Program Notes: Leslie Odom, Jr.

PROGRAM HAROLD ARLEN Arr. Morton Gould "Stormy Weather" HOAGY CARMICHAEL Arr. Ralph Hermann "Stardust" Leslie Odom, Jr. (Selections to be announced from the stage)

INTERMISSION LESLIE ODOM, JR

Leslie Odom, Jr. (Selections to be announced from the stage)

Friday, July 7, 2017 | 7:30PM Saturday, July 8, 2017 | 7:30PM

LESLIE ODOM, JR. vocalist Leslie Odom, Jr. conductor Scott Dunn (bio available on page 12)

Performances at Embarcadero Marina Park South

This concert is made possible, in part, through the generosity of Darlene Shiley and...

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Additional theatre credits include Leap of Faith on Broadway, for which he won the 2012 Astaire Award for Outstanding Male Dancer on Broadway and was nominated for a Drama League Award; the 2014 musical Venice, which also played at The Public

Multifaceted performer LESLIE ODOM, JR recently concluded

Theater; and the Encores! Off Center production of Tick, Tick...

his run on Broadway starring as ‘Aaron Burr’ in the blockbuster

Boom! which was his first time working with Hamilton creator,

hit musical, Hamilton. He is a Grammy® Award winner as

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

a principal soloist on Hamilton’s Original Broadway Cast Recording, which won the 2015 award for Best Musical

On the small screen, Odom, Jr. is best known for his portrayal

Theater Album.

of “Sam Strickland” in the NBC musical series, Smash, and his recurring role as “Reverend Curtis Scott” on Law & Order: SVU.

Odom, Jr. originated the role of “Burr” in a sold-out run at The

He’s also appeared in episodes of Gotham, Person of Interest,

Public Theatre in 2015, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination

Grey’s Anatomy, House of Lies, Vanished and CSI: Miami. On

for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Lucille Lortel

the big screen he starred in the 2012 film, Red Tails, opposite

Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.

Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. and David Oyelowo. He stars in Kenneth Branagh's upcoming adaptation of Murder on

Odom, Jr. made his Broadway debut at the age of 17 in Rent

the Orient Express.

before heading to Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious School of Drama, where he graduated with honors. He is the

Leslie Odom, Jr. was raised in Philadelphia and currently resides

recipient of a 2002 Princess Grace Award for Acting, which is

in New York City. n

dedicated to identifying emerging talent in theater, dance and film.

The San Diego Symphony would like to thank

DARLENE SHILEY for her Bayside Summer Nights sponsorship of Leslie Odom, Jr. in concert.

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