Jennifer Holliday Performs with Philly Pops, June 1

Tony Award-winner Jennifer Holliday will perform with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops on June 1st at 8 PM at the Mann Center.

"Peter Nero and the Philly Pops kick off the 2007 Mann Center Summer Season with a performance showcasing Jennifer Holliday, one of the most powerful soul voices of the last 25 years. It was her triumphant role as Effie in the original Broadway smash Dreamgirls that made her a star. At age 21, she won a Tony Award for her show-stopping portrayal and her first Grammy for 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going.' Now she brings her powerhouse voice to the Mann stage and joins Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for 'One Night Only!' Fireworks follow this spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime performance," state press materials.

Holliday has also starred on Broadway in Grease, Chicago, and in Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with God.  As previously announced, she will reprise her role as Effie in a production of Dreamgirls - running from July 19th through 29th - at Atlanta's Theater of the Stars.

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is located at 52nd Street and Parkside Avenue in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA.  Visit www.manncenter.org for more information.