Theater Works Presents GREAT SONGS FROM BOMB SHOWS Featuring Kelli James and James May

Broadway star Kelli James joins forces with Broadway Conductor James May once again on the Theater Works stage for Great Songs From Bomb Shows on Saturday, June 24 at 7pm in the McMillin Theater of the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. Best known at Theater Works for their dynamic presentation of LES MISERABLES last season, Kelli James and James May team up once again for this cabaret-style evening bringing to life incredible songs with solos, duets, and chorus numbers from musicals that didn't make it big. James May will narrate a cast of three talented couples (Jacqui Notorio & Josh Vern, Jesse & Laura Berger and Kelli James & Tony Blosser) who will take you on a journey of forgotten favorites such as: "Meadowlark" (The Baker's Wife), "Eve Was Weak" (Carrie), "Moon River" (Breakfast at Tiffany's), "Our Time" (Merrily We Roll Along), "Wave the Flag" (Teddy and Alice), "I Know Him So Well" (Chess) and many more! Come enjoy the talent and tunes of some of the valley's finest!

Kelli James is proud to celebrate more than 40 years in the theater. Ms. James has been seen in several award-winning productions including the LA revival of Hair, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Columbia) in San Francisco, Evita in LA, the original Broadway company of Les Miserables as Eponine, in Toronto Aspects of Love (Giulietta Trapani) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Narrator) opposite Donny Osmond. Other notable productions include the premiere concert tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Chess in Concert (Toronto), The Tribute to Hal Prince (Munich, Germany) and The Night of 1000 Voices (Royal Albert Hall, London) where she worked with Tim Rice, Glenn Close, Roger Moore, Sarah Brightman, David Essex and Len Carlou, among others.

James May (Music Director) recently returned from two years in Spain as music director for The Lion King (El Rey Leon). On Broadway, as conductor and/or associate music director, Jim conducted Teddy and Alice, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard. National Tours: A Chorus Line La Cage Aux, Follies. Kiss Me Kate, Man of La Mancha, Beauty and the Beast; Los Angeles companies: Les Misérables, The Lion King, White Christmas, Wicked; in Spain and Mexico: La Bella y la Bestia (Beauty and the Beast), Mamma Mia; Les Misérables at The Hollywood Bowl; Many regional theaters, including St Louis MUNY Opera, The Goodman Theater in Chicago, The 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, and Sacramento Music Circus. James has also been a music director for Arizona Broadway Theater. He received his Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from Northwestern University.

Tickets on sale now for $25. For more information or to purchase tickets, call our box office at (623) 815-7930 or visit www.theaterworks.org.

Theater Works at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts is embarking on its 32nd season of providing exceptional theater to the West Valley. Theater Works is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for children, patrons and artists to experience theater that inspires, enriches and enlightens through the experience of the performing arts. Theater Works acts as The Managing tenant for the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts which features more than 200 events a year including: live theater, classical concerts, jazz, popular music, dance, comedy, cultural events, festivals, youth and adult education classes and much more. For more information, call 623.815.7930 or visit www.theaterworks.org.

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