LGBTQ+ celebs dazzle Out and Advocate's Pride of Broadway red carpet
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Celebrities attend the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride in New York City.
Category is: Pride of Broadway!
Equalpride, the parent company of Out and The Advocate, got together a star-studded lineup of celebrities to kick off Pride Month with a fabulous New York City event this Monday.
The 2025 Pride of Broadway event honored the Broadway divas gracing the cover of Out's Pride issue — Lea Salonga (Old Friends), Maleah Joi Moon (Hell's Kitchen), Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her), Kristin Chenoweth (The Queen of Versailles), and Idina Menzel (Redwood).
The Advocate's Pride cover star, Cynthia Nixon (And Just Like That…), was also honored at the event, held at Somewhere Nowhere NYC. Meanwhile, several other LGBTQ+ stars were in attendance at this fabulous Pride of Broadway party.
They included Conrad Ricamora (Oh, Mary!), Nathan Lee Graham (Mid-Century Modern), Peppermint, Jelani Alladin (Fellow Travelers), comedian Punkie Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider, Wilson Cruz, Dominique Jackson (Pose), and RuPaul's Drag Race alumni such as Jan Sport and Jackie Cox, to name a few.
The Pride of Broadway Red Carpet is sponsored by Maybelline New York, with support for the cover party from Gay Water, Heineken, Hornitos Tequila, and official hotel partner Motto Times Square.
Scroll through to see pictures of the LGBTQ+ and allied celebs in attendance for and 's Pride of Broadway event.for Out.com
Cynthia Nixon attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Daniel Reynolds and Megan Hilty attend the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Sandra Valls attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Dominique Jackson attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
From left: Matthew Darren, Erynn Dana Dalton, Jennifer McClain, Miss Bouvèé, and Suzie Toot attend the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Justin David Sullivan attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Nathan Lee Graham attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Lea Salonga attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Plasma attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Judy Gold attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Telly Leung attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Amy Schneider attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Issa Perez attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Yuhua Hamasaki attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Dan Amboyer attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Blanca Leigh attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Alex Wong attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Lorna Luft attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.for Out.com
Mark Berryhill attends the 2025 Out & The Advocate Pride Cover Party: Pride of Broadway, hosted by Out.com, Advocate.com, and equalpride.
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