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The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform Disney’s ‘PRIDE in Concert’

Hear iconic Disney songs in concert in this new collaboration with Disney Concerts.

Boston Gay Men's Chorus

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The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will return to the stage for an evening of Disney songs in an event celebrating LGBTQ Pride.

Disney’s “PRIDE in Concert,” on June 25 and 26, are the chorus’s biggest shows to date, with 250 singers, 42 songs, and a 25-piece orchestra — and also happens to be the group’s 40th anniversary concert. The concerts follow a 30-month hiatus for the chorus due the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is partnering with Disney Concerts for a first-of-its-kind collaboration, according to the event site. The event has been in the works since last summer, and it’s Disney’s first collaboration to create an LGBTQ-specific concert package, according to a news release. After the concert, the show will be available for licensing in the future though Disney Concerts.

“Disney movies and musicals have long resonated deeply in the LGBTQ community because they often mirror our experiences in a society that hasn’t always welcomed us,” Reuben M. Reynolds III, the chorus’s music director, said in a press release. “Naturally, we’re overjoyed at the chance to make the thematic connections between the Disney canon and the LGBTQ experience explicit by infusing the music with the stories of our lives.”

The concert will also include memorable video clips from Disney films and storytelling “celebrating diversity and perseverance.”