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Idina Menzel, Debbie Gibson, Shanice headline Capital Pride Concert

Listen to Jason’s 2017 chat with Idina Menzel on WTOP’s podcast “Beyond the Fame.”

Get ready for a star-studded lineup of performers singing for LGBTQ+ freedom this Sunday, June 11, at the Capital Pride Concert on three different stages.

The Capitol Stage at 3rd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue will boast a picturesque backdrop of the U.S. Capitol building as LGBTQ+ artists and allies perform from 1 to 5 p.m., including the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington.

Bigger names follow with Shanice (“I Love Your Smile”), Debbie Gibson (“Foolish Beat,” “Lost in Your Eyes”) and Rina Sawayama from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by Monet X Change, Hayley Kiyoko (“Girls Like Girls”) and Idina Menzel (“Wicked,” “Frozen”) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. DJ Tracy Young closes it down with a sunset dance party.

The Monument Stage at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue includes a Washington Monument backdrop for LGBTQ+ artists and allies from 12 to 6 p.m. headlined by Alx Luke, Bennu Byrd, Lyle Anthony and Jay Diamondz from 6 to 7 p.m. This stage will be emceed by Ophelia Bottoms with a big assist from DJ Jerry Jones.

Finally, the Dupont Stage in the Dupont Beverage Garden will host LGBTQ+ artists and allies from 12 to 7 p.m. DJ Zemi kicks things off from 12 to 1 p.m., followed by The Barber Streisand from 1 to 2 p.m., DJ Bxtr from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Sean Morris from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and finally DJ Eletrox spinning from 6 to 7 p.m.

Find more information on the Capital Pride Concert here.

Listen to Jason’s 2017 chat with Idina Menzel on WTOP’s podcast “Beyond the Fame.”

Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for ‘Once,’ dies in motorcycle crash

LONDON (AP) — Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. ATC Management told broadcaster RTE Hansard's family was “deeply shocked and heartbroken.” News of his death brought tributes from fellow musicians including Bruce Springsteen, who said on Instagram he was “heartbroken” at the loss of “a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man.” Irish police said a man in his 50s died in single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Lucan, on the western outskirts of the Irish capital, before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The man, who they did not name, was treated at the scene but pronounced dead a short time later.
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