The Phoenix Symphony Salutes the Tonys 

Program includes hits from The Producers, Cabaret

and Sweeney Todd  

      PHOENIX – Resident Conductor Lawrence Golan will lead The Phoenix Symphony in “Salute to the Tonys” – a concert packed with Tony-award winning music and dazzling vocal artists performing show-stopping moments from the bright lights of Broadway. Concerts will be held at Symphony Hall on February 26 and February 28.

      From The Producers to Fiddler on the Roof and Annie, the February concerts will cover some of the most cherished musicals and composers to date, including Marvin Hamlisch and Stephen Sondheim. 

      Baritone Sean Carter Campbell and mezzo-soprano Kristen Drathman will add the treasured lyrics to the unforgettable tunes. While Ms. Drathman will be making her Phoenix Symphony debut, Mr. Campbell last performed with The Phoenix Symphony in front of sold out houses during the 2008/09 Season in “A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein.”

      “Salute to the Tonys,” sponsored by Boeing, will be performed February 26 at 8 pm and February 28 at 2 pm at Symphony Hall in Downtown Phoenix.

      Tickets for “Salute to the Tonys” range from $26 to $76 and can be purchased by calling the Phoenix Symphony Box Office at 602-495-1999 or by visiting www.phoenixsymphony.org. Season tickets are still on sale with Choose your Own packages starting at just $80!

      Other highlights of The Phoenix Symphony’s 2009/10 Pops Season, sponsored by APS, include “Symphonic Star Wars” (March 26 – 28,) “The Beatles and Friends” (May 7 - 9) and “Patriotic Pops” (May 28 - 29.) 

      About The Phoenix Symphony: The Phoenix Symphony has been proudly serving the citizens of the Phoenix metropolitan area and Arizona since 1947. What began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year (in a city of fewer than 100,000 people) today serves more than 300,000 people annually, with almost 200 concerts and presentations throughout the greater Phoenix area and beyond. 

      Under the artistic leadership of Michael Christie as the Virginia G. Piper Music Director and administrative leadership of President Maryellen H. Gleason, the orchestra is overseen by the non-profit Phoenix Symphony Association under Board Chairman C.A. Howlett.

      The Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through the beginning of June, featuring full-length classical and pops concerts at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix, as well as concerts in Scottsdale, Mesa, Prescott and throughout central Arizona. The Symphony performs for more than 80,000 students and children, helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education and youth-engagement programs.