2023 Concert with the Stars
January 8 at 8:00pm
presented on the Variety Live Series at the
Lexington Opera House
The Lex was thrilled to welcome three fabulous Broadway veterans to delight our audiences in the 2023 edition of "Concert With The Stars" - including a Kentuckian from Louisville, a returning cast member from this summer's Chicago, and a new face...making her debut performance at The Lex!
“Concert With The Stars” is a cabaret-style concert of show tunes, interwoven with behind-the-scenes stories from the guest stars. The Broadway Stars will also team up with a group of up and coming collegiate artists and recent graduates to celebrate the mission of The Lex - serving as a training ground for the next generation of musical theatre talent, while producing professional musical theatre.
Meet Our Stars
SARA GETTELFINGER
Sara Gettelfinger grew up in Louisville, Kentucky! We're thrilled to welcome her to The Lex! Her credits include Broadway/First National Tours: The Addams Family (Morticia), A Free Man of Color (Dona Athene opposite Jeffrey Wright and MOS DEF), 101 Dalmations (Cruella DeVille), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (as Jolene Oakes opposite John Lithgow), Nine (as Carla with Antonio Banderas and John Stamos), The Boys From Syracuse Seussical, Fosse Other NYC: Atomic Carnival, Tenderloin, Chicago, Grey Gardens, Anything Goes, Catch Me If You Can, Pippin. TV/Film: "Guiding Light," "Ed," "Without a Trace," "Georgetown," The Big C," "Forbidden Love," "Sex and The City: The Movie."
J. DAUGHTRY
J. Daughtry razzle-dazzled our audiences as Billy Flynn in Chicago at The Lex, last summer. He is a Grammy Nominated, Stellar and Emmy winning Graduate of Bethune Cookman University. He is a Theatrical, Gospel and R&B singer/Actor on both stage and screen. From his humble beginnings in Bartow, Florida, his gift has taken him all over the world singing backup for several R&B and Gospel Artist that include the Billboard Charting and grammy nominated “Anthony Brown and Group TherAPy”, Patti LaBelle, Donald Lawrence and Kirk Franklin. He has appeared on Broadway in shows including Ain’t Too Proud…, The Color Purple and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. He has toured with shows such as Cirque du Soleil, Motown The Musical and Miss Saigon. His most recent work includes the original Netflix film Rustin set to premiere in 2023.
MANNA NICHOLS
Manna Nichols makes her debut performance at The Lex! She has performed on Broadway in Allegiance and toured the country in the First National Tour of Lincoln Center's The King & I (Tuptim). Off-Broadway she appeared in Tokio Confidential (Sachiko) and Death for Five Voices (Maria D'Avalos). Other credits: My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle) Arena Stage; The Music Man (Marian Paroo) Arizona Theatre Company; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Natasha) Theatre Raleigh; Miss Saigon (Kim) in the Kansas City Starlight Tour, Walnut Street Theatre, The Fulton; Les Miserables (Eponine) Pioneer Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre; The King & I (Tuptim) Walnut Street Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre; Austen's Pride (Jane Bennet) The 5th Avenue in Seattle; Kate Hamill's Sense & Sensibility (Marianne Dashwood) Virginia Stage; Guys & Dolls (Sarah Brown) Goodspeed Opera House; South Pacific (Liat) The Guthrie; Cinderella (Cinderella) The Fulton; An American in Paris (Milo Davenport) Cape Playhouse; Annie (Grace Farrell) North Carolina Theatre; and Hair (Crissy) Geva Theatre. She's performed in concert with the Santa Rosa Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and various USO Show Troupe shows. Her film credits include Cold Pursuit starring Liam Neeson (Minya) and Disney's Live Action Beauty & the Beast (background vocals).