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December 16th & 17th at 7:30pm
HOLIDAYS FROM THE HEART - Kristen Hertzenberg & Philip Fortenberry
TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
Kristen Hertzenberg and Philip Fortenberry perform a delightful array of holiday music from their album, taking audiences on a wistful ride and connecting to the heart of the most magical time of the year.
It began with a studio collaboration. In 2011, Kristen and Philip released Holidays From the Heart, an album of holiday standards and non-traditional selections. The record draws from diverse influences, offering stunning versions of “Silent Night,” Beth Nielsen Chapman and Melissa Manchester’s “There’s Still My Joy,” and A Charlie Brown Christmas perennial “Christmas Time Is Here.” Hertzenberg, a versatile vocalist who starred for five years as “Christine” in the Las Vegas production of The Phantom of the Opera, performs the songs with the close intimacy of a cabaret singer and the power of one who belted out Broadway classics several nights a week.
“It’s a true gift each time I make music with Philip Fortenberry. He is absolutely world-class,” Hertzenberg says. “The material we’ve selected brings a warmth and energy that’s entirely different from the rest of the year, and amid the frenzy this season can bring, it puts me right in the frame of mind where I want to be.”
Kristen Hertzenberg
Kristen Hertzenberg is best known for her role as Christine Daae in Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stunning, $40 million Las Vegas production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, in which she played over 800 performances.
She has proven her ability to sing anything in her concerts, performing music ranging from opera to Broadway to blues. As one critic stated, "Hertzenberg reaches out to her audience with so much personality, skill, emotion, and vocal power that it's no surprise Desert Companion Magazine named her Best Torch Singer.”
After nearly two years touring major European cities in the musical HAIR, she moved to Las Vegas for her dream role in PHANTOM.
She has also enjoyed playing Sophie in Terrence McNally's MASTER CLASS, Heidi in [TITLE OF SHOW], and starring as Dyanne in the long-running Las Vegas production of the Tony award-winning musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET.
In Las Vegas, Kristen performed alongside Hal Prince in HAL PRINCE’S BROADWAY, an evening of conversation with the legendary Broadway director at The Smith Center. She was a regular in The Smith Center's prestigious Myron’s cabaret space, playing to sold-out audiences with her band, and in cabaret evenings with her musical director, Philip Fortenberry. She created two dynamic shows spotlighting her vocal versatility and performed several times a year on the main stage aboard the ultra-luxury cruise line Seabourn and was the featured vocalist in the collaboration between Celebrity Cruises and the renowned American Ballet Theatre. She continues to perform in pops concerts with various symphonies and in cabaret evenings in venues across the country.
Philip Fortenberry
As a renowned and versatile pianist whose styles encompass a wide range of musical genres, Philip Fortenberry is an artist with an equally expansive career. He has played for 10 Broadway shows and eight national tours including CATS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, RAGTIME, SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, SIDESHOW, and THE LION KING. He also toured the U.S. and Canada in concert performances of THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER starring Michael Crawford.
Philip has played Carnegie Hall with Eartha Kitt, as well as The Three Irish Tenors, and has also performed with Charlotte Church in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
Alongside renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade, he was invited to perform at the White House for Mikhail Gorbachev and President George Bush. Philip has played Carnegie Hall with Eartha Kitt, as well as The Three Irish Tenors, and has also performed with Charlotte Church in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Alongside renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade, he was invited to perform at the White House for Mikhail Gorbachev and President George Bush.
In Las Vegas, Philip was the associate conductor for WE WILL ROCK YOU at the Paris, HAIRSPRAY at the Luxor, MAMMA MIA! at Mandalay Bay, and JERSEY BOYS at the Palazzo. He performed 300 concerts of his solo show, LIBERACE AND ME, and was cast as the piano body double for Michael Douglas’ award-winning performance as Liberace in the HBO biopic, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA.
As a concert artist, Philip has toured the U.S. with solo performances where he shares his music and life stories from personal experiences as a professional musician. In 2018, he completed a three-week tour of China, performing his SALUTE TO BROADWAY concert for thousands of Chinese citizens in 14 cities.