"★★★★★ EXTRAORDINARY! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS AN EVENING LIKE THIS."
-AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO
MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING: HEIDI KETTENRING SINGS KAREN CARPENTER
Chicago’s favorite leading lady Heidi Kettenring lends her signature warmth to the timeless treasures and holiday hits of Karen Carpenter. Multi-award-winner Kettenring’s starred as Nessarose in the blockbuster musical Wicked (Broadway in Chicago), and Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (National Tour). A storyteller sure to stir the heart, 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 "Close To You," "Merry Christmas Darling," "For All We Know," and "The Christmas Song."
CHICAGO: BUNDLE UP & SAVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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RECENT SHOWS
Leffler Chapel & Arts Center with Gretna Theatre. Elizabethtown, PA
Leffler Chapel & Arts Center with Gretna Theatre. Elizabethtown, PA
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CONCERT PHOTOS
Photos by Ryan Bennett Photography
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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