Broadway Singer/Actress Pamela Myers will present a Benefit Concert for the Ursuline Academy Performing Arts Department on February 15, 2008, at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The 8:00 pm Starry Starry Night concert in the intimate Fath Auditorium will feature Ms. Myers and a host of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra members along with performances by Ursuline Academy faculty, recent Ursuline alumnae, and the Ursuline Academy Acapella Choir.

 

A Cincinnatian, Ms. Myers has performed in numerous Broadway shows including the original cast of Company for which she was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Ms. Myers will be joined by nationally renowned pianist, Terry LaBolt.

 

The Broadway revival of Stephan Sondheim’s Into the Woods is Ms. Myers’ most recent Broadway appearance. She has performed in regional theater productions of Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Harold and Maude. A frequent guest artist with the Cincinnati Pops and the Boston Pops orchestras, Pamela Myers is a sought after performer.

 

In 2003, Ms. Myers released a solo CD, The Chance to Sing, in which she teams up with and is accompanied by esteemed composers such as Stephen Schwartz and John Kander.

 

All proceeds from Starry Starry Night will benefit the Ursuline Performing Arts Department, helping to fund master classes, instrument acquisitions, performance tours, and the UA fall musical. Tickets are available for the February 15^th event by calling the school at 791-5791, extension 1604. Tickets are $75 per person and include the Concert and a Post-Concert Dessert Reception in the Great Hall of the Museum. The event is sponsored by the Ursuline Academy Performing Arts Boosters Association and will benefit the UA Performing Arts Department which is under the direction of Carlton Monroe.