Bravo Broadway! Playbill

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BRAVO BROADWAY! FEBRUARY 14, 2025 / 7:30PM / ABRAVANEL HALL FEBRUARY 15, 2025 / 7:30PM / ABRAVANEL HALL JOHN GENNARO DEVLIN, conductor SCARLETT STRALLEN, vocalist DEE ROSCIOLI, vocalist HUGH PANARO, vocalist

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Broadway Tonight! (orchestra only)

WARREN “Lullaby of Broadway” from 42nd Street LERNER/LOEWE “I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair Lady SONDHEIM “Not While I’m Around” from Sweeney Todd STYNE “Don’t Rain On My Parade” from Funny Girl WRIGHT/FOREST BERNSTEIN

Stranger In Paradise from Kismet West Side Story Medley (orchestra only)

SONDHEIM “Getting Married Today” from Company WILLSON “Ya Got Trouble” from The Music Man HERMAN “Put On Your Sunday Clothes/Before the Parade Passes By” from Hello Dolly INTERMISSION

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER “Memory” from Cats JOHN DU PREZ “The Song That Goes Like This” from Spamalot ABBA

ABBA Medley (orchestra only)

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ “For Good” from Wicked STEPHEN SCHWARTZ “Defying Gravity” from Wicked ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER “The Phantom of the Opera” from The Phantom of the Opera ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER “Music of the Night” from The Phantom of the Opera CONCERT SPONSOR

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ARTISTS’ PROFILES — BRAVO BROADWAY!

John Gennaro Devlin Conductor

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onductor John Gennaro Devlin is an ardent champion of American music, an innovator of concert design, and a thought leader in the field of classical music. Currently in his fifth season as Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO), Devlin is only the ninth conductor in its 90-year history to hold that title. Devlin’s artistry and versatility make him a frequent guest conductor with major orchestras across the nation. His engagements include performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and the American Repertory Ballet. Of his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Joshua Bell, Anne Midgette of The Washington Post wrote that Devlin “led the evening with flair…and was visibly in his element.” John Gennaro Devlin is an American conductor of Italian and Irish heritage. He completed his master’s and doctoral degrees in orchestral conducting under the tutelage of James Ross at the University of Maryland School of Music. His professional career has been shaped by his time as an assistant to conductors Gianandrea Noseda, Christoph Eschenbach, Rossen Milanov, and Victoria Gau.

Scarlett Strallen Vocalist

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carlett Strallen is best known in the US for the title role in the Broadway productions of Mary Poppins and as Sibella Hallward in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Strallen has starred in productions on Broadway, London’s West End, including Singin’ in the Rain at Chichester Festival Theatre and The Palace Theatre London, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She most recently starred on Broadway as Gwendolyn in Travesties. A frequent soloist with orchestras around the world, Strallen’s recent and upcoming engagements with orchestras in the US includes The Cleveland Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Grant Park Music Festival, Utah Symphony, Philly Pops, Phoenix Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, and Arkansas Symphony, among many others. Strallen has recorded “Something’s Gotta Give” with Simon Keenlyside for Chandos conducted by David Charles Abel. Strallen was requested by Her Majesty the Queen on three separate occasions to sing for her. Her film and television credits include the title role in the BBC production of Mary Poppins celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 80th birthday. Follow Scarlett @scarlettstrallenofficial

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Dee Roscioli Vocalist

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ee Roscioli’s home base is NYC, but she has travelled the world singing and acting. Roscioli is best known for her seven-year recordbreaking portrayal of Elphaba in the smash Broadway hit Wicked, where she led the Broadway, Chicago, San Francisco, and First National Touring companies. Most recently, Roscioli was seen on Broadway in The Cher Show, portraying the pop icon herself as both Star and Lady Cher.

In 2015 she was invited into the closing company of the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, playing the mischievous Fruma Sarah, which was filmed and archived for Lincoln Center’s performance library. In addition to her theatre credits, she has performed twice as a headlining artist with the prestigious Philly Pops and has also performed as a headlining artist with The Cleveland Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, Brazos Valley Symphony, Pennsylvania Philharmonic, South Bend Symphony, Cape Symphony, Corpus Christi Symphony, Missouri Symphony, Brevard Symphony, Symphony New Hampshire, Desert Symphony, as well as the International Music Festival in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic, and return concert engagements in Taipei, Taiwan. Dee Roscioli has created her solo show for the legendary Birdland Jazz, 54 Below, and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival cabaret series. She has also guest starred on various TV series. For updates on Dee Roscioli follow her on Instagram and Facebook! @deeroscioli

Hugh Panaro Piano

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ugh Panaro is perhaps best known for having played the coveted role of The Phantom in Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, including the 25th Anniversary production. In fact, Panaro is one of the few actors to be cast by Harold Prince as both The Phantom and Raoul in the show’s Broadway production and recently starred as the title role in the New York production of Sweeney Todd. An active concert artist, Panaro has performed with numerous symphony orchestras including the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall; The Cleveland Orchestra; Philly Pops; Dallas, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, Utah Symphonies; and the London Sinfonietta, among many others. Panaro’s upcoming engagements include the Philly Pops, Charlotte Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Tucson Symphony, Maui Pops, Hawaii Symphony, among others. Hugh also recently returned as a guest soloist with the Festival Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic. He also had the privilege of performing in the world premiere of Penderecki’s Te Deum at Carnegie Hall and was a guest soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch. A native of Philadelphia, Panaro graduated from Temple University and was awarded the Boyer College of Music Certificate of Honor. His first solo CD, Man Without a Mask, recorded live at 54 Below was released in 2023.

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