Interviews and voices
Theatre interviews from GoPride's conversations with artists, creators and community voices.
Sandra Bernhard
“I don't mind being in Chicago on a day off. It is so rare that I get to be anywhere that I like to be and have a minute for myself.”
Margaret Cho
“I never got permission! I've been making fun of my mom since I was a really young kid.”
Levi Kreis
“For me, I actually enjoy listening to this album for the first time.”
Ben Rimalower
“I have been obsessed with Patti LuPone all of my life.”
Travis Wall
All the Right Moves: An interview with dancer and choreographer Travis Wall
Adam Pasen
“Stylistically I’m very much a Fitzgerald, who was really two writers packed into one...”
Michael Rolik
“I couldn't believe the scale of love and acceptance... it was really electric... that kind of security and knowing there was that level of acceptance helped me with my own confidence”
Sheryl Lee Ralph
“I write in the book that we immediately had a huge gay following. In many instances they were the backbone and the support of moving that musical forward.”
Luis Carreon
“I let people decide for themselves if I have real powers.”
David Pevsner
“I've had my dark void-y times and it made me see him as more than just a mean, cranky antagonist.”
Ernie Pruneda
“There is something magical about the show that makes people leave so happy and changed.”
Celina Carvajal
Celina Carvajal kicks up her 'Kinky Boots' and talks to ChicagoPride.com
Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein packs up his American Songbook and returns to Chicago for a special performance on Sept. 29
Del Shores
Sordid Lives: Del Shores returns to Chicago with special performances
Tamale Sepp
“It is just cool that we can meet at an intersection, all hang out and make people laugh.”
Jason Stuart
“There is a certain authenticity you have when you bring your own experience to the table. It is some intangible that is unsaid and unseen but you know it is there. It is very elusive.”
Olivia Newton-John
“To me love is love. It shouldn't matter. I have so many close friends and family who are gay I don't even think about it.”
Bazuka Joe
All-male burlesque group takes off with Liza Minnelli
Ben DeJesus
“As John’s Chicago fans have proven over the years, he has a really loyal fan base that are outside the demographic of a typical NY Times readers.”
Paul Oakley Stovall
“Family” values: an interview with Paul Oakley Stovall
Kristin Chenoweth
Lessons learned: Kristin Chenoweth arrives in Chicago on a high note
Matt Zarley
“Life is really too precious to live a charade, a lie. Living truthfully is the most empowering way to live...”
“It is really a funny play but at the same time but it also kind of an indictment of the institution of theatre.”