Gay Men's Chorus of LA: Hooray for Holidays!
Schedule
Sun Dec 17 2023 at 03:30 pm
Location
The Canyon Beverly Hills at The Saban Theatre | Beverly Hills, CA
Gay Men's Chorus of LA PresentsGAY MEN'S CHORUS OF LA: HOORAY FOR HOLIDAYS!
SUN, 17 DEC 2023 at 03:30PM PST
Ages: Guests Under 18 Require Accompanying Adult
Doors Open: 03:00PM
OnSale: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 10:00AM PDT
Announcement: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 at 10:00AM PDT
“Hooray for Holidays” celebrates the season with the Chorus singing over twenty timeless
holiday melodies from the golden age of cinema’s Meet Me in St. Louis, White Christmas,
and Mame to contemporary classics The Polar Express, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The
Nightmare Before Christmas, and Love Actually. The program will feature standards from the
Great American Songbook to hits made famous by pop icons Bruce Springsteen, The Beach
Boys, and Wham! Los Angeles' favorite holiday tradition will be more special this year as
GMCLA is joined by five-time Emmy Award winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady. With
dance numbers and a few surprises in store, “Hooray for Holidays” will surely be something to
shout about!
Wayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway, Kinky Boots) is an incredibly versatile entertainer and
the current host of CBS Television’s Let’s Make a Deal. Wayne has earned four Daytime Emmy
Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award and garnered a Grammy nomination for his rendition of
Sam Cooke’s venerable classic, “A Change is Gonna Come.” He has also appeared in Broadway
productions of Chicago, Kinky Boots, and Freestyle Love Supreme. Wayne will tour nationally
with The Wiz in the titular role beginning in 2024.
GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES, under the leadership of Executive Director & Producer
Lou Spisto and Music Director & Conductor Dr. Ernest H. Harrison, is in its 45th year of music
and service. GMCLA continues to garner acclaim for artistic excellence while remaining deeply
rooted in service to the Los Angeles community and beyond by promoting civil rights, tolerance,
and acceptance through music. Founded in 1979 during the emergence of the gay rights
movement, GMCLA spreads its message of love and acceptance with concerts across the globe
and has raised its collective voice in the movement toward equality, social justice, the fight
against the AIDS crisis, the fight for marriage equality, and all those seeking to find their own
voice. GMCLA’s free community concert program has provided access to concerts to tens of
thousands over the decades, and its research-based education programs have served over
85,000 young people throughout the Los Angeles region. In June 2023, GMCLA returned to Walt
Disney Concert Hall to perform the extraordinary multi-media Disney Pride in Concert to two
sold-out houses as the finale of Season 44, which also included “I’m With Her,” a celebration of
boundary breaking women in music, as well as the beloved and sold-out holiday production, “A
Motown Holiday.” In recent years, GMCLA has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood
Bowl (with Hugh Jackman). Reaching global audiences, a GMCLA appearance at the 2020 Film
Independent Spirit Awards has gained more than 7 million online views. During the pandemic,
GMCLA presented virtual concerts, special events, and school programs, reaching thousands of
new and longtime fans. From Los Angeles and Ireland to Brazil and New Zealand, GMCLA’s
streaming concerts were incredibly well received. Critics have proclaimed the Chorus “inspired”
and “expressive, innovative and utterly moving,” and hailed GMCLA for presenting “meaningful
entertainment.”
Where is it happening?
The Canyon Beverly Hills at The Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire BLVD,Beverly Hills,CA,United States