The 13th annual Night of a Thousand Judys鈥�the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center鈥攚ill be presented June 2 at Joe's Pub.
Written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre, the evening will begin at 7 PM with a VIP post-show reception to follow. Performers will be announced at a later date.
Night of a Thousand Judys honors the late entertainment icon Judy Garland with songs from her career as a movie star, recording artist, and stage performer. Peter James Cook will direct the evening with choreography by Jason Wise and musical direction by Drew Wutke.
Sayre said in a statement, 鈥淲e are under attack. Every day, the LGBTQ+ community is the target of this bully regime鈥檚 sick denial of our very personhood. All the strides that we鈥檝e made in the almost 60 years since Stonewall are slowly being chipped away. So what can we do in the face of so much hate? We can do what we have always done: Be defiantly brave and celebrate all that makes us special. At this time, a celebration of the heroic spirit of Judy Garland is more important, and supporting places like The Ali Forney Center, which supports homeless LGBTQ+ kids. As hospitals, even in New York, start denying them gender affirming care, as the federal government starts denying their gender identity, we as a community have to come together and show these fascists just how out, proud, and powerful we can be. Judy did this over and over. When people counted her out, she鈥檇 make another comeback, showing up bigger and brighter than ever. It鈥檚 time for a comeback for our power, our defiance, and our strength. But don鈥檛 call it a comeback. We鈥檝e been here all the time, and we鈥檙e not going anywhere.鈥�
The Ali Forney Center is
the nation鈥檚 largest agency dedicated to helping LGBTQ homeless youth.
Night of a Thousand Judys is produced by Dan Fortune and Adam J. Rosen.
Tickets are available .
