Film & TV NewsMelissa Errico Sings Sondheim and More in PBS Concert Airing and Streaming June 21
The evening was filmed in April at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
By
Andrew Gans
June 21, 2022
Melissa Errico
Tony nominee Melissa Errico’s American Songbook concert, filmed at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in April, airs June 21 at 9:30 PM ET on PBS-NJ/WNJN; check local listings. The concert will also be available to watch online at MyNJPBS.org.
Along with sharing personal and professional stories, Errico performs a selection of Stephen Sondheim favorites, including “Getting Married Today,” “Send in the Clowns,” and “No One Is Alone.”
Ted Chapin, former president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, hosts the evening, which includes his onstage Q&A with Errico. An encore broadcast is scheduled for June 23 at 3:30 AM.
A Tony nominee for her performance in Amour, Errico has also been seen on Broadway in Anna Karenina, My Fair Lady, High Society, Dracula the Musical, and Irving Berlin's White Christmas.
The AmericanSongbookatNJPAC series will continue with Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton),airing June 28.
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Celebrate Tony Nominee Melissa Errico With a Look Back at Her Stage Highlights
Celebrate Tony Nominee Melissa Errico With a Look Back at Her Stage Highlights
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Gregg Edelman and Melissa Errico in Anna Karenina
Melissa Errico and Gregg Edelman in Anna Karenina
My Fair Lady Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1993
Melissa Errico and Daniel McDonald in High Society
Photo by Photo by Ken Friedman
John McMartin and Melissa Errico in High Society
Photo by Photo by Joan Marcus
Norm Lewis, Melissa Errico, Sarah Litzinger, John Cunningham, Malcom Gets, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Nora Mae Lyng in Amour
Joan Marcus
Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets in Amour
Melissa Errico in Dracula
Photo by Joan Marcus
Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico in Dracula the Musical
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