Burnham, Hayden Join The Palm Beach Pops In Tribute To Andrew Lloyd Webber

Broadway stars David Burnham of Wicked and Tamra Hayden of Les Mis and Phantom to perform with Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops in a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber on March 2-8.

Nobody sets the stage for Broadway like Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops in their renowned tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber, March 2-8, 2010. This concert series features Broadway stars soprano Tamra Hayden of Les Misérables and Phantom, as well as tenor David Burnham, Helen Hayes Award winner for Best Actor and star of Wicked. Audiences will delight in breathtaking selections from famed Broadway shows Cats, Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables and other classics from the Great American Songbook!

Tickets
A Tribute to the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Les Misérables
• March 2 & 3 at 8:00 pm. - Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Dreyfoos Hall, West Palm Beach, FL
• March 4, 5 & 8 at 8:00 pm. - Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at FAU, Boca Raton, FL
• March 7 at 8:00 pm. - Eissey Campus Theatre (Palm Beach State College), Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

For tickets, call 561-832-7677 or visit palmbeachpops.org/webber

About Tamra Hayden
On Broadway, Tamra Hayden played Cosette in Les Misérables and Texas in Cabaret (Studio 54). Tamra toured nationally in Les Misérables as Cosette (a role she has performed over 1800 times!), Phantom of the Opera as Christine, and Fiddler On The Roof as Hodel opposite Theodore Bikel.

She also toured regionally with the original Broadway Company of It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues (Seattle, Missouri and Arizona Reps). A versatile singer and actress, Tamra has performed a wide variety of roles including Sarah Winchester in the World Premiere of The Haunting of Winchester (San Jose Rep), Marta in Company (Denver Center Theater Company), Alice Roosevelt in Eleanor: An American Love Story (Ford Theater), and Julie Jordan in Carousel (Casa Manana). Tamra has produced two CD's, I Believe In The Fire, and A Day At The Fair.

About David Burnham
David Burnham just returned from New York where he played Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked having created the role in the original Los Angeles workshop productions. David was a member of the original Broadway cast of the 6-time Tony Award winning musical The Light In The Piazza, performing on both the Tony Awards and the PBS telecast "Live From Lincoln Center". David was the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for best actor as well as the 2007 best actor Garland Award for his portrayal of Fabrizio Nacarelli in the national tour of The Light In The Piazza.

On film, David was the voice of the Prince in the Warner Bros. animated feature "The King & I," and can also be heard as Willy in Disney's "Home On The Range". Recordings include the soundtracks to "Ghepetto", "The King & I", and "Home on the Range". Also the recordings "Strouse, Schwartz, & Schwartz", "Lerner, Loewe, and Lane" and "Lee Lessack's - In Good Company". David released his debut solo CD "David Burnham" for LML Music.

Photo credit: Linda Lenzi