NEW YORK IN SONG Presents Cabaret Stars in Tribute to New York Songs

City University of New York Television on cable Channel 75 presents NEW YORK IN SONG Æ "Great Cabaret Stars Singing Great New York Songs" on June 10th, 11th & 12th at 11:00 pm; June 13th at 8:00 pm and June 14th at 7:30 pm.

More than 30 of New York's leading cabaret singers, musicians and songwriters donated their time and talent to create NEW YORK IN SONG to raise funds to provide college scholarships for children of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. NEW YORK IN SONG will be telecast for five straight nights, Monday through Friday, beginning June 10th at 11:00 pm. The series of telecasts marks the 9-month anniversary of the terrorist attack.

The program presents a star-studded list of cabaret and Broadway music theatre performers: Barbara Carroll, the Queen of New York Cabaret who enchanted audiences at the Carlyle Hotel's BEMELMAN'S BAR for over 25 years, plays "Autumn in New York" with Jay Leonhart on bass; Christine Ebersole, who won a 2000 Tony for her role in the revival of "42nd Street," sings "Lullaby of Broadway"; Karen Mason, currently on Broadway in the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia," sings Kander & Ebb's "New York, New York"; and Malcolm Gets (of TV's "Caroline in the City") plays and sings Sondheim's "So Many People."

Actress-Singer Kitty Carlisle Hart hosts NEW YORK IN SONG, which highlights the creative work of songwriters inspired by the city. Lyricists Betty Comden and Adolph Green perform their classic song, "New York, New York Æ A Helluva Town." Composer Charles Strouse plays and sings, with Christine Andreas, his anthem "N.Y.C." from the musical Annie, and songwriter Julie Gold plays her evocative "Goodnight New York" sung by Heather Mac Rae.

Mary Cleere Haran delivers dazzling renditions of "42nd Street" and "Crazy Rhythm" with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, piano/vocals, and Linc Milliman on bass. Tovah Feldshuh, acting the role of a street kid, presents Gerard Kenny's offbeat song "New York, New York Æ So Good They Named it Twice." The cream of the city's cabaret performers -- David Staller, Phillip Officer, Larry Woodard, Mark Nadler, Eric Comstock, Billy Stritch, Liz Callaway, KT Sullivan, Craig Rubano, Jeff Harnar and Sidney Myer add luster to the benefit performance along with musical directors Dick Gallagher, Christopher Denny, David Lewis, Alex Rybeck, Paul Trueblood, David Maiocco and bass player, Mary Ann McSweeney.

The program features evocative photographs of New York City by Gerald & Marc Hoberman from their 2001 book NEW YORK.

NEW YORK IN SONG was produced and directed by Ruth Leon and Howard Weinberg for CUNY-TV. Production designer: John Wright Stevens. Lighting Designer: Phil Monat. Editor: Brandon Uhlig of CUNY-TV. The executive producer of NEW YORK IN SONG is Leonard Fleischer. The Executive Director of CUNY-TV is Robert Isaacson.

The Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America is based in Minneapolis and is the nation's largest nonprofit administrator of private scholarship programs. The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund was set up after 9/11/01 by former President Bill Clinton and former Senator Bob Dole who publicized it nationally.

Everyone can get a VHS of the 90-minute show for a $39.95 tax-deductible donation to "CSFA Æ Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund" sent to CUNY-TV, 365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10016.æ

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