TODAY IN NYC: MELISSA YOUNG IN "OUT: A RAINBOW ICON CELEBRATION CONCERT" at STONEWALL
Chicago based Melissa Young takes an iconic look at the gay rights movement in her show "OUT: A Rainbow Icon Celebration" at STONEWALL INN (53 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-488-2705) on Wednesday, August 18th at 7:30 pm. Young performs the music of the World's most loved Gay Icons to commemorate the 41th anniversary of the Stonewall riots (June 28, 1969). Judy Garland's funeral was held the morning before and some consider Judy's death as one of the sparks causing the riots. Starting with Stonewall and Judy Garland, Young will follow the Gay Rights timeline, matching Icons to significant moments in Gay history, ending at the Equal Marriage fight of today. Dolly Parton's Light of the Clear Blue Morning in 1977 aligns with Anita Bryant and the S.O.C. Bette Midler's Do You Wanna Dance and Friends aligns with a post Stonewall New York (1971-73) of Bathhouses and Gay owned Discos. The creation of the Gay Pride flag 1979/80 and Diana Ross' I'm Coming Out! 12 Icons in all, including Young's own icon, Madonna. She is joined by Joshua Stephen Kartes at the piano. There is a $10 cover.
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