Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests bid on items and to donate during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests bid on items and to donate during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Andrea Marella speaks with Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Phil Marella and his son, Andrew, speak during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests bid on items and to donate during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Autioneer Jill Doherty works the live auction during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Autioneer Erin Ward works the live auction during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests browse silent auction items during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Bailey Outerbridge sings during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Bailey Outerbridge sings during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford speak during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford speak during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Phil Marella speaks with Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia, right, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Andrea Marella, center, speaks with Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Attendees mingle during a cocktail hour before a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks to a guest during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Attendees mingle during a cocktail hour before a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Attendees mingle during a cocktail hour before a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests browse silent auction items during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Attendees mingle during a cocktail hour before a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks to Andrea Marella during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Attendees mingle during a cocktail hour before a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Attendees mingle during a cocktail hour before a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Natalie Cole performs during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests bid on items and to donate during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Sal and Liz Tommasino of Greenwich win the auction for a vacation to Turks and Caicos for $13,500 during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Barbara Chase, left, and Kate Johnston, right, browse silent auction items during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Dan Hicks of NBC Sports and his wife, Hannah Storm of ESPN, speak during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Clockwise from top left, Phil Marella, Dan Hicks of NBC Sports, Hannah Storm of ESPN, and Andrea Marella pose for a photo with the Marella's daughter, Dana, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Dana has Niemann-Pick Type C, a rare degenerative disease. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Items available for silent auction included a guitar signed by Sting and Yankees tickets, among other items, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Sal and Liz Tommasino of Greenwich win the auction for a vacation to Turks and Caicos for $13,500 during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Andrew Marella, son of Andrea and Phil Marella, claps during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Andrew was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick type C three years after his sister, Dana, whom the trust is named after, was diagnosed with the same rare degenerative disease. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

From left, Mayor Michael Pavia, Andrea Marella, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Phil Marella speak during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Items available for silent auction included a guitar signed by Sting and Yankees tickets, among other items, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Items available for silent auction included a guitar signed by Sting and Yankees tickets, among other items, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Items available for silent auction included a guitar signed by Sting and Yankees tickets, among other items, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Items available for silent auction included a guitar signed by Sting and Yankees tickets, among other items, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Items available for silent auction included a guitar signed by Sting and Yankees tickets, among other items, during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Andrea and Phil Marella speak during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The trust is named in honor of the Marella's daughter, Dana, who has Niemann-Pick Type C, a rare and degenerative disease. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Guests bid on items and to donate during a benefit for Dana's Angels Research Trust (DART) at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg