Vox Femina Los Angeles to Kick-Off 12th Season With Susan Egan

Vox Femina Los Angeles will kick-off its 12th season with special guest Susan Egan, who has traversed all four corners of the entertainment industry, making powerful impressions in theatre, film, television and music. Sing-ular Sensations is a tribute to Broadway, as Vox performs classic selections from A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, Chicago, Dreamgirls, and WICKED, as well as a Leading Ladies Medley (arr. by Mac Huff). Ms. Egan will join Vox in voice with Don't Tell Mama from Cabaret, Getting Married Today and You Could Drive a Person Crazy from Company as well as For Good and Defying Gravity from WICKED. Ms. Egan will also offer a solo selection including Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl, I Dream a Dream from Les Miserables, Gimme, Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie and All That Jazz from Chicago.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. The 2008-2009 season is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

WHEN:   Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 8:00pm

WHERE:  Zipper Hall (The Colburn School), 200 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

TICKETS:  $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Call 310-922-0025 or at www.voxfeminala.org

Susan Egan starred on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie, winning critical acclaim as Broadway's (longest running) Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and received Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress as the original Belle in Disney's Beauty and The Beast. She's been seen on film in 13 Going on 30, Gotta Kick It Up, and voiced the animated characters of Meg in Disney's Hercules and Lin in the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, among others. She spent two seasons on WB's Nikki and guest-starred on NUMB3RS, NYPD Blue, Arli$$, Drew Carey, Party of Five, Great Performances, and more. Egan sings with symphonies nationwide, has over 40 recording credits including five solo CD's and was named Best Vocalist if the Year by TalkingBroadway.com.

Vox Femina Los Angeles, is a women's choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of quality choral literature with an emphasis on music by women composers. Choral singing is one of the oldest performance arts in existence, but Vox is excited to perform nee works and accept new challenges for themselves and for the audience. Dr. Iris S. Levine founded Vox in 1997. In the past 11 years, Vox has establisheditself as one of the preeminent women's choruses in the United States with a demonstrated ability to .perform highly eclectic repertoire, some of which can be heard on several recordings. It has actively fulfilled its goals through an exciting schedule of performances, touring and educational outreach. VFLA has demonstrated ists support and encouragement of living composers through commissioning new works. Vox Los Angeles is funded through grants and private donations.

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