Ben Vereen to Star in New Canadian Production WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

What a Wonderful Announcement! Legendary Star of Stage and Screen BEN VEREEN headlines:

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

at the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia!

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD is a breathtaking, concert style celebration of uplifting and inspiring music. Audiences will be moved by the spirit and emotional power of song with popular standards and Broadway classics.

Stage and screen star Ben Vereen will lead the company of some of Canada's top performers along with a ten-piece show choir and the Starbright Band led by Mark Payne.

"Mr. Vereen is a song and dance man who never lets up. He wins you over with his sheer energy, good will and showbiz know-how." -The New York TIMES

BEN VEREEN

A Tony and Drama Desk Award winner for his renowned performance in Bob Fosse's Pippin, Mr. Vereen's Broadway credits include: Wicked, I'm Not Rappaport, Chicago, Hair, Fosse, Jelly's Last Jam, Jesus Christ Superstar, and A Christmas Carol.

In 2010, Ben completed a successful run in the world premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, directed by Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) at the McCarter Theatre. Film: Idlewild, All That Jazz, Sweet Charity, Funny Lady (Golden Globe nomination), Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Once Upon a Forest. Television: The legendary television miniseries Roots, How I Met Your Mother (recurring), Grey's Anatomy (Prism Award), Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark's An Accidental Friendship (NAACP nomination), Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style, Ellis Island (Golden Globe Nomination), Anne
Rice's Feast of All Saints, Zoobilee Zoo, and Star Trek - The Next Generation.

Ben's most recent feature film was Paramount Studios' Top Five starring Chris Rock and is co-starring with Richard Gere in the upcoming Time Out Of Mind.

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