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Alfie Boe Plays New York City's Town Hall Oct. 17
By Michael Gioia
Singer-actor Alfie Boe, who won a joint Tony Award for his work in the Broadway revival of La Bohème, plays Manhattan's Town Hall Oct. 17 at 8 PM. His 17-city U.S. concert tour, which kicked off Oct. 2 in Dallas, TX, features material from his second album "Alfie" as well as selections from his debut recording "Bring Him Home." The tour will conclude Oct. 30 in Pittsburgh. "Alfie," which was released June 5 on Decca, "is a collection of timeless pop songs and musical theatre favorites from such classics as Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, West Side Story and Les Miserables, to name a few," according to press notes. The recent self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Classical Crossover Chart and features special guests Robert Plant and Nick Jonas. The remaining tour itinerary follows:
Oct. 18 at 7:30 PM Hartford, CT, at the Belding Theatre (Bushnell Complex) * Boe, who was seen on Broadway as Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann's La Bohème, played the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at The Queens Theatre in London and was also seen in Cameron Mackintosh's 25th Anniversary celebration of the show at London's 02 Arena. He is a regular performer with London's English National Opera, where he has played Nadir in The Pearl Fishers, and was seen at the Royal Opera House in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. For more information, visit Alfie-Boe.com. |
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