Sutton Foster Replaces Audra McDonald for Boston Pops Concerts in June
Sutton Foster will officially replace Audra McDonald at the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall on June 2-3, the company announced on their official website.
The announcement reads: "Sutton Foster replaces Audra McDonald, who regrettably had to cancel due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, on both the Presidents at Pops program on June 3 and as a featured guest on the Boston Pops program on June 2."
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Foster is an award-winning actor, singer and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows - most recently the revival of Violet - and originated roles in the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein, Shrek The Musical, and her Tony Award-winning performances in Anything Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie. She was first seen on television on "Star Search" at age 15, and has more recently starred in Amy Sherman-Palladino's "Bunheads" and appeared in "Johnny and the Sprites," "Flight of the Conchords," "Sesame Street," "Law and Order: SVU," and "Royal Pains." As a solo artist, Sutton has performed all over the country as well as internationally with her musical director Michael Rafter, featuring songs from her debut solo CD, Wish, as well as her follow up CD, An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle. She has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Feinstein's, Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, Joe's Pub and many others. In 2011 she received an Honorary Doctorate degree from Ball State University where she also is on faculty as a teacher and advisor to the Department of Theatre and Dance.
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