Graae, Testa, Ziemba and More Perform in NYFOS Concerts

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.