Hamptons Pride Film Series Draws Crowd for Love! Valour! Compassion! Screening in Sag Harbor

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Tony Award winner John Glover leads post-screening talkback at Bay Street Theater

The Hamptons Pride Film Series brought an enthusiastic house to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Sunday, April 26, for a screening of Love! Valour! Compassion!, followed by a talkback with Tony award winner John Glover and his husband, sculptor Adam Kurtzman

Adapted from Terrence McNally’s acclaimed Broadway play, the 1997 film follows eight gay men who gather at a lakeside home in upstate New York, navigating friendship, love, and survival at the height of the AIDS crisis.

Adam Kurtzman, John Glover. Hamptons Pride screening and talkback of Love! Valour! Compassion! at Bay Street Theater, April 6, 2026. Photo by Lisa Tamburini

Glover, who won a Tony Award for his dual role as the Jekyll brothers on Broadway, reprises the performance in the film.

In addition to Glover and his husband, sculptor Adam Kurtzman, guests included Hamptons Pride President Tom House and Dianne Benson who moderated the talkback, Terry Kidder,  and Lys Marigold.

Terry Kidder, Tom House, Adam Kurtzman, John Glover. Hamptons Pride screening and talkback of Love! Valour! Compassion! at Bay Street Theater, April 6, 2026. Photo by Lisa Tamburini

Attendees described the night as a powerful and resonant presentation of the 1997 film, with the post-screening discussion offering reflections on the work’s enduring legacy and continued relevance.

Bay Street Theater thanked guests for attending the meaningful event, while Hamptons Pride highlighted the strong community turnout.

The 5th annual Hamptons Pride Parade will be held in East Hampton on June 6, 2026. hamptonspride.org