$15 admission | free with festival pass
Enjoy an afternoon recital of Broadway and American classics in Bush Memorial Hall with Broadway star Lauren Blackman and special guest Nicholas Ward.
Lauren Blackman
A 5th generation San Franciscan, and consummate triple threat, Lauren holds the unique distinction of standing by and understudying the widest known array of Broadway icons, including Tony Winners Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel, and Karen Ziemba, the legendary soprano Rebecca Luker and most recently Tony Nominated powerhouse Eden Espinosa.
Broadway/NYC: Lempicka OBC (u/s Tamara de Lempicka & Baroness), The Music Man with Hugh Jackman (u/s Marian Paroo), Anastasia OBC (Tsarina, u/s Countess Lily). Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Mrs. Claus). World Premiere Producitons: Lempicka, La Jolla Playhouse; Little Dancer, The Kennedy Center & Seattle 5th Avenue, Anastasia, Hartford Stage. National Tours: The 50th Anniversary Tour of Hello Dolly! (Irene Molloy). Off Broadway: Next Thing You Know (Lisa), A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Jill). TV: Great Performances 50th Anniversary Special, PBS 2023. Lauren has played numerous leading ladies at cherished regional theaters across the country. She can be heard on the original cast albums of Next Thing You Know, Anastasia, and Lempicka. Lauren will be making her Carnegie Hall debut this summer! Follow along @laurblackman and laurenblackman.com
Nicholas Ward
Nicholas Ward is thrilled to be singing here at the Albany Symphony along side one of his favorite people, Lauren Blackman. Broadway: Lempicka (OBC), The Music Man (OBC -‘Oliver Hix’), The Lion King (‘Mufasa’), Frozen (OBC - ‘King Agnarr’), In Transit (OBC - ‘Chris’), On the Town (‘Workman, Miss Turnstiles Announcer’). Eight New York City Center Encores!: Brigadoon, Cabin in the Sky, Pipe Dream, The Golden Apple, 1776, Zorba, Paint Your Wagon, Annie Get Your Gun.
Lincoln Center: Camelot, Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk. 92nd Street Y: A Little Night Music (‘Mr. Lindquist’), Audience Choice (Featured Vocalist), Caramoor: Over The Rainbow: The Songs of Harold Arlen, Indianapolis Symphony Yuletide (Featured Soloist), Gulf Coast Symphony: A Tribute to Jerome Kern. Touring: Showboat, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, The Doo Wop Project. Solo Show: UPLIFT! Film & Television: “Schmigadoon!,” Frozen 2, Ricky and the Flash, “The Tony Awards,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Good Morning America,” “One Night Only: The Best of Broadway,” “The Disney Holiday Sing Along,” Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting. Regional: Big River, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Jesus Christ Superstar, Show Boat, Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Tommy, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Ring of Fire, Guys and Dolls. Broadway Cast Recordings: The Music Man, Frozen, In Transit. Nicholas feels blessed for all of the inspiring adventures he’s had on this journey through show business, and couldn’t have gotten here without the help of so many. I’m truly grateful. Insta: @nicholastheward
PARKING INFORMATION
Bush Memorial Hall is located at the corner of Congress and 1st Street with entrance through Sage Park.
Street parking is free on weekends in the City of Troy.
Free parking is also available at the State Street Parking Garage located at the corner of State Street and River Street, a quarter-mile from Bush Memorial Hall.
GPS Address: 189 River St, Troy, NY 12180
