Photo Coverage: Songs for Darfur Benefit

Broadway stars opened their hearts and joined forces Monday evening, March 26 to raise awareness and humanitarian aid for Darfur with Songs for Darfur: The Water Project at the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew in Manhattan.

Proceeds from the event benefit UMCOR Sudan to improve access to water and sanitation and increase food security for displaced people living in camps in Darfur and the surrounding communities of Adilla and Al Daein. Proceeds also go to The Darfur People's Association of New York, to help raise funds for school supplies to be sent to refugee camps in Darfur and Chad.

Songs For Darfur: The Water Project featured performances by co-hosts Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza), Cheyenne Jackson (All Shook Up), and Jane Kelly Williams, and appearances by celebrated Broadway stars including Maureen McGovern (Little Women), Kelli O'Hara (The Light in the Piazza), Everett Bradley (Swing), Malcolm Gets (A New Brain), Elizabeth Stanley (Company), Marilyn Torres (The Agony and the Agony), and world-renowned opera singer Marvis Martin; with musicians Ted Sperling and Dave Richards.

Rev. Paul Dirdak, Former Head of UMCOR, and Motasim Adam, President of the Darfur People's Association of New York (DPANY), discussed the crisis in Darfur and their organizations' efforts to provide humanitarian aid for the people of Darfur.  For more information visit www.songsfordarfur.com.

Photos by Linda Lenzi

The evening was hosted by Victoria Clark, Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Kelly Williams

Cheyenne Jackson

Victoria Clark

Victoria Clark and Cheyenne Jackson

Victoria Clark, Cheyenne Jackson and Maureen McGovern

Cheyenne Jackson, Elizabeth Stanley, Victoria Clark, Ted Sperling (Musical Director) and Maureen McGovern

Jane Kelly Williams, Victoria Clark, Eileen B. Weiss (Co-Producer, NYC Colitian for DARFUR,
Co-Founder), Kimberly Chesser, Maureen McGovern and Elizabeth Stanley

Malcolm Gets, Victoria Clark and Cheyenne Jackson

Cheyenne Jackson and Maureen McGovern

Malcolm Gets, Kyra Hairston, Cheyenne Jackson, Maureen McGovern, Ned Rorem, Victoria Clark and Jane Kelly Williams

Marvis Martin and Kyra Hairston

Victoria Clark and Maureen McGovern

Thomas Luke Guest with his Mom Victoria Clark

Victoria Clark, Cheyenne Jackson, Jane Kelly Williams and Marilyn Torres

Everett Bradley and Alixa Hendricks

Elizabeth Stanley and Kimberely Chesser

Cheyenne Jackson, Victoria Clark, Malcolm Gets and Ted Sperling

Barbara Grecki, Victoria Clark and Steve Friedman

Group Shot