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OutBoise.com | Issue 6.2 | April 2015
BGMC Takes Broadway Style & Flair to Eastern Idaho
In March, the Boise
Gay Men’s Chorus
performed two outreach concerts in
Pocatello and Idaho
Falls. Each city got
a dose of Broadway
flair through song, as
the chorus performed
a variety of hits from
award winning musicals like Cats, Rent,
Hairspray, Les Miserables, and more! As
usual, BGMC added
their own special
touch to many songs,
updating gender
roles in hits traditionally sung by women.
Each show was hosted
by local organizations, both Dragapalooza in Idaho Falls and
FCUCC and Trinity Episcopal churches in
Pocatello. These concerts, while performed
for vastly different audiences, shared similar
messages through the variety of Broadway
show themes. Most importantly, each song
performed was a message of love, hope,
and inspiration.
The program, which was also performed
to Boise March 27 & 28, consisted of both
serious and fun songs. Jeremy Gross brought
the audience to tears with Not My Father’s
Son, wearing six inch heels in the process.
Seasons of Love and No Day but Today, both
from Rent, are songs that director Adam
Wade Duncan said “really drive home the
message that right now is the time to make
positive change.” Other comedic pieces
like Forget about the Boy and Gentlemen’s
Choice (formerly Ladies’ Choice) kept the
audience giggling unexpectedly. Overall,
each performance was well received and
people were grateful for a visit by the fast
growing Boise chorus. “BGMC again brought
diversity and an inspiring message to Idaho
cities that don’t normally have access to
these types of performances.” Rodney Busbee, organizer of Boise Pridefest.