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SUMMARY:Defying Gravity
DESCRIPTION:Defying GravityThe Wonderful Music of OZ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 9\, 20267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyCampbell Walker Fields VocalistJessica Hendy VocalistKelli Rabke VocalistJohn Fischer PianistMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nDance down the yellow brick road with music from The Wizard of OZ\, Return to OZ\, The Wiz\, and Wicked. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\na/perture screening of Wizard of Oz!Saturday\, May 2 at Tanglewood\n\n\n\n\nLearn more\n\n\n\n\nFREE a/mobile screening at the bandshell at Tanglewood Park (4061 Clemmons Rd\, Clemmons\, NC 27012). Bring blankets and chairs. Film begins at sundown (approx 8:15pm). Musical performances will precede the film and food trucks will be available. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, May 97:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorne Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27104 \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat will my view be like?\n\n\n\nWhile Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine\, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound\, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator\, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCampbell Walker Fields Vocalist \n\n\n\nCampbell Walker Fields is a versatile singer and keyboardist with equal comfort on concert\, musical theatre and arena stages. His professional career began when he was cast at the age of nine as the Artful Dodger in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s 2011 production  of Oliver! He recently debuted with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and enjoyed return engagements with the Jacksonville Symphony and Camerata Mazatlán. He has appeared with the Florida Orchestra\, Abilene Philharmonic\, Dearborn Symphony\, Gainesville (FL) Orchestra\, Pocono Pops\, as well as multiple appearances with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. He was seen competing on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (Season 11) and has been part of the faculty of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival for the last eight seasons. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Hendy Vocalist \n\n\n\nJessica Hendy is a critically acclaimed actress\, writer and singer. She’s long been known as one of the best belters on Broadway. She earned a GRAMMY® Nomination for her work on the Sondheim Unplugged Vol 3 album in 2023. She wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway musical\, Walking With Bubbles\, in which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award\, and won the Off-Broadway Alliance award. Walking With Bubbles is based on Ms. Hendy’s life and was a critical success in New York City. The cast album is available on all streaming platforms. Ms. Hendy made her Broadway debut as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats at the Winter Garden Theatre. She is the only member of that production to have also been cast in the Broadway revival at the Neil Simon Theatre playing the same role. Other Broadway credits include Aida (Amneris)\, and Amour. She made her Radio City Music Hall debut in The New York Spring Spectacular alongside the world-famous Rockettes. She toured nationally with Cats (Grizabella)\, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator)\, and in concert with composer Stephen Schwartz\, singing “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. Her one-woman cabaret\, A Life To Call Your Own received rave reviews in the New York press\, and she received a Bistro Award for the review Get Your Tickets Now at Don’t Tell Mama’s cabaret. She played Diana Goodman in the regional premiere of Next To Normal at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati\, where she earned an Acclaim Award. Other regional theatre credits include Mamma Mia (Donna) at Connecticut Rep\, directed by Terrence Mann. North Shore Music Theatre’s Miss Saigon (Ellen)\, and the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center production of Songs for a New World with Jason Robert Brown. A regular guest singer at Feinstein’s 54 Below\, housed in New York’s legendary Studio 54\, Ms. Hendy continues to appear in concert with Symphony Orchestras across North America. Ms. Hendy attended the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and lives in New York City. www.JessicaHendy.com @jesshendy \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelli Rabke Vocalist \n\n\n\nKelli Rabke was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber to make her Broadway debut as The Narrator in the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (US Cast Recording). In 2023\, she reprised that role to much acclaim at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Also on Broadway\, she played Eponine in Les Misérables. She has performed in regional theaters throughout the country\, most notably as Yonah in the American Premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden (American Premiere Recording) at the Paper Mill Playhouse\, where she also got her “big break” as Dorothy in their landmark production of The Wizard of Oz. Other favorites include Mabel in Mack & Mabel at Barrington Stage Co\, and Christine in Phantom (Kopit/Yeston) at Pittsburgh CLO. Recent highlights include the Emmy nominated PBS American Songbook segment Stephen Schwartz & Friends\, featuring the composer himself at the piano\, and featured soloist on the Grammy nominated album\, Sondheim Unplugged. After leaving the bright lights of the stage to start a family\, she is now a staple in the concert world\, performing with symphony orchestras across the country and creating her own cabaret shows\, including the critically acclaimed Tiny Giants-Petite Powerhouses from Garland to Gaga. She is most proud of her biggest “productions” to date: son Joseph and daughter Abigale! www.kellirabke.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Fischer Pianist \n\n\n\nJohn Fischer is a music director\, pianist\, vocal coach and teacher with decades of experience working with top Broadway and cabaret artists\, including Tony Award® winners Ali Stroker\, Alice Ripley\, Tony Award® nominee Emily Skinner\, and many more. He music directed Broadway’s Rising Stars at The Town Hall for 14 seasons\, where he also worked on numerous Broadway Originals concerts. He spent seven seasons as music director for the highly acclaimed musical theatre program at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires\, and his last season saw him working hand in hand with Stephen Schwartz and Chet Walker on the creation of a new ballet\, The Boy on the Roof. In recent years\, John has joined the symphony world as a guest artist\, debuting a new Bacharach show with the Plymouth Symphony\, Blockbuster Broadway for the Omaha Symphony\, a Bernstein/Robbins celebration with the Signature Symphony\, and Music of the Knights with the Santa Ana Symphony Orchestra. In NYC\, he is a regular fixture at 54 Below\, music directing everything from Sinatra to Streisand\, and as the MD for the long-running series\, Sondheim Unplugged. Recent highlights include Ali Stroker’s sold out American Songbook concert at Lincoln Center\, Alice & Emily’s Unattached at 54 Below\, and the 25th Anniversary Concert of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\, part of the award winning 54 Sings series for which he also music directed Applause\, Mack & Mabel\, and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. He currently teaches at Singnasium\, Applause NY\, and also does private coaching. He has been on staff at AMDA\, HB Studios\, The New School\, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute\, and the Growing Studio. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou May Also Like…
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/defying-gravity/
LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104
CATEGORIES:Family Concerts,Plugged-In Pops
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