Newtown Yardley, PA Announcement
Trio of Broadway Singers at Bucks County Playhouse
New Hope, PA (February 2, 2023) – Bucks County Playhouse will welcome a trio of powerhouse Broadway singers for a series of concerts to kick off its 2023 Visiting Artist Series. The three singers, who individually are covering music made famous by some of the most popular women of song, will appear in three solo concerts in February, March and April. Carter Calvert, familiar to audiences from the Playhouse's production of "Always...Patsy Cline," Yardley's own Christy Altomare from Broadway's "Anastasia" and Elizabeth Ward Land from Broadway's "Amazing Grace" will each take the stage of the iconic Bucks County Playhouse for one night only. Tickets are on sale now at www.buckscountyplayhouse.org or by contacting the box office at 215.862.2121.
Bucks County Playhouse's Visiting Artist Series represents one of the few times on the calendar when outside producers take the stage to showcase their work. Renowned and unique performers from across the country — and around the globe — join local favorites for a lineup of crowd-pleasing fare that run through the end of the year.
Christy Altomare • February 18 at 8pm Broadway's sweetheart and Yardley, PA native, Christy Altomare returns to Bucks County Playhouse with a new solo concert. Altomare sold out two performances with her solo concert debut at the Playhouse in 2022. Altomare originated the role of Anya in the Broadway production of "Anastasia" for which she received the Theatre World Award and was nominated for an Outer Critics Award and a Drama Desk Award for lead actress in a musical.
Elizabeth Ward Land "Still Within The Sound of My Voice: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt" • March 18 at 8pm Broadway veteran Elizabeth Ward Land ("Amazing Grace," "Memphis," "The Scarlet Pimpernel") stars in "Still Within the Sound of My Voice: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt." The winner of 2020 Bistro Award, touches on genres ranging from rock, country, folk, light opera, big band, and mariachi.
Carter Calvert in "Viva La Diva" • April 1 at 2 pm Broadway star and recording artist Carter Calvert ("Cats," "Smokey Joe's Cafe," and the Tony nominated "It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues") floats effortlessly between Broadway, Pop, Jazz, and Country in her hilarious and yet heartfelt take on "making it in the biz" in Viva La Diva.
Single tickets are on sale now. Tickets start at $45; special rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For complete details, up-to-date pricing and to purchase tickets, please visit buckscountyplayhouse.org, call 215-862-2121, or visit the box office at 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA.
ABOUT BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE
Steeped in a theatrical history that stems back to its founding in 1939 by a roster of theatrical royalty, Bucks County Playhouse is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its 2012 re-opening and restoration. With more than 75,000 patrons walking through its doors every year, the Playhouse is leading the economic resurgence of New Hope and the surrounding community. In 2014, Tony Award-winning producers Alexander Fraser, Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler took the helm of the Playhouse, reclaiming its reputation of attracting Broadway and Hollywood artists. Playhouse productions of "Company" starring Justin Guarini, and William Finn's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" were named by Wall Street Journal to its "Best of Theatre" list for 2015. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal again hailed the Playhouse and Artistic Associate Hunter Foster in its Best of the Year listings for its production of "42nd Street" and in 2019 labeled the Playhouse "one of the best regional theaters on the East coast." Box office records have been repeatedly broken by signature productions of "Steel Magnolias" directed by Marsha Mason, "Mamma Mia!" directed by John Tartaglia and "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," "Million Dollar Quartet," "42nd Street," and "Guys & Dolls" (all directed by Hunter Foster). In 2021, the team developed and presented Candace Bushnell's "Is There Still Sex in the City?," which the Playhouse then partnered to move to New York. The creative teams who come to create new productions at the Playhouse are among the most talented artists working in the professional theatre today and relish the opportunity to work on the historic stage where Grace Kelly, Robert Redford, and Jessica Walter began their careers.
