Playbill UniverseWhere to See Your Favorite Tony-Winning Stars in Concert Around the Country This JanuaryChita Rivera, Tommy Tune, Audra McDonald, and more may be coming to a city near you.
By
Robert Viagas
January 04, 2018
Tommy Tune and Chita Rivera
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Thanks to Playbill Universe, the new TK from Playbill, you can follow your favorite stars in all of their upcoming performances and engagements (not just the ones on Broadway). As we kick off 2018, we looked at the January offerings around the U.S. to highlight a few esteemed performers—including multiple Tony winners. See where you can catch the likes of two-time Tony winner Chita Rivera, ten-time Tony winner Tommy Tune, six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, and more:
Matthew Morrison January 6–7, 9–10, and 12–13 at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC The Tony- and Emmy-nominated star of The Light in the Piazza and Fox’s Glee will perform numbers from throughout his Broadway career, including Hairspray, Finding Neverland, and South Pacific.
Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune — Two for the Road January 17 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida The two first-rank Broadway stars, who have a collective 12 Tony Awards between them, resume their national tour in Sarasota after a holiday hiatus. Directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele, the two will show off their singing and dancing skills, en route to further stops Florida and beyond, including California, Arizona, and New Jersey.
Audra McDonald January 20–21 at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, North Carolina The winner of a six Tony Awards, two Grammys, an Emmy, and a National Medal of Arts will dip into the American songbook for an evening of standards and songs culled from her Broadway hits, which have included Ragtime, 110 in the Shade, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.
Jonathan Groff — The Bobby Darin Story January 20–22 at the 92nd Street Y in NYC Tony nominee Groff salutes the 1950s pop singer (who jazzed up the Kurt Weill–Bertolt Brecht ballad “Mack the Knife”) as the curtain raiser for the 48th season of the Lyrics & Lyricists series.
Kelli O'Hara and Seth Rudetsky January 28 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, California Sirius XM radio star and Playbill columnist Rudetsky will host O’Hara in an evening of backstage stories mixed with performances of songs from her distinguished Broadway career, which boasts South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game, The Bridges of Madison County, and her Tony Award–winning performance in The King and I.
Matt Doyle January 30 at Joe’s Pub, NYC The star of Off-Broadway’s A Clockwork Orange, Broadway’s War Horse, and television’s Gossip Girl unveils his solo cabaret show.
