Officials of Israel, Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to mark tenth anniversary of Seeds of Peace.
Special Honoree: Senator George Mitchell
Patrick Stewart to Host Concert for Peace at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall will host the Seeds of Peace 10th Anniversary Concert on Monday, June 3, 2002 at 8pm. Invited guests:
- HRH Crown Prince Hamzah Hussein of Jordan
- Shimon Peres, Foreign Minister of Israel
- Ahmed Maher El Sayed, Foreign Minster of Egypt
- Special Honoree Senator George Mitchell, negotiator of the Irish Peace Accords and Plan for Peace in the Middle East
- Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, Palestinian Authority Representative for Jerusalem
- Mr. Amram Mitzna, Mayor of Haifa
Patrick Stewart will host and Barbara Siman will direct the Broadway concert that will include performances by:
- Linda Eder, Jekyll and Hyde
- Michael Feinstein, American Ambassador of Song
- Constance Green, Metropolitan Opera
- Judy Kaye, Mamma Mia!
- Marc Kudisch, Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Bebe Neuwirth, Chicago
- Roger Rees, Nicholas Nickleby
- Daniel Rodriguez, “God Bless America”, NYPD singer
- Desmond Richardson, Alvin Ailey Dance Company
- Melody Rubie, Phantom of the Opera
- Anne Torsiglieri, Marty (new Charles Strouse musical to open in September)
- Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, Jordanian and Indian and Pakistani Performers from Seeds of Peace with a special performance (straight from the US Olympics) by the Pilobolus Dance Company.
Package tickets for the Tenth Anniversary Gala start at $250. Public seating tickets are available between $25-$75. Tickets can be purchased online at www.seedsofpeace.org, through Carnegie Charge at 212-247-7800, or at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 W. 57th Street.
Since 1993, Seeds of Peace has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers representing 22 nations from its internationally recognized conflict-resolution program. The Seeds of Peace program brings hundreds of youth identified by their governments as among the best and brightest to live together at three consecutive month-long summer programs. Through the summer-long programs, participants develop empathy, respect, communication/negotiation skills, confidence, and hope – the building blocks for peaceful coexistence.
ADDRESS: Carnegie Hall, 7th Ave, New York, NY
DATE: June 3, 2002
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: New York, NY
CONTACT: Rebecca Hankin | (212) 573-8040 ext. 31.