Darius de Haas,
Jason Graae, Mary Cleere Haran,
Mary Testa, and
Karen Ziemba have signed on to the New York Festival of Song's benefit concert
Let's Do It!, which will be presented on Monday, May 1st at 7 PM at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall (154 W. 57th St.).
de Haas (
Rent, Marie Christine), Graae (
Falsettos), cabaret star Haran, Testa (
See What I Wanna See, 42nd Street) and Tony Award-winner Ziemba (
Chicago, Contact) will perform the songs of Cole Porter in the show.
Graae will also be on hand for the concert
Hands Across the Sea--featuring songs by Kern, Rodgers, the Gershwins, Porter and Coward--on May 16th. Presented at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W. 67th St.), it will also include Lisa Vroman (
The Phantom of the Opera), and Hal Cazalet.
A dinner at Remi (145 West 53rd Street) will follow the Let's Do It! concert.
"The New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) was founded in 1988 by its
co-artistic directors,
Michael Barrett and
Steven Blier. With a
far-ranging repertoire of art songs, concert works and theater pieces,
its thematic recitals have included programs from Brahms to the
Beatles, from Russian art song to Argentine tangos, from
sixteenth-century lute songs to new music. Over the years, NYFOS has
particularly stressed the importance of American song by exploring our
country's rich musical traditions," states the organization's website.
Let's Do It! tickets range from $500 to $750; call 646-230-8380. Tickets to
Hands Across the Sea range from $22.50 to $45; call 212-501-3330 or visit the Merkin Concert Hall box office. Visit www.nyfos.org for more information.
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