Wicked's Sexton to Play the Metropolitan Room

By Andrew Gans
July 27, 2007

Coleen Sexton, who is currently the standby for the role of Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked, will go it solo at the Metropolitan Room next month.

Sexton will make her New York concert debut Aug. 13 with a program simply titled "One Night." Show time is 9:30 PM.

Coleen Sexton played Lucy in the Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde; her performance was captured on the DVD of that show opposite the Jekyll and Hyde of David Hasselhoff. Sexton toured in Chicago, and her other theatrical credits include productions of Chess, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Her screen credits include "Law & Order," "Third Watch," "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns."

The Metropolitan Room is located in Manhattan at 34 West 22nd Street. Call (212) 206-0440 for reservations or visit www.metropolitanroom.com.