Tom Wopat and Kyle Dean Massey Join BROADWAY IN THE 'BURG

Broadway favorites Tom Wopat (A Catered Affair, Annie Get Your Gun) and Kyle Dean Massey (Pippin, Next to Normal, Wicked) will perform in Hattiesburg, Miss. during Festival South, an annual creative arts festival, June 1-17. The Hub City Players will stage Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, whose memorable tunes by Tony nominees, Benj Pasik and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land) were recorded in 2015.

The festival also includes Grammy Award-winner Patti Austin (Ain't Misbehavin') in a full orchestra tribute to Ella Fitzgerald commemorating her 100th birthday.

Wopat is remembered for many roles, including Annie Get Your Gun, Catch Me If You Can, and A Catered Affair. He will fill an evening with his rich, engaging baritone to open the festival on June 1 before heading to London for a round of engagements.

Massey's notable roles in Wicked, Xanadu, and Next to Normal to name a few, led to TV's ABC and CMT's series Nashville. He will present a solo evening of music from Broadway and more on June 16.

Austin will close the festival June 17 with the acclaimed FestivalOrchestra that has performed with a host of Broadway names including Linda Eder, Julia Murney among others.

More information may be found at the festival's website, www.festivalsouth.org.