Divorce! The musicaL:
a BeneFiT FOr
The COurage CaMPaign
Divorce! The Musical will have two special reading
presentations to benefit the Courage Campaign.
These performances will take place at the Hudson
Main Stage Theatre in Los Angeles and showcase a
lesbian couple on Monday, May 11 and a gay couple
on Tuesday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m. 100 percent of the
proceeds will go toward the Courage Campaign’s
efforts to restore marriage equality.
“ Divorce! The Musical encourages the audience to
laugh at marriage and its ugly side—divorce. But it
also highlights the subtle nuances of a relationship—
the aspects of which are universal and applicable to
both heterosexual and homosexual relationships,”
said show creator Erin Kamler. “Though the play
tackles the fleeting world of relationships in a lighter
vein, the issue of marriage equality that it supports is
no laughing matter. The cast and the crew strongly
believe in marriage equality for everyone and pas-
sionately support the Courage Campaign in their
quest to restore marriage equality. I hope our two
ringOld’s so harD PreMieres in WehO
reading presentations focusing on the gay and les-
So Hard, a multimedia theatre piece, will play on three consecutive Wednesday evenings, begin-
bian aspects of divorce will bring us one step closer
ning on May 13 at 8:00 p.m., at the Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood. Written and performed by
to marriage equality in California.”
Derek Ringold, and directed by theatre veteran Michael Kearns, So Hard: A Black Gay Man Navigates
Directed by multi-award-winning Rick Sparks,
West Hollywood in a New America is a collage of monologues, dance and video images that illuminate
Divorce! The Musical is a hilarious and poignant
why it’s “so hard” to be gay AND black in a changing and challenging world.
examination of the institution of marriage; and
“I’m fighting to end homophobia, break stereotypes and find love all while negotiating the mine-
has been successfully playing to full houses since
field of West Hollywood,” Ringold said of his show. So Hard, which is the recipient of the prestigious
opening on Valentine’s Day of this year. The script is
2009 City of West Hollywood Arts Grant, began as an entry in 2006’s Rise Up and Shout! documentary
being specially rewritten for the two benefit read-
film that featured young gay and lesbian artists. And after the development of a fully realized script,
ing presentations and will highlight the trials and
an excerpt of the production was performed at the 2008 LA Plays Itself Festival. Sections of Ringold’s
tribulations that gay and lesbian couples potentially
performance piece have subsequently been performed at the West Hollywood Book Fair and at ONE
experience in relationships.
Institute Gay & Lesbian Archives Library.
Ringold’s So Hard
Divorce! The Musical
May 13, 20 and 27
May 11 and 12
The Zephyr Theatre is located at 7456 Melrose, West Hollywood.
The Hudson Mainstage Theatre is located at 6539 Santa Monica
For tickets and more information: 323.623.9036 /
www.derekringold.webs.com
Blvd., Hollywood. For tickets and more information: www.
divorcemusical.com and click on the Courage Campaign icon.
MusiCal TheaTre WesT PresenTs a WOrld PreMiÈre
New York’s longest-running musical comedy revue, Gerard Alessandrini’s legendary Forbidden Broadway has spoofed
American theatre for over a quarter century. In May, Musical Theatre West proudly presents the world premiere of Forbidden
Broadway Greatest Hits Volume 1, which draws on the show’s history to present hilarious parodies of Broadway’s finest. Your
favorite shows—Wicked, Les Miserables, Chicago, Annie, Cats, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys and Lion King as well as your favorite
stars - Liza, Carol Channing, Ethel Merman and Michael Crawford—aren’t sacred to the sharp wit and barbed satire in this
hilarious musical that, in reality, is 20 shows rolled into one with all of Broadway’s big moments and even its big mistakes.
Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits Volume 1 May 1 – 17
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center is located at 6200 Atherton Street, Long Beach. For tickets : 562.856.1999 ext. 4 /
www.musical.org
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