Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles

GMCLA has appeared with numerous stage, film, and television celebrities including Billy Porter, Lily Tomlin, Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Malcolm Gets, Doris Roberts, Jerry Herman, Melissa Manchester, Mary McDonnell, Levi Kreis, Joanna Gleason, Alex Newell, Amber Riley, Charles Pierce, Miss Coco Peru, Valarie Pettiford, Jane Lanier, Randi Driscoll, Margaret Cho, Michael Jeter, Stephen Schwartz, Liz Callaway, Lance Bass, Jennifer Holliday, Tierney Sutton, and LeAnn Rimes.

[1] After its establishment, the group started rehearsals for a performance in the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights[1] on October 14th of the same year, under the direction of Harold Kjellberg.

As one of the chorus' guest conductors after Jerry's passing, Dr. Jon Bailey became the next full-time Artistic Director in 1987 and remained thus for the next 14 years until he retired after the 2001 summer concert, "A Salute to Sondheim".

[4] Dr. Joe Nadeau was named artistic director in the fall of 2013 and has worked alongside Kevin Bolling (Director of Philanthropy),[5] Gavin Thrasher (Assistant Conductor),[5] Brianne Cohen (Events and Tour Manager),[5] Taylor Hartley (Marketing Operations Manager),[5] and James Geiger (Online Development - Photographer).

[5] In January 2017, Jonathan Weedman, the former Senior Vice President of the Wells Fargo Foundation was named the new Executive Director of GMCLA.

[6] At the end of December 2018, Dr. Joe Nadeau resigned to return to Kansas City with his husband Eric and was succeeded by Gavin Thrasher as Interim Artistic Director.

[8] In 2016, the award show raised funds in support of GCMLA's outreach programs: the Alive Music Project and the It Gets Better Tour.

In 2010 GMCLA recorded a music video of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" as part of the It Gets Better campaign in support of gay and lesbian teens.

[10] Singers LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Lee Ralph joined the Chorus in December 2010 for their "Comfort and Joy" concert, which also addressed bullying and teen suicide.

A 2018 matinée performance of "The Pink Carpet: The Portrayal of LGBTQ People in Film" at the Alex Theatre was the target of a bomb threat.