Interviews and voices
Gay interviews from GoPride's conversations with artists, creators and community voices.
Max Von Essen
“Isn't it amazing once you know who you are or what you wanna say in something like this it does start to fall into place”
Chris Renalds
“we have a good time on stage and it is even better when we see people in the audience having just as much fun”
Tony Clements
“I leaned over to my mom, at 5 years old, and said "I want to do that, I want to do that."”
David Wright
“We all have that dark side. None of the roles I've ever done before have been this promiscuous and scheming like Blaine”
Stephen Brower
“In general, the story is just made bigger and more grand on the stage and you'll really see new and interesting plotlines to keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time”
Michael Carbonaro
“The overall vibe to the show is like a big party.”
Peter Gregus
“You don't have to ooze testosterone. There is a different playing field now which I am very happy about.”
Denis Grindel
“I like that this show redefines that there's no typical type of what a guy should be or what he shouldn't be, and that's been amazing.”
Tyler Fromson
“It's super fast-paced. There's dancing in it. I wear an armadillo head. It's crazy.”
Adam Shankman
“I feel very good about the LGBT characters I depict in the movie.”
James Hayden Rodriguez
“Brian Stokes Mitchell is the first mix-raced actor I saw that absolutely blew my mind. He's brilliant!”
Ian Liberto
“It's such a deep community, the Broadway community, the inclusion and understanding runs so deep.”
Kevin Nietzel
“It's nice, because everyone's like, "Yeah, and what else?"”
Andrew Solomon
“I have wanted to climb Mount Everest.”
Hector Fonseca
“Chicago is unique in that the audience understands the different sub genres within dance music and truly appreciate it all.”
Laurence Luckinbill
“there was a big ta-do over the kiss. ...It was the first gay film and they wanted the first on screen kiss between two men”
Brryce Fersher
“I am very fortunate to work in a gay bar in a big city surrounded by amazing queer people, but there are many people who are not thatDJ Brryce Fersher talks Pride in Chicago, coming out and turning 28”
J'Royce Jata
“Stay open, trust yourself and stay open to working with other people”
Jordan Liberty
“I realized you can be anyone you want to be on the Internet.”
John Barsoian
“a young woman kind of creating her own happy ending, versus the traditional fairy tale...”
John Michael Dias
“It doesn't feel like as much of a job when you're doing it for people that love it”
Chi Chi DeVayne
“I was not going in for blood like I was the first time!”