King, Irving, Rowling

Tickets went on sale today for a literary superstar performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 1st and 2nd. In an event titled AN EVENING WITH HARRY, CARRIE AND GARP", bestselling authors J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving will read from their works in two benefit performances.

All three will read from their own works and participate in question and answer sessions on two consecutive evenings expected to raise a bundle for the two charities they are supporting.

King came up with the idea and is very enthusiastic about it. In a press release, he said "This is like a dream come true for me. It's a chance for me to read with two great authors while while supporting two very deserving organizations."

For Rowling, author of the blockbuster Harry Potter series, this will mark her first visit to the United States since 2000. King's invitation, Rowling said "was easily one of the most enticing propositions ever put to me in an envelope."

Irving, author of The World According to Garp and Cider House Rules, along with many other bestselling novels, says he has been involved in charitable work with King in the past and is looking forward to meeting and working with Rowling.

The events will benefit two non-profit charitable organizations - The Haven Foundation,a fund for ill or injured performing artists who are uninsured and unable to work, and Doctors Without Borders.

Tickets range in price from $12.50 to $100.00 and are available from Ticketmaster.