Linda Lavin Leads Christmas Concert for White Plains Performing Arts Center's, 12/15

White Plains Performing Arts Center is pleased to continue their acclaimed new concert series with SOUNDS OF THE SEASON, featuring holiday favorites presented by some of the finest vocalists from Broadway and the New York cabaret communities. On December 15 @ 8pm, cast members from Broadway’s Avenue Q, Grease, Kiss Me, Kate, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Mamma Mia, Threepenny Opera, 42nd Street, Gypsy and others will converge on White Plains for this special holiday happening.

Sounds of the Season will feature holiday classics as well as more contemporary seasonal tunes, accompanied by a swinging trio and performed by some of the most dynamic vocalists in NYC. Included in the cast: Carey Anderson (Mamma Mia, Avenue Q), Carole Demas (Grease’s original Sandy, TV’s The Magic Garden), Eric Michael Gilllett (Kiss Me, Kate, Sweet Smell of Success, The Frogs), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd’s original Johanna) and Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera). Further, we’ll be joined by multiple award-winning cabaret vocalists Lisa Asher, Carole J. Bufford, Natalie Douglas, Terese Genecco, Lina Koutrakos, Karen Mack, Colleen McHugh and Gabrielle Stravelli. Sounds of the Season is Directed and hosted by Phil Geoffrey Bond, with Musical Direction by Avenue Q’s MaryAnn McSweeney, with Michael Patrick Walker on piano and Michael Croiter on drums. The WPPAC Concert Series kicked off last month with the hugely successful Broadway Swings, featuring special guest, Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli.

The special guest star for the evening will be Linda Lavin. A star of television, film and the Broadway stage, Ms. Lavin will be on hand to share her own favorite tunes of the season, accompanied by acclaimed Musical Director and a celebrated performer in his own right, Billy Stritch.

Tickets, $28 ($20 for high school age patrons or younger), are available online at www.wppac.com, or by calling 914.323.1600 or 877.548.3237. 

White Plains Performing Arts Center is dedicated to the presentation and production of a full spectrum of performing arts events for the City of White Plains, Westchester County and the surrounding communities. White Plains Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit Arts Organization. If you appreciate live theatre, we ask you to consider making a tax-deductible donation to WPPAC.

 

 

 

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos