Broadway stars came on stage to sing “Seasons of Love” from “Rent.”
A blizzard of confetti brought the Closing Ceremony to an end.
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one of you.”
Befi tting the theater-district
location, the Closing Ceremony
brought a bevy of Broadway stars
to the stage. Top among them were
the stars of “The Prom,” the Tonynominated
musical about a teenage
lesbian couple determined to attend
their high-school prom. Bringing
some of the show’s fun and LGBTQ
positivity to WorldPride, stars Caitlin
Kinnunen (Emma) and Isabelle
McCalla (Alyssa) sang and kissed
in the dazzling open-air of Midtown,
to wild, proud applause.
The event ended with Cho introducing
Wilson Cruz, who rose
to fame as the fi rst out person of
color on television in “My So-Called
Life.”
“I have so much love for all of
you,” said Cruz, who also starred
as Angel in Broadway’s “Rent.” “I
want you to take all the love that
you’ve felt all week and all weekend
and take it out into the world with
you. Because this is what the world
should look like.”
Cruz then joined singers from
about two-dozen Broadway musicals
in a grand fi nale of “Seasons
of Love” from “Rent.” No matter how
many times you may have heard
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Footwear in the crowd at the Closing Ceremony.
the “Rent” soundtrack, the lyrics
reminding the crowd to “measure
your life in love” never have felt
more powerful.
More WorldPride and Stonewall
50 events will continue around the
city and New York State throughout
2019. For the coming months’
events, exhibits, and LGBTQ travel
tips, visit I LOVE NY’s iloveny.
com/things-to-do/lgbt , as well as
2019-worldpride-stonewall50.nycpride.
org/events and nycgo.com/
maps-guides/gay .
Kelsy Chauvin is a writer and photographer
based in Brooklyn, specializing
in travel, culture, and LGBTQ
interests. Follow her on Twitter
and Instagram @kelsycc.
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