Eliza Lumley, Michael Zegarski and Friends: Benefit for Global AIDS Alliance

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Two striking vocalists -- Eliza Lumley and Michael Zegarski -- join together in an evening of song to benefit the Global AIDS Alliance, a not-for-profit which seeks to galvanize the political will and financial resources needed to address the global AIDS pandemic. UK born singer and actress, Eliza Lumley is a star of both London's West End and Broadway and is currently working on an album reinterpreting the work of the rock band, Radiohead, 'Eliza has pressed the reset button on our conception of the cabaret canon, creating a tabula rasa for contemporary tunes waiting in line to earn tenure.' (Times Chronicle). Accomplished in theater, concert and opera, Michael Zegarski is a graduate of the Juilliard School and has been featured Off-Broadway, in regional theaters nationally, and recently, New York City Opera. "Commanding and Articulate." - New York Times The musical director for tonight's performance is performer, arranger, songwriter and accompanist David Shenton. David has written and recorded four full-length musicals, all of which have been performed or showcased in NYC. He has also orchestrated music for the hit London West End production of The Snowman, the QE2's final world cruise and for film scores and television programs in the UK and US.

The Global AIDS Alliance is a leader in shaping policy discussions and mobilizing coalition-based campaigns to break through bureaucratic inertia and speed the pace of the global response to HIV/AIDS-earning a well-deserved reputation for holding decision-makers accountable and encouraging concerned citizens to demand political action, with a focus on the growing crisis of orphans and vulnerable children. Fourteen million children have already lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS-the equivalent of every child under five in America-and the epidemic is expected to orphan 25 million children by 2010. www.globalaidsalliance.org www.sashalazard.com www.unityanthem.com