Moscone–Milk assassinations The centerpiece was a section displaying the suit Milk was wearing at the time of his death. The suit is currently on display in the Society's permanent museum space in the Castro. In 2008 the film "Milk" depicted the assassinations as part of a biographical story about the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. The movie was a critical and commercial success, with Victor Garber portraying Moscone, Sean Penn playing Milk and Josh Brolin playing White. Penn won an Oscar for his performance and Brolin was nominated. In January 2012, the Berkeley Repertory Theater premiered "Ghost Light",
Harvey Milk (band) was in attendance. Harvey Milk formed in 1992, naming themselves after Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected in a major U.S. city. Originally a trio of Creston Spiers, Stephen Tanner, and Paul Trudeau, the band released one album, "My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be", before Trudeau left in 1996. They disbanded in 1998 but reformed in 2006. On June 3, 2008, Harvey Milk released "Life... The Best Game in Town". The band toured the eastern and southern US as well as Germany, England, Belgium, France and Scotland during the Summer of