The New York City Gay Men's Chorus (NYCGMC) today announced
their 2008 benefit gala, "With a Song in Our Heart," to be held on Monday,
April 14 from 6-9:30PM at the elegant Warwick Hotel.
The award-winning Host, TV/Radio Personality, Comedian and
Interviewer Scott
Nevins will lead the evening with his signature humor and flare. With
entertainment by Broadway notables including Ann Hampton
Callaway (Broadway: Swing!; composed and sang theme to "The
Nanny"), Liz
McCartney (Broadway: Mamma
Mia!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Taboo, Dance of
the Vampires, The
Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables) and the
Tony-nominated Sharon McNight, the gala will be a night celebrating music,
diversity and support for the LGBT community. The honorary host committee
includes such famed LGBT supporters as Cyndi Lauper,
Charles
Busch, Harvey
Fierstein, Kelli O'Hara, Roberta Peters,
Karen Ziemba
and Elaine
Stritch.
At the heart of this evening, the NYCGMC honors longtime
Chorus friend and pinnacle supporter Norman Hanson, and to R Family Vacations
founders Gregg
Kaminsky and Kelli O'Donnell, recognizing their generosity and loyalty over
the years.
The centerpiece of the event will be NYCGMC's first ever
"Trilogy Auction." The auction, featuring outstanding items from travel, to
cuisine, to art, will happen in three phases. Beginning three weeks prior to
the gala, benefactors can bid online at www.withasonginourheart.cmarket.com.
Once at the Warwick Hotel, guests will be able to bid during both a silent
auction as well as the larger-than-life live auction conducted by Nevins.
Auction items include:
• Grab the Baton – an opportunity to conduct the New York City Gay Men's Chorus for one number during the holiday concert, 2008, at Carnegie Hall!
• 2 tickets to Gypsy (row B), dinner, and a meet and greet after the show with Patti LuPone
• 2 tickets to Young Frankenstein, dinner, and a meet and greet after the show with Megan Mullally
• A 5 night stay in St. Croix with airfare
The Warwick Hotel is located at 65 W 54th St, between 5th & 6th. Tickets to the event are $100. For more information and tickets, please visit www.nycgmc.org
NYCGMC sponsors include: Time Warner, American Airlines, Next Magazine, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Fuel, The New York Blade, HX, The Monster, Lips, Darden Restaurants, Svedka Vodka, and Genre Magazine.
The New York City Gay Men's Chorus (NYCGMC) is the longest standing member of Big Apple Performing Arts, having just celebrated its 28th Anniversary. New York City Gay Men's Chorus now comprises 250 voices, appearing in three subscription concerts each year, moving between Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the other world-class venues of New York City. Affirming their world-class status is a roster of classical and contemporary artists who have graced the stages with the Chorus: Marilyn Horne, Roberta Peters, Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, Barbara Cook, Carol Channing, Jerry Herman, Eartha Kitt, Joel Grey – to name just a few. NYCGMC is led by Music Director Dr. Charles Beale and David Edelman, Executive Director of Big Apple Performing Arts, the non-profit management company for NYCGMC, Uptown Express, Youth Pride Chorus and Our lady J.
