFORMANC TO SPIRE CHANGE, BUILD MUNY, AND CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE WH WONRFULLY MOVG DIGAL PRODUCTNS. CONTUE READG →BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHOS OPENS ITS VLT AND BROADWAY STARS COME OUT
”###About Boston Gay Men’s ChosThe Boston Gay Men’s Chos is one of New England’s largt and most succsful muny-based chos. Reynolds III, the BGMC sgs a wi spectm of classil and popular mic and creat social change by providg a posive, affirmg image of the gay and lbian muny.
CBS-WBZ named the Boston Gay Men’s Chos one of the “top 5” chos the cy of Boston.