The parade, part of a three-day festival, focused on pride in the community, featuring Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa and actresses Dana Delany and Rose McGowan, as well as dancers, community organizations, high school students and mainstays like the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles.
Although the Alex is home to several resident companies, including the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, reaching out to local community groups has allowed the theater to expand its audience.
When the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles took their music and message to Eastern Europe, they wound up joining a post-Communist revolution of gay visibility.
