Pride Anthems
Schedule
Sat Jun 22 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Nashua Center for the Arts | Nashua, NH
Pride Anthems is produced in partnership with Pride Live.Join us as we celebrate Pride Month with a journey through the past 50 years of Pride Anthems. From Donna Summer and Queen to George Michael, Erasure, Madonna, Lady Gaga and much more, 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 is produced in partnership with Pride Live.
BRIAN NASH (he/him)
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. Brian recently sold out a run at the Sydney Cabaret Festival and performs around the world as both an award-winning solo artist and music director.
CAITLIN KINNUNEN (she/her)
Caitlin Kinnunen is a Tony nominated actress for her work in The Prom on Broadway, having originated the role of Emma Nolan. Most recently, you can hear her as Juniper on the podcast The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station starring Gwendolyn Christie. Caitlin was also nominated for an Audie Award for narrating the audiobook, Mary Jane.
JUSTIN ELIZABETH SAYRE (they/them)
Justin Elizabeth Sayre is a playwright and performer who Michael Musto called, “Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg.” Sayre is a fixture of the Downtown Cabaret Scene in New York. As a playwright, Sayre’s work has appeared at Dixon Place, The Wild Project, The Celebration Theatre, Dynasty Typewriter, and La MaMa Experimental Theatre.
KEVIN SMITH KIRKWOOD (he/they)
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 Café.” 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.”
