LeAnn Rimes, Lily Tomlin and Dan Savage
are a few of the guests who will join the Gay Men's Chorus of Los
Angeles (GMCLA) at its Friday, February 1 Los Angeles premiere of it
gets better.
It gets better is a music and
theater production inspired by columnist and gay rights activist Dan
Savage's It Gets Better campaign, which urges troubled gay teens to
hang in there because life gets better. (A promo for the production
is embedded on this page. Visit
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“It is so important to continue to
get the message that 'It Gets Better' to everyone out there that has
ever felt like an outcast, struggled with their sense of self or felt
alone,” Rimes said in a statement. “As a longtime supporter of
the GMCLA, I jumped at the chance to be a part of this night and this
significant message.”
The real-life stories of six openly gay
actors (Jason Currie, Tyler Houston, Tod Macofsky, Mario Mosley,
Sacha Sacket and Drew Tablak) are at the heart of the production
which premiered at the University of Iowa in October.
After its West Coast premiere, it
gets better will go on a national tour. Check
the it
gets better
site for tour dates.