METRMAG Spotlight On: Broadway in Worcester Presents Tony Award Winner Christine Ebersole with Grammy Award Winner Billy Stritch
(Cover Photo: CHRISTINE EBERSOLE with BILLY STRITCH. Photo Courtesy of Broadway in Worcester)
By Kevin T. Baldwin
METRMAG Reviewer
# 774-242-6724
METRMAG Spotlight On:
BROADWAY IN WORCESTER
Presents
TONY AWARD-WINNER CHRISTINE EBERSOLE
With GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER BILLY STRITCH
"I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS"
One Night Only!
December 11, 2024 at 7:30pm
TONY AWARD-WINNER CHRISTINE EBERSOLE LIVE IN CONCERT
Jean McDonough Arts Center’s BrickBox Theater, Worcester, MA.
**TICKETS ON SALE NOW*
Limited VIP seats available. VIP tickets include premium seats, a BROADWAY IN WORCESTER swag bag, and post-show meet and greet with Christine and Billy.
BUY TICKETS
TICKETS:
Tickets are $55, $85 and $115 depending on seating location.
Contact the ticketing office for more information at 877-571-7469.
To purchase tickets visit: www.broadwayinworcester.com.
COVID 19 PROTOCOLS
Contact Venue for Most Updated COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Information.
ABOUT THE SHOW
BROADWAY IN WORCESTER announces On Wednesday, December 11, two time Tony Award®-winner CHRISTINE EBERSOLE will be joined by Grammy Award-winning pianist BILLY STRITCH as they celebrate the holidays together.
"I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" will feature the greatest hits of their twenty year partnership going all the way back to 42nd Street on Broadway when they first met!
CHRISTINE EBERSOLE has recently completed the fifth and final season playing Dottie on Chuck Lorre's hit sitcom "Bob Hearts Abishola" for CBS.
This past summer, she starred in the Transport Group's concert version of "Follies" at Carnegie Hall.
EBERSOLE most recently appeared on Broadway in "War Paint" in her Tony®- nominated role as Elizabeth Arden, opposite fellow Tony®-nominee Patti LuPone as Helena Rubinstein.
CHRISTINE EBERSOLE won her second Tony Award® for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, as well as virtually every Off-Broadway award, for her “dual role of a lifetime” as Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale in "Grey Gardens."
EBERSOLE also recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated film "Licorice Pizza" as Lucille Dolittle, based on Lucille Ball.
In 2018, CHRISTINE EBERSOLE made her LA Opera debut as the Old Lady in Francesca Zambello's production of "Candide" conducted by James Conlon.
EBERSOLE's extensive Broadway career also includes her Tony Award®-winning performance as Dorothy Brock in the hit revival of "42nd Street," in addition to leading roles in "On the Twentieth Century," "Oklahoma," "Camelot," Gore Vidal’s "The Best Man," "Steel Magnolias," the revival of Noel Coward’s "Blithe Spirit" and "Dinner at Eight" for which she received both Tony® and Drama Desk Award Nominations.
CHRISTINE EBERSOLE received an Obie Award and a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Alan Bennett’s "Talking Heads."
Concert appearances include the concert version of the opera "The Grapes of Wrath" at Carnegie Hall, the San Francisco Symphony’s tribute to Leonard Bernstein, the Boston Pops’ concert version of "A Little Night Music" and PBS concerts "Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" and "The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty."
In addition to her acclaimed stage career, CHRISTINE EBERSOLE has also appeared in numerous hit films such as "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Amadeus," "Tootsie," "Richie Rich," "Black Sheep," "Steven Universe" and "The Big Wedding" in which she also composed and performed the song "Gently Down The Stream."
EBERSOLE's television career began as a regular cast member on "Saturday Night Live" alongside Eddie Murphy.
EBERSOLE also played Tessitura in "Gypsy" with Bette Midler and has appeared on "Pose," "Madam Secretary," "Blue Bloods," "American Horror Story," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Search Party," "Will & Grace," "Murphy Brown" and "The Colbert Report."
BILLY STRITCH began his career in Houston, Texas, where he formed the vocal trio Montgomery, Plant and Stritch.
The trio performed all over New York and Europe from 1983 until they disbanded in 1990.
A chance meeting with Liza Minnelli in March of 1991 resulted in her asking STRITCH to create vocal arrangements for the record-breaking extravaganza "Liza Stepping Out at Radio City Music Hall."
In addition to his 25-year collaboration with as accompanist and opening act for Liza, BILLY STRITCH toured with the legendary Tony Bennett as Tony’s pianist and musical director.
A solo entertainer in his own right, BILLY STRITCH has performed his own shows (including tributes to Mel Tormé and Cy Coleman) in concert halls and nightclubs across the country.
STRITCH also serves as music director for such leading vocalists as Marilyn Maye, Linda Lavin, Linda Eder, Christine Ebersole and Paulo Szot.
BILLY STRITCH is the co-writer of the Grammy-winning song, “Does He Love You” recorded by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis.
The single reached the number one spot on the Billboard Country music chart, winning a Grammy Award and selling in excess of five million copies along the way.
BILLY STRITCH has arranged music for many top performers and created the arrangements for “Minnelli On Minnelli” and “Liza’s At The Palace,” both at Broadway’s famed Palace Theater.
STRITCH was also seen onstage playing the role of Oscar in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of “42nd Street” in 2001.
Tickets are $55, $85 and $115 depending on seating location. Contact the ticketing office for more information at 877-571-7469. To purchase tickets visit: www.broadwayinworcester.com.
BUY TICKETS
Kevin T. Baldwin is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA)
@MetrmagReviews
@Theatre_Critics
ABOUT THE BRICKBOX
With its industrial aesthetic and intimate seating, THE BRICKBOX THEATER AND THE JEAN MCDONOUGH ARTS CENTER is perfect for fresh, sophisticated stagings of classic works.
THE BRICKBOX THEATER AND THE JEAN MCDONOUGH ARTS CENTER
20 Franklin Street
Worcester, MA. 01608
508-413-JMAC/877-571-SHOW (Box Office)
boxoffice@jmacworcester.org
ABOUT BROADWAY IN WORCESTER
BROADWAY IN WORCESTER was founded in 2022 by Worcester native Eric Butler. BROADWAY IN WORCESTER is committed to providing Central Massachusetts’ audiences with the opportunity to see Broadway’s most celebrated talents perform locally. Past performers have included Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Kelli O’Hara, as well as Broadway legend Chita Rivera. In addition to providing local access to Broadway celebrity performances, BROADWAY IN WORCESTER fosters collaboration between Broadway talents and the area’s local high school and college students and their arts educators through educational programming. Each artist will participate in a free masterclass or workshop for students and educators prior to their performances. More information about BROADWAY IN WORCESTER'S free educational workshops can be found on www.broadwayinworcester.com. This initiative is supported by the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation, The Fletcher Foundation, and UniBank. BROADWAY IN WORCESTER looks forward to bringing an exciting line-up of stars to the City of Worcester in the years to come!
