GMCLA’S 40th ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT – JULY 16, 2019
The Media Response
The media response to our 40th Anniversary Concert and Gala has been astonishing and unprecedented in GMCLA’s history. Here is the full list of articles received by us so far in chronological order:
August 20, 2019
August 17, 2019
E! News | US Magazine | Just Jared | Los Angeles times | World ABC News | Los Angeles Blade | The Blunt Post | WSTale | Shutterstock.com | DailyMail.com UK
August 16, 2019
ABC7 | WireImage.com | Getty Images | LA Downtown News | Yahoo.com | BE Images | Daily News | TheaterMania | Patch.com | Do LA
August 14, 2019
Our Guest Stars
Chrissy Metz
Shoshana Bean
Chrissy Metz, star of NBC’s This is Us and Shoshana Bean, star of Broadway’s Waitress, joined GMCLA’S Gala Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall!
Shoshana Bean and Chrissy Metz in rehearsal with Interim Artistic Director Gavin Thrasher
Presenting Partner
Platinum Partners
Eugene Kapaloski
Gold Partners
Rich Newcome
Richard and
Carol Weaver
Greg Weaver
Haig Youredjian
Silver Partners
Barrett Porter
Steve Holzer
Important Information for the day of the Gala
Please plan extra time for the journey as traffic on a Friday evening will be heavy!
Disney Hall parking instructions can be found HERE.
The Parking Structure is open until Midnight
Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Address: 111 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles 90012
Gala Check-In BEGINS AT 5:45 PM
From the main lobby of Disney Hall, exit the glass doors and go past the Disney Hall Box Office. You will see a vehicle on display, courtesy of our presenting sponsor, Hyundai! Feel free to stop and take a picture before you head up the stairs to the gala registration.
AT CHECK IN YOU WILL RECEIVE A WRIST BAND for the reception AND YOUR TICKETS for the Concert. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU AND YOUR GUESTS ARRIVE BY 7PM as AFTER that time YOUR TICKETS WILL BE TRANSFERERD TO THE BOX OFFCE WILL CALL WINDOW.
Evening TimeLine
5:45pm Gala Check-in Begins (Concert Hall Lobby)
6pm Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction (BP Hall)
7:15pm Reception/Auction Ends
7:30pm Concert BEGINS (Concert Hall)
9pm Post-Concert Dinner (BP Hall). There will be tributes and special performances by saxophonist legend Dave Koz and the incredible Juan Pablo Di Pace!
Silent Auction
As a part of the cocktail reception, there will be items on display for the silent auction. Items include: trips to the Caribbean, a stay at the Langham Hotel Pasadena, a trip to Maui, an in-home wine tasting class, theatre tickets, and a VERY SPECIAL African Safari. Get your bidding in as soon as you arrive as the silent auction will end at 7:15pm sharp!
We thank our Gala Sponsors: Hyundai, AT&T, Eugene Kapaloski, IAC, Morgan Stanley, Rational Vaccines, Rich Newcome, Greg Weaver & Haig Youredjian, Richard & Carol Weaver, AHF, Barrett Porter, FARING, Steve Holzer, Mani Brothers, Union Bank, US Bank