Victoria Clark Opens OCPAC Cabaret

Broadway diva Victoria Clark opens the star-studded 2007-2008 Cabaret series at the Orange County Performing Artscenter October 11 to 14, 2007 in the intimate ambiance of Samueli Theater. Clark, the Tony Award-winning star of the acclaimed musical The Light in the Piazza, will perform standards from the American songbook as well as material from lesser-known composers.

Clark's virtuoso performances on Broadway have made her a favorite among audiences and critics alike. The New York Times says Clark in her Piazza role gave "hands down the best musical performance by an actress this season."  In November, Clark will release her first solo album titled Fifteen Seconds of Grace.

Tickets to Victoria Clark at the Orange County Performing Artscenter are $62, and go on sale September 16. They will be available at the Performing Artscenter Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, by calling 714-556-2787 or online at www.OCPAC.org.

Clark made her Broadway debut in 1985 in Sunday in the Park With George, and has been a Broadway regular ever since. Her many other Broadway credits include Cabaret, Urinetown, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Bye Bye Birdie and Grand Night for Singing. She has worked in film on movies such as 'Cradle Will Rock" and the upcoming feature by M. Night Shyamalan, "The Happening," as well as in television and radio.

Last season, Clark appeared in the new Nicky Silver play, The Agony and the Agony, at the Vineyard Theater and she co-starred in the City Center Encores! production of Follies with Donna Murphy, Christine Baranski and Victor Garber.

While Clark is much sought after as a vocalist and actress, she has also enjoyed an illustrious career as a director, receiving numerous honors and fellowships for her work behind the scenes. She headed her first major New York directing project, Serenade In Blue:The Lyrics of Mack Gordon, a salute to the composer that was presented as part of the popular Lyrics and Lyricists Program at the 92nd Street Y.

Clark began her love affair with the theatre as a child growing up in Dallas. At age six, with her grandmother's guidance and encouragement, she started taking singing and piano lessons. Following graduation from the Hockaday School, she studied opera and early music at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria and then continued her studies at Yale University. Clark also pursued directing at New York University.

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