Heather Headley To Perform With The Philly POPS

International singing sensation, R&B hitmaker and Tony and Grammy winner Heather Headley will join The Philly POPS BIG Band at the Kimmel Center on Oct. 12 in the one-night-only show: "The Philly POPS Presents Heather Headley's Broadway My Way."

Tickets are currently available to subscribers. Single tickets will go on sale July 3, 2018 at 10 a.m.

Heather is the original Nala from The Lion King on Broadway, the Tony-winning star of Aida and the Laurence Olivier Award nominee for her star turn in ?The Bodyguard. She's a Grammy winner and Billboard chart-topper for her R&B and gospel albums.

She will perform at July 3's POPS on Independence with the full POPS orchestra and at July 4's POPS on the Parkway with the BIG Band during the Wawa Welcome America festival. POPS audiences saw her last December at the Wells Fargo Center while she was on tour with Andrea Bocelli.

About Heather Headley

Described by Billboard Magazine as "among the top singers with a vocal that absolutely astounds with its intensity ... This woman is one of the great entertainers of the day, on record and on stage." Tony and Grammy Award winner Heather Headley originated the role of Nala in the original Broadway cast of the Elton John and Tim Rice's hit Tony-winning musical The Lion King.

She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her portrayal in the title role of Aida.

Heather followed up her Broadway success on the pop charts with her 2002 debut album This Is Who I Am. Two songs - "He Is" and "I Wish I Wasn't" - both emerged as Top 5 R&B and Dance chart hits. The album earned numerous accolades, including Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for R&B/Soul Album of the Year and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding New Artist and Outstanding Female Artist, and BET Awards in the "Cool Like That" category.

The title track of her long-awaited second solo album In My Mind became Heather's first #1 hit, topping the Dance charts. Her third studio album Audience of One won the Grammy Award for the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.

In 2016, Heather made a triumphant return to Broadway playing Shug Avery in The Color Purple.

Over the past few years, she has displayed her versatility as one of Andrea Bocelli's favorite singing partners in many of his American and international tours. She and the POPS performed in Bocelli's 2015 and 2017 concerts at the Wells Fargo Center.

About The Philly POPS
The Philly POPS, the largest standalone pops orchestra in the United States, delights audiences with the inspired performance of American popular music. The POPS celebrates this distinctive musical heritage through an expanding repertoire of innovative concert performances and a robust set of educational and engagement initiatives.

Now celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season, the POPS, the official POPS orchestra of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia's partner in civic celebration, serves a consistently growing audience of over 200,000 annually. Music Director Michael Krajewski and the 65-piece Philly POPS orchestra keep listeners tapping their toes to an impressive repertoire of songs from American traditional music up through to today's chart-toppers. The Philly POPS BIG Band, an 18-20 piece ensemble performing a rock and rhythm and blues repertoire, premiered in 2017 to enthusiastic response at the July 4 Welcome America Concert on the Parkway. Outside the concert hall, free Salute Series performances - including Memorial Salute, July 3 POPS on Independence, July 4 POPS on the Parkway and the I'll Be Home for Christmas: A Salute to the Military and First Responders concert - celebrate the American tradition of service around important national holidays. POPS in Schools enhances music education for Philadelphia School District students; POPS Outside brings POPS music to local communities. The Philly POPS performs as a founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and at venues throughout the mid-Atlantic region

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