2026 NYC Pride Guide - Magazine - Page 55
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Criminal Queerness Festival
June 9-26 | HERE Arts Center - 145 6th Avenue, NYC
National Queer Theater’s Obie Award-winning Criminal Queerness Festival (CQF) showcases groundbreaking
new works written by artists from countries where queerness is criminalized or censored. At a time when
authoritarianism is on the rise globally, CQF elevates refugee, asylee, and immigrant queer voices and enriches
the cultural fabric of New York City by introducing audiences to bold, original works that challenge Western
norms and inspire global change. Learn more & Get tickets here
NY Philharmonic
JUNE 16 | Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hal -
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York NY | 7:30 pm
Celebrate Pride!
Join us for a joyous musical celebration of LGBTQ+ pride. Ted Sperling conducts the Orchestra, Broadway’s Jenn
Colella and Noah J. Ricketts, and the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus in music by iconic composers, including
members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Broadway showstoppers like Don’t Rain on My Parade, I Know Where I’ve Been, Everybody Says Don’t; to popular
hits such as The Man That Got Away, I Love the Nightlife; and favorites spanning Tchaikovsky to Bernstein make
for an unforgettable evening. There’s no more glorious way to represent.
All ticketholders are invited to a complimentary afterparty toast* with DJ Mike Borowski!
Celebrate Pride at the Phil year round by joining the Pride Alliance! Learn more and join.
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