2026 Headlining Concert

The Great American Songbook Starring Caroline Bowman & Austin Colby Benjamin Rauhala, Music Director

Love is an Open Door from Frozen

Music and lyrics by Bobby & Kristen Lopez

Musical Medley: I Won’t Dance/Cheek to Cheek/Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing

Music and lyrics by Berlin & Kern

They Can’t Take That Away from Me from Shall We Dance

Music and lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin

Anything Goes from Anything Goes

Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Music and lyrics by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma

Music and Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein

I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady Don’t Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl

Music and Lyrics by Julie Styne

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina from Evita

Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Musical Medley: Music of the Night, As If We Never Said Goodbye, All I Ask of You

Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Intermission It Takes Two from Into the Woods It Only Takes a Moment from Hello Dolly I Got Life from Hair

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman Music and lyrics by Ragni, Rado, & MacDermont

All That Jazz from Chicago

Music and lyrics by Kander & Ebb

Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors

Music and lyrics by Alan Menken

Take Me or Leave Me from Rent

Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Back to Before from Ragtime

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Flaherty

Oh What a Night from Jersey Boys

Music and Lyrics by The Four Seasons

Musical Medley: Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Defying Gravity

Music and Lyrics by Schwartz & Arlen

You’ll be Back from Hamilton My Green Light from The Great Gatsby Something (For) Good from The Sound of Music/Wicked

Music and Lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda Music and Lyrics by Howland & Tysen Music and lyrics by Rodgers, Hammerstein, & Schwartz

Headlining Concert Presented by National Association of Teachers of Singing

Artist Biographies Austin Colby is an American actor originally from Richmond, Virginia. He was most recently seen starring as Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby on Broadway, in which he made his Broadway debut in the original cast in 2024. Before making his way to Broadway, Colby appeared Off-Broadway as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys and toured nationally as Hans in Disney’s Frozen and Rolf in The Sound of Music. His regional credits include starring roles in the world premiere of the musical Come Fall in Love at The Old Globe in San Diego, West Side Story at Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C., and Smokey Joe’s Café at Arena Stage. He also can be seen on screen in the new A24/Peacock Series “Crystal Lake,” Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty,” as well as opposite Alicia Silverstone in the film “Pretty Thing” and Hallmark’s “Sisterhood, Inc.” A graduate of James Madison University with a background in music education, Colby’s path to the stage grew out of a love for singing and storytelling. His favorite role, though, is playing husband to Broadway star Caroline Bowman.

Caroline Bowman is a Broadway actress known for her powerful vocals and captivating stage presence, particularly in roles like Elsa in Frozen the musical, Eva Perón in Evita and Elphaba in Wicked. In January 2025, she made her debut as Norma Desmond in the new Sunset BLVD Broadway revival to a sold-out NYC crowd at the St. James Theatre. She then went on to originate the role of Karen Cartwright in Broadway’s SMASH. For five years, she played Elsa in Disney’s Frozen North American tour, playing more than 1,000 performances to rave reviews. She also was a part of the Tony and Grammy Awardwinning original Broadway opening and closing cast of Kinky Boots. She has performed all around the world in productions of Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Grease (Rizzo) and Fame (Carmen), to name a few. Bowman has been nominated for the prestigious Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, D.C., for her role as Eva Perón in Evita and the narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Her voice can be heard on multiple original cast albums including SMASH, Kinky Boots, Bubble Boy, “I Can’t Lose You” Frozen single, and more! She holds a bachelor’s degree in musical theatre from Penn State University and was one of 10 individuals to receive the 2014 Penn State Alumni Achievement Award. She is originally from Howard County, Maryland.

Headlining Concert Presented by National Association of Teachers of Singing

Benjamin Rauhala (music director) is one of the Broadway community’s most trusted music directors and collaborators. He is the music supervisor, co-creator, and “Fairy Godfairy” of Disney Princess - The Concert, which has been thrilling audiences globally since 2021. Rauhala has toured the world since 2014 as the music director for Jeremy Jordan, the Tony Awardnominated star of Broadway’s Newsies, and in 2020, he was named “Best Musical Director” at the Broadway World Cabaret Awards. He worked as a vocal coach on Disney’s animated film Wish, as an arranger on the opening numbers of the 2022 and 2023 Tony Awards, as well as the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards all with Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, who he has collaborated closely with since 2012. Most recently seen conducting Titanique in New York City, his Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof, American Psycho, and Pippin. Off-Broadway he also worked on Hit List, Duncan Sheik’s The Secret Life of Bees and Alice

by Heart, and David Bryne’s Joan of Arc: Into The Fire. He has performed with the Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, L.A. Phil (at the Hollywood Bowl), and Firdaus Orchestra. In February 2023, he headlined a sold-out concert of his arrangements at London’s Cadogan Hall. He is also the music director for Smash stars Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus, married Frozen stars Caroline Bowman and Austin Colby, social media icon Chris Olsen, Tony Award nominees Derek Klena, Jennifer Damiano, Kathryn Gallagher, and Disney Legend Jodi Benson. His pronouns are he/him/his. Follow him @brauhala