Philly Pops to celebrate Broadway this weekend

Three of Broadway’s most celebrated stars join the Philly POPS and conductor Todd Ellison — hailed by The New York Times as one of “Broadway’s electric conductors” — for Best of Broadway March 9-11 at the Kimmel Center.

The performance will showcase the finest in show tunes, with each piece having been chosen for its personal connection to Ellison and the three guest vocalists: Debbie Gravitte, Susan Egan, and Christopher Seiber. Along with these guest artists, the 65-piece POPS orchestra will perform favorite songs from My Fair Lady, Cats, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast, additional Disney classics, and more. With two dozen Broadway shows under their collective belts, Todd and the three vocalists are a perfect team to bring the best of Broadway to life on the POPS stage.

In a special connection to the POPS as it approaches its 40th anniversary season, the show includes music from An American in Paris, which was performed at the inaugural POPS concert in 1979 and recently earned 12 Tony nominations with conductor Todd Ellison as Music Director.

Todd Ellison most recently was the Music Director for the Tony-nominated An American In Paris on Broadway, now playing in the West End, has a Roman Holiday premiere headed for Broadway, and has The Black and White Ball in prep for Broadway. His Broadway credits include Michel Legrand’s Amour, Monty Python’s Spamalot (Best Musical Tony Award), La Cage aux Folles (Best Musical Revival Tony Award), 42nd Street (Best Revival Tony Award), Elton John’s Lestat, Annie, The Wild Party, On the Town, Once Upon a Mattress (starring Sarah Jessica Parker), How To Succeed (starring Matthew Broderick), She Loves Me, Taller than a Dwarf, and A Class Act. He was the music director of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at the famed Radio City Music Hall for several seasons.

Tickets are available at phillypops.org/Broadway