Billy Porter & Kyle Dean Massey Join Lincoln Center's SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY Lineup

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) and the New York Philharmonic announce the addition of Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright Billy Porter and actor and vocalistKyle Dean Massey to the star-studded concert fundraiser for the new David Geffen Hall on Thursday, December 3, in the hall, celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Earlier this year music and media executive David Geffen gave a $100 million gift to Lincoln Center to lead a complete renovation of its largest concert hall, which now bears his name.

SINATRA: Voice for a Century will feature Music Director Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic, and previously announced artists will include the six-time Grammy Award winning singerChristina Aguilera; top-selling instrumentalist in the U.S., Chris Botti; American Idol third season winner and Grammy awardee Fantasia; Tony-Award winners Sutton Foster and Bernadette Peters; and multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and composer Sting, all of whom will perform music associated with Sinatra during his iconic career. TV series creator, filmmaker, and actor Seth MacFarlane will host the concert as well as perform, and Broadway and Tony-nominated director Lonny Price will direct. The choreographer is Emmy Award winner Joshua Bergasse.

The comprehensive renovation and re-imagination of the concert hall will be undertaken in close collaboration between Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic. The project is on track to begin construction in 2019. In addition to its primary purpose as the home of the New York Philharmonic, which has performed there since it opened in 1962, it will house the new Lincoln Center Hall of Fame.

This concert event will be broadcast on Live From Lincoln Center on PBS on Friday, December 18, 2015. Check local listings.