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"★★★★★ GLORIOUS... AN ELEGANT, TEAR-JERKING CONCERT EVENT" -AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO

WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: HEIDI KETTENRING SINGS KAREN CARPENTER

Chicago’s favorite leading lady Heidi Kettenring (Wicked, Broadway in Chicgao) and her exceptional band present the timeless treasures of Karen Carpenter. A storyteller sure to stir the heart, multi-award-winner Kettenring tenderly chronicles Carpenter’s troubles and triumphs with a familiar angelic radiance. Around the Town Chicago calls the show, “Glorious... An elegant, tear jerking, sing along concert event." Songs include "For All We Know," "Superstar," and "Close To You."

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

HEIDI KETTENRING

Award-winning actress Heidi Kettenring starred as Nessarose in the Broadway in Chicago company of Wicked, and as Belle in the National Tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Theatre credits nationwide include The King and I (Anna, Jeff Award, Broadway World Award), Oliver! (Nancy, Jeff nomination), Hello, Dolly! (Dolly Levi), Cats (Grizabella), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley), Les Miserables (Fantine), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Hairspray (Penny, Jeff nomination), Funny Girl (Fanny Brice, Jeff nomination), Little Women (Jo, Jeff nomination), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Milly), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Ford), Hero (Jane, World Premiere), She Loves Me (Ilona), and Guys and Dolls (Adelaide, After Dark Award). Film: Man of Steel. Television: Chicago Fire (NBC) and Cupid (ABC). Concerts: We’ve Only Just Begun and Merry Christmas Darling: Heidi Kettenring Sings Karen Carpenter; also Ravinia Festival, Millenium Park, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Pensacola Symphony. Additionally, she voices Disney Princess audiobooks. Kettenring is the recipient of a Jeff Award, eight Jeff Award nominations, two Broadway World Awards, an After Dark Award, the Richard Kneeland Award, and the Sarah Siddons Leading Lady Award. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and married to actor David Girolmo.

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