New events to celebrate Los Angeles next month will celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride and Pop cultural milestones.
The producers of LA's Infinity Festival celebrate the intersection of technology and entertainment collaborate with Hollywood Partnership and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to showcase Pride Live! Hollywood, a month-long celebration of “LGBTQ+ Creativity in Media and Entertainment”.
The lineup will pay tribute to Norman Lear's groundbreaking TV productions, TV series celebrations Golden girl and Strange peopledocumentary premiere, film screenings, panels, parties, interactive events and demonstrations of disco era films and participation of celebrities and creatives. The event will be held in and around Los Angeles, including Wollywood, Montalbán Theatre, LA Interpretation, Emerson College, Amoeba Music, The Aster and Lemon Grove, Whiskey Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Holyhouse House House Hollywood and more.
Organizers explained that 150,000 people participated in Christopher Street West’s annual Los Angeles Pride Parade and Village, and Hollywood is now one of the world’s largest pride celebrations. To that end, the creative community in the area believes that it is time to expand the celebration with a new month of entertainment.
“We are excited to be live streaming Pride! Bringing this creative, highly-quality show to Hollywood,” said Kathleen Rawson, president and CEO of Hollywood Partnerships. “It respects both Hollywood’s legacy as entertainment capital and its rich LGBTQ+ history, while reflecting the energy and diversity that makes the region so vibrant today. Since LA Pride Parade returned to Hollywood Avenue in 2022, our community has proudly become the center of Pride Pride Live in Los Angeles! It is the next strong step.
Jerry Neuman, president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, added: "Pridely Live! Hollywood will transform the city with compelling shows and reclaiming Hollywood's legacy as a cultural epicenter. Throughout June, the festival runs throughout June, with a focus on sounds and stories that continue to shape the LGBTQ+ community."
Infinity Festival co-founders Mark Lieber and Adam Newman said in a joint statement: "Pride Live! Hollywood, we are offering something deeper - not only celebrating the current LGBTQ+ culture, but also placing it in a wider context of entertainment, historical and social change. By picking up Landmark TV, movies and literature, we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we will be in our scope, and we
The event will be New York Times Bestselling author Jim Colucci (Golden girl forever) and writer performer Frank DeCaro (Daily performance and sirius xm ofq), Hollywood Reporter As an introduction media sponsor. With Lieber and Newman, Colucci and DeCaro, Pride Live! Co-founders include Hollywood community influencer and Hollywood office CEO Brian Folb, and production veteran Jeroen Hallaert.
"Pride Live! Hollywood is not only a festival, but a sport," Cruci and De Carlo said in a joint statement. “This is a celebration of Hollywood as a global beacon of global creativity, pride and progress. From comedy to culture, disco balls to discussion groups, this is where LGBTQ+ pop culture is past, present and future.”
Tickets can be purchased at www.pridelivehollywood.com. Then comes the formally described complete lineup.
Television tribute
The opening night event was co-produced with USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center, honoring Lear’s groundbreaking contribution to visibility on LGBTQ+ TV. Night display and other classics Family, Jeffersons,,,,, Modeand Mary Hartman, Mary Hartmanand such One day at a time Restart and Cleaning boardplus celebrity panel discussions and special introductions by Lyn Lear.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding Strange peoplethe groundbreaking Showtime series, is reunited by actors Scott Lowell, Robert Gant, Michelle Clunie, Peter Paige and Sharon Gless, as well as creators Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman.
40th anniversary tribute Golden girl Accompanied by writers, guest stars and behind-the-scenes talent, the show is a classic follower, especially in the LGBTQ+ community. The panelists include writers Rick Copp, Stan Zimmerman and James Berg, production assistant and writer Isabel Omero, and more.
Literary spotlight
LGBTQ+ Author Roundtable Features Bruce Vilanch (It seemed like a bad idea at the time), Curtis Chin (Everything I learned, what I learned in a Chinese restaurant), Rasheed Newson (My government means killing me), Alonso Duralde (Hollywood Pride) and other TBAs. Hosted by Frank DeCaro (Disco: Music, Movies and Mania in the Mirror).
Movie Events
Los Angeles Premiere A big gay furry hottest! Where is the Bear: Documentary. This fun and moving film tells the stories of three gay “bears” all working in Hollywood, and they are tired of mainstream rejection of gay-themed ideas, so they have their own web series that has over 70 million views online worldwide. The documentary explores how ageism, disguise, sexual positivity, creative processes, and how friendship and community create something that loves the world. Creators and attend meetings.
Disco Nightshot: A tribute to disco movies, including classics A fever on Saturday nightintroduced by Decaro, and followed by director John Badham and star Donna Pescow, followed by a disco party on the rooftop of the iconic Hollywood. Another event will feature the origins of the Camp Countryman movie Can't stop musicdiscussed by original screenwriter Bruce Vilanch. More titles and talents will be announced.
Pay tribute to LGBTQ+ groundbreaking producer Steven J. Wolfe and screened his groundbreaking film, Relax...just sexJennifer Tilly, Wolfe and other actors attended. Directed by PJ Castellaneta, Relax Explore the complexity of a group of friends in Los Angeles, blending humor with poignant moments. Since 1999, award-winning films have never been publicly released since 1999, including diverse cast ensembles such as Tilly, Mitchell Anderson, Seenda Williams, TC Carson, Seymour Cassel, Serena Scott Thomas and Paul Winfield.
According to Alee WillisThis is a fascinating documentary about the versatile Hollywood songwriter, with hits including "September", "Boogie Wonderland" and Friends Topics - and discussions about Willis' friends, Prudence Fenton, Julie Brown, producer Nicolas Cole and director Alexis Manya Spraic, and other talent TBAs.
Filter independent movies grottostarring Joanna Gleason and Betsy Brandt, Dan Bucatinsky, Jonathan Del Arco, Steve Kazee, Susan Sullivan and others. Then there was a panel discussion with the producer and Cast TBA.
Los Angeles Premiere unicornco-directed by BAFTA nominated Sally El Hosaini (Swimmers) and award-winning film producer/actor James Krishna Floyd. This intercultural romance tells the story of a single father, an auto mechanic and drag queen in the UK, starring Ben Hardy (Ben Hardy)Bohemian Rhapsody) and Jason Patel. The film is presented by Cohen Media Group and opens on July 18. Barbie Boy Film producer Remi Gabriel produced the Los Angeles premiere directly from the Frameline Film Festival.
Interactive events
Frank Decaro and Kristen Carroll lead sidewalk stars on a guided tour to honor the LGBTQ+ pop culture heroes on Hollywood's celebrity journey.
Amoeba Music Concert
TBA
Timetable and location
Pride scene! runs Wednesdays through Sundays, June 11–29, in various Hollywood vendors, including a special kickoff celebration on June 11. Events will take place at such stored Hollywood locations as The Hollywood Offices at 6464 and 6565 Sunset Blvd., Cinelounge Theater, W Hollywood, Amoeba Music, The Montalbán Theater and LA Explained, The Aster and Lemon Grove, The Whisky Hotel and Emerson University, and more announcements.