Australian musical theatre star Caroline O'Connor, who made her Broadway debut in Kander and Ebb's Chicago, returns to Manhattan Jan. 17 for a concert at Birdland.
The Girl From Oz: An Evening With Caroline O'Connor will be presented at the famed jazz club at 6 PM. Daniel Edmonds is the evening's musical director.
The concert will feature musical theatre classics by Kander and Ebb, Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein. O'Connor will also pay tribute to some of her musical inspirations: Judy Garland, Edith Piaf and Ethel Merman.
O'Connor will be backed by Tom Hubbard on bass, Barrie Shaw on saxophone and woodwinds and Ray Marchica on drums.
Because the evening is sold out, a second concert has been added for Jan. 25 at 7 PM.
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Caroline O'Connor made her Broadway debut in November 2002 in Chicago playing merry murderess Velma Kelly, a role she also played in the Australian production, where she was awarded the MO Award and the Green Room Award for Best Actress in a Musical. O'Connor received an Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Mabel Normand in the West End production of Jerry Herman's Mack and Mabel, and her other theatrical credits include roles in West Side Story, Piaf and Bombshells. The actress-singer-dancer portrayed Nini Legs in acclaimed film "Moulin Rouge," and her solo recordings include "What I Did for Love," "A Tribute to Piaf" and "Stage to Screen."
Birdland is located in Manhattan at 315 West 44th Street. For reservations visitwww.birdlandjazz.com or call (212) 581-3080.
For more information about Caroline O'Connor visit www.carolineoconnor.com.
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