![]() At age 20 - prior to graduation - she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under Maestro Erich Kunzel. Originally from California, Wolfe received her BFA in musical theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She is perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Cathy in the Off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years - but more on that in a minute. ![]() Prior to that, she played Cordelia, one of the lovable “lesbians from next door,” in the Broadway revival of Falsettos, directed by James Lapine, which recently aired on PBS. She recently finished starring in the Tony nominated musical Waitress, where she gave a multi-faceted performance as Jenna, a woman struggling in an abusive relationship. Strallen’s other theater credits include Amalia in She Loves Me at The Menier Chocolate Factory, Titania in A Midsummer Nights Dream at Hartford Stage, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance at Barrington Stage, Sibella in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at The Walter Kerr Theate, Lady Macduff in Kenneth Branagh’s Macbeth at the Armory in New York, Cunegonde in Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Cassie in A Chorus Line at The London Palladium, Kathy Selden in Singin in the Rain at The Palace Theatre London (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), Clara in Passion at Donmar Warehouse, and the title role in Mary Poppins at the New Amsterdam Theater on Broadway, a role she also played in the West End and at The Capitol Theatre in Sydney.īetsy Wolfe has established herself as one of the most versatile and keenly intelligent Broadway performers of her generation. ![]() Her most recent theater credits include the title role in Nell Gwynn at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Gwendolyn in Tom Stoppard’s Travesties at The American Airlines Theater on Broadway. Scarlett Strallen performs with symphonies all over the world and has been requested by her Majesty the Queen on three separate occasions to sing for her. Sperling recently appeared as Steve Allen in the final episode of Season Two of The Marvelous Mrs. He earned rapturous reviews for his production of Lady in the Dark with MasterVoices at NY City Center this past April and for Let ‘Em Eat Cake at Carnegie Hall. His concert of Carole King songs can be seen on the new PBS channel, AllArts, and his production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I can be seen on PBS. He is the Artistic Director of MasterVoices and was Music Director of the recent Broadway production of My Fair Lady, now starting a national tour.Ī Tony Award winner for his orchestrations of The Light in the Piazza, Sperling is known for his work across many genres, including opera, oratorio, musical theater, symphony and pops. A multi-faceted artist, he is a director, music director, conductor, orchestrator, singer, pianist, violinist and violist. Ted Sperling has maintained an active and successful career in the theater and concert worlds for 35 years. Read about what to expect upon arrival at Caramoor, in regards to our COVID-19 Policies. This ticket is completely FREE for Caramoor Members. (As a reminder, guests will not be able to view the concert this ticket is just for listening). The best place to listen is from Friends Field, where guests will have to bring their own chairs/blankets. $20 Garden Listening tickets are available to those who would like to listen to the concert from the grounds. ![]() No matter! We invite you to join the celebration of his 91st!īroadway stars Betsy Wolfe ( Waitress, Falsettos), Scarlett Strallen and Bryce Pinkham ( A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), and Ben Davis ( Violet) will be on hand, with Tony Award winner Ted Sperling as Music Director and host for this evening of songs from Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Anyone Can Whistle, and more. Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim celebrated his 90th birthday last year, but the pandemic ruined our party. This reception is for concert-goers only. The reception will start at 6:30pm in the Pavilion Plaza, and the concert will begin at 8:00pm. Saturday July 10, welcomes the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate the season of Pride with a complimentary prosecco reception for concert-goers of Celebrating Stephen Sondheim’s 91st Birthday. ![]()
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