Gavin Creel and Hair Cast Members to Perform at NYC GLAAD Ceremony

Gavin Creel and some of his fellow cast members from the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair will perform at the New York ceremony for the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which honors entertainment and news media for their representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will host the event, to be held at the Marriott Marquis on March 13.

As previously announced, the cast of Hair will be receiving one of GLAAD’s special honors at the ceremony. In particular, both cast and the show’s producers are being recognized for their support of the National Equality March held in Washington D.C. in October of 2009. The finale of the musical was restaged to actively encourage audience members to attend, and on the weekend of the march itself, the show went dark so that the cast could travel to DC and participate in the march and perform at the rally afterwards.

As previously reported, Cynthia Nixon will receive the Vito Russo Award at the New York ceremony, given to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights. Joy Behar will receive the Excellence in Media Award presented to media professionals who have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community.

Guests and presenters will also include theater veterans Bryan Batt, Sandra Bernhard, Sarah Paulson, Rosie Perez, John Tartaglia, and Sigourney Weaver, along with Nigel Barker, Dustin Lance Black, Jarrett Barrios, Brian Graden, Jay Manuel, Isis King, and Jill Zarin. Oscar-nominee Gabourey Sibide will open the show by presenting the Youth Pride Chorus — a choir of gay and lesbian teens from NYC. Corey Craig will be the guest DJ during the VIP celebrity after-party.

As previously announced, the Los Angeles GLAAD ceremony will be held on April 17, hosted by Wilson Cruz and Candis Cayne, with Drew Barrymore and Wanda Sykes receiving Special Honors. Emmy winner Bruce Vilanch is set to host the San Francisco ceremony on June 5.

Tickets start at $350. For more information, visit www.glaad.org.