By Andrew Gans
13 Oct 2009

Christine Andreas

Christine Andreas, who starred in the national tour of The Light in the Piazza, will join the Silicon Valley Symphony for three concerts of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate.

Show times at the California Theatre in San Jose are Oct. 16-17 at 8 PM and Oct. 18 at 2:30 PM. Andreas will sing the part of Lilli Vanessi with Richard White as Fred/Petruchio.

Christine Andreas made her Broadway debut in the 1974 revue Words & Music. Her other Broadway appearances include roles in The Scarlet Pimpernel and the revivals of Angel Street, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and On Your Toes. Andreas received Tony nominations for her work in Oklahoma! and On Your Toes, and her solo recordings include "The Carlyle Set," "Love Is Good" (Fynsworth Alley) and "Here’s to the Ladies" (PS Classics).

The California Theatre is located at 345 South First Street in San Jose, CA. Tickets are available by calling the Symphony ticket office at (408) 286-2600 or by calling Ticketmaster at (408) 998-TIXS.