DeGarmo, Rose, Salonga set for New York Pops Gala

[ABoyLikeThat]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 5:15pm

Broadway stars Michael Cavanaugh, Diana DeGarmo, Anika Noni Rose, and Lea Salonga will be among the musical guests at the New York Pops' 24th Birthday Gala Musical Fireworks, to take place at 7pm on Monday, April 30 at Carnegie Hall.

http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10371

Is anyone thinking of going to this? They've got a really good line-up this year. Updated On: 3/25/07 at 05:15 PM

[dutch46mill2]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 9:14pm

Couple of links
http://www.newyorkpops.org/html/annual_gala.php
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_8041.html?selecteddate=04302007

[antonijan]

Posted: 3/26/07 at 4:48am

Way to go Miss Lea Salonga!

[Cheshcat13]

Posted: 4/4/07 at 7:44pm

Additional information, on the New York Pops Gala has just been offered in a Broadwayworld article.

Guest artists on the gala concert include the Tony-nominated star of Movin' Out, singer and pianist Michael Cavanaugh, in his Carnegie Hall debut. He will open the concert with a new arrangement of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind." A hit in "American Idol"'s third season and in Broadway's Hairspray, Diana DeGarmo will make her Carnegie Hall bow with the Neil Sedaka hit "Breaking Up is Hard To Do." Five-time Grammy winner and contemporary Christian music star Sandi Patty will honor our nation with "God Bless America."

A Tony winner for her role in Caroline, or Change who was most recently seen in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls, Anika Noni Rose will make her Carnegie Hall debut singing "In Our Children's Eyes," which she will also perform with The New York Pops for the 2007 edition of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks. Another Tony winner, Lea Salonga - who won for Miss Saigon and is currently starring on Broadway as Fantine in Les Miserables - will also join the gala celebration. A third Tony winner rounds out the list of guest artists appearing: John Lloyd Young, star of Broadway's Jersey Boys, will join the Young People's Chorus of New York City under the direction of Francisco Nunez in an new version of "What A Wonderful World," which they will also perform with The New York Pops for the 2007 Macy's 4th of July Fireworks.

The legendary Grammy-winning singer and entertainer Keely Smith has just joined the concert at the invitation of Neil Sedaka to perform his 1980 hit "Should've Never Let You Go."

Another singer making her Carnegie Hall debut is Haley Swindal, currently studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holder of the prestigious Morehead Scholarship. She is not the first person in her family to debut at Carnegie Hall: her grandfather, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, conducted The New York Pops in 1986.

I would of loved to hear Diana sing "Where the Boys Are" but I'm equally as happy to here her sing my favorite Neil Sedaka song, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do".

Entire article:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=17257