Jason
Raize
at This
Is Your Song |
On April 3, 2000, Jason
appeared in This
Is Your Song:
Broadway Sings Elton John,
a benefit concert for Broadway
Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS and the Elton
John AIDS Foundation. Hosted
by
Nathan Lane and Christine Baranski,
the event took place at the New
Amsterdam Theatre.
Jason sang a stirring rendition of
"Levon" from 1971's Madman
Across the Water. Other
performers at the event included
Sandra Bernhard, Betty Buckley,
Mario Cantone, Lea DeLaria, Ann
Duquesnay, Linda Eder, Victor
Garber,
Deborah Gibson, Sam Harris, Heather
Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Jeremy
Kushnier, Andrea McArdle, Orfeh,
Adam Pascal, and Sherie René
Scott. John also performed a few
numbers including "Circle of Life"
and
an entertaining "Diamonds are a
Girl's Best Friend."
This
Is Your Song raised
$436,000
for
the
two
charities.
A
DVD
of
the
event
is
available
through
Broadway Beat, with all proceeds
benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS. To purchase a copy,
visit BroadwayBeat.com
and follow
the
link to the Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS Order Form.
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