The Stonewall Jukebox: A Documentary Concert
Dominique Bravo in association with Driverworks LLC presents The Stonewall Jukebox: A Documentary Concert on June 28th at 7:30 PM! Featuring: Stew, Michael Musto, Aisha de Haas, Machine Dazzle, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Tigger, David Driver, and Mila Jam
Part jubilant musical performance, part little-known oral history, David Driver’s The Stonewall Jukebox: A Documentary Concert tells the unknown and profoundly uplifting story of how The Stonewall Uprising came to be, and how it impacted contemporary LGBTQ+ culture. Through musical performances interwoven with contemporaneous texts pulled from magazines, books, interviews, and songs that were played at The Stonewall Inn, the show pays homage to the very real people who lived, fought, and survived The Stonewall Riots, and sheds a light on the social and political climate that paved the way for those remarkable events. Joining Driver on stage are guest singers and narrators like Michael Musto, Stew (Passing Strange, The Negro Problem), queer burlesque legend Tigger!, Everett Bradley (Bon Jovi, Springsteen), beloved downtown NYC icon Machine Dazzle (Taylor Mac), Broadway's Aisha de Haas, and many more, whose diversity reflects the fierce demographics of The Stonewall Inn circa 1969. The fascinating tale is told as much through the music of artists like Sly & the Family Stone, Judy Garland, The Flirtations, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Petula Clark, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Lesley Gore, and The Beatles as through the texts themselves.
* BENEFITING THE STONEWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
The Stonewall Community Foundation(opens in a new tab)
Stonewall Community Foundation is a prolific grantmaking institution, by and for LGBTQ+ people. Partnering with donors and dynamic nonprofits, we mobilize resources to advance queer liberation, including racial, social, and economic justice. Stonewall’s mission work includes organizational funding and capacity building, scholarships and microgrants, leadership development, and administration of donor-advised funds.
The Release Recovery Foundation(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)
(opens in a new tab)The Release Recovery Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to ensuring all who are ready and willing to seek professional treatment are able. Substance use disorder and mental illness destroys the lives of too many people from underserved communities who may not have the resources for proven treatments. The Release Recovery Foundation offers scholarships to bridge the gap between what people can afford and what they need to transform their lives, regardless of race, gender, and/or sexual orientation.
