NEW YORK CITY, NY  --  Out gay TV star Neil Patrick Harris will be performing a duet with his actor boyfriend David Burtka next week at Broadway Backwards 3, a benefit for New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

The show is famous for having high-profile male stars sing musical theater songs traditionally performed by women, and vice-versa, BroadwayStars writes.

This year's event, slated for Monday, February 4 at the American Airlines Theatre, boasts such heavy-hitters as Gary Beach, Len Cariou, Sandy Duncan, Nancy Dussault, Malcolm Gets, and Lainie Kazan. But the most newsworthy aspect of the concert is that it will feature the first-ever public vocal duet by Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka.

Burtka says, "I'm very excited that this is the first time Neil and I will have sung together. But it's also nerve-wracking, because the line-up of performers is so top-notch. It should be a great night."

Harris and Burtka have received a lot of praise for the way they have handled the press when it comes to being a gay couple.

Harris says, "I've just gotta live my life, and not in the shadows. If someone wants to report about it, that's up to them. If there is interest, great; if not, no worries. I do make a concerted effort not to flaunt our relationship to the press. David and I both intend to be recognized for our bodies of work, not our bodies at the Ivy. It is indeed a fine line, and it's hard to please everyone. But I'm 34. Pleasing everyone had dropped down on my list of priorities."

Last update: 01-31-2008 13:35