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 SPRING POPSBRAVO BROADWAY scheduled April 26-27— Entitled BRAVO BROADWAY, the event will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 and again at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27 at the Gallagher-Bluedorn. Sponsored by Waterloo Industries, John Deere Waterloo Operations, and media sponsor Mix 96, the performance will include selections from shows like The Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Cabaret, Phantom of the Opera and Evita. Debbie Gravitte's varied career has taken her from the Broadway stage to the symphony hall and points between. She won the prestigious Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jerome Robbins’s Broadway, along with a Drama Desk Award Nomination and New York Showstopper Award. After making her Broadway debut in the original cast of They’re Playing Our Song, she went on to appear in Perfectly Frank (Drama Desk Award nomination), Blues in the Night, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Zorba, Chicago and Les Miserables. She has sung with numerous symphony orchestras including the National Symphony (with Marvin Hamlisch), the Boston Pops, just to name a few. Overseas, Debbie has sung with the London, Aalborg, and Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, the Stockholm Philharmonic, the Gotesborg and Jerusalem Symphonies, and more. In May of 2007, she performed with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in The 3 Broadway Divas. She can be heard as one of the voices in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
 Doug LaBrecque thrilled theatre audiences as The Phantom and Raoul in the Harold Prince production of The Phantom of the Opera. In addition, he has starred on Broadway as Ravenal in the Hal Prince revival of Showboat, a role he also performed in Canada and Chicago. Featured in Oscar Hammerstein’s 100th Birthday Celebration on Broadway at The Gershwin Theatre, he toured nationally with Les Miserables. An active concert performer he has been a soloist with some of the world’s finest symphony orchestras including The National Symphony, The Israel Philharmonic (Tel Aviv), The Chicago Symphony, among many others. Last season, he appeared with the Cincinnati Pops, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra as well as the National Symphony and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, both conducted by Marvin Hamlisch.
 Jan Horvath was a member of the original Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera where she performed the roles of Christine and Carlotta. Other Broadway credits include The Threepenny Opera starring Sting, Sweet Charity starring Debbie Allen, Stardust Express and Oliver! In addition to her Broadway credits Ms. Horvath sang the leading role of Grizabella in the National Touring Company of CATS. Regionally, Ms. Horvath has performed a variety of roles including Eva Peron in Evita, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Chairy Barnum in Barnum. She has worked with such legendary talents as Marvin Hamlisch, Doc Severinsen, Erich Kunzel, Richard Hayman, Skitch Henderson and has appeared as a guest soloist with over one hundred orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic (Tel Aviv), National Symphony, New York Pops among many others. Ms. Horvath is a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Tickets to BRAVO BROADWAY start at $22 for adults and at $11 for students. Buck a Kid is available for this event. (Buy one adult ticket and get up to two student tickets--under age 18-- for just $1 each.) For tickets, call 273-4TIX (toll-free 877-549-SHOW) or visit wcfsymphony.org. Volunteers will be on hand at the Spring Pops concerts to take 2008-09 season ticket orders. Call 319-273-3373 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. |