Jennifer has returned to the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera.
She originally joined the production on April 20, 2006.
Click here to keep up with when Jennifer will be performing. The schedule is subject to change so please check back before buying tickets.
SEPTEMBER 2009
Jennifer will be singing "All I Ask of You" with fellow Phantom castmate Ryan Silverman for this year's Broadway on Broadway concert in Time's Square on September 13.
JULY 2009
Jennifer will be singing in a concert entitled "Bright Lights: The New Kids" at the Triad as part of Dreamlight Theatre Company's Concert Series on Sunday July 19, 2009 at 7:00pm. The concert will present works of NYU's recent graduates
from the Graduate Program for Musical Theatre Writing.
MAY 2009
Jennifer will be singing in a concert at her church (The Church on the Hill) in Flushing Queens on May 31st at 3pm. A dessert buffet will follow. Tickets are available at the door and all proceeds will go to benefit the church.
Jennifer will be joining fellow Phantom star John Cudia in concert for Hebrew Health Care's annual fundraising event "Celebrate Life" at the Marriott in Hartford, CT on Sunday May 3. They will be joined by Tim Stella on piano.
MARCH 2009
Jennifer will be joining fellow Phantom star Howard McGillin for a private concert at Donald Trump's Mar-a-lago in West Palm Beach, FL. for Mr. Trump and guests on March 27th. They will be joined by David Lai on piano.
OCTOBER 2008
Jennifer will be returning to her undergraduate Alma Mater Salisbury University for its inaugural Alumni Artist Showcase on Friday October 31. Click here for more information.
JULY 2008
Jennifer will be joining Christine Andreas, John Easterlin, Alexander Gemignani, Lisa Howard, Mark Kudisch, Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, William Michals and others for A Night at the Operetta II at Town Hall on Monday July 14 at 8pm. Hosted by Scott Siegel, directed by Dan Foster and musical directed by Fred Barton, this stirring evening of classic Broadway show music will feature some of the most passionate and romantic music ever written.
JUNE 2008
Jennifer will be joining Max von Essen, Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, Nancy Anderson, John Treacy Eagan and more for the premeire concert of Radio Broadway at Town Hall...a fun an energetic return to the year 1958 in the style of American Bandstand.
APRIL 2008
Jane Waldman sat down with Jennifer in her dressing room for an interview for an AP on Broadway podcast. Jane and Jennifer had a great time talking with each other and the interview can be listened to here.
Jennifer is thrilled to be joining Max von Essen, Lea Michele, Julia Murney and more for Jamie McGonnigal and Michael Lavine's Flopz n' Cutz 4 at Joe's Pub on April 6 at 9:30 PM. Click here for more info. Tickets sell fast for this event so get them early.
FEBRUARY 2008
Jennifer was back in the recording studio this month recording a couple of demo songs for a new musical called City of Light by Beverly Ross and Tom Spahn.
JANUARY 2008
The Phantom of the Opera will be celebrating 20 years on Broadway on January 26. Broadwayworld.com posted a great article with lots of interesting facts. Jennifer and Howard McGillin will be seen Friday morning January 25 on Fox 5's "Good Day New York" during the "Anne About Town" segment where Anne goes behind the scenes. Two seperate segments will air at about 7:30AM and 8:30AM (not sure which one will include Jennifer). For those of you outside the NY area, you can check here sometime after the broadcast to watch the clip. They are also looking for "Phantom Phans" to join Anne outside the theatre for the live portion of the segment. Check here for more information. There will also be a segment on NBC's Weekend Today featuring five of the company members that have been a part of the show all 20 years. For more info click here. The earlier scheduled CBS Early show segment has been cancelled.
NOVEBMER 2007
Currently The Phantom of the Opera is dark due to a Local One (Stagehand's Union) strike. The strike began on November 10 and there continue to be NO SHOWS. If you have purchased tickets for a show closed by the strike, you will receive a refund. You can click here to read the latest information and please keep checking back. We are all certainly hoping that we are back to work as quickly as possible.
Jennifer and fellow Broadway performers Christiane Noll, Martin Vidnovik, Jonathan Groff, Jenn Gambatese and many others lent their voices to the upcoming Salzburg Marionette production of The Sound of Music. Jennifer provided the voices for Liesle and Sister Sophia. The production is premiering in the US and will then travel to Salzburg, Austria where it will become part of the standard repertoire. The tour is now coming to the NYC metro are and you can read more about the upcoming dates on Broadway.com and read more about the production company by visiting the website of the Salzburger Marionetten Theater.
OCTOBER 2007
On Halloween day check out Sirius Satellite Radio Chanel 77 Broadway's Best as the cast of "Phantom of the Opera" (Howard McGillin, Jennifer Hope Wills, Tim Martin Gleason and Marilyn Caskey) host "Halloween at the Opera" beginning at 8pm. You will catch little snippets of them telling some stories about "Phantom" and some of their favorite scary moments from other shows.
There is a lovely article written about Jennifer's theatrical parents that sort of explains what they do. Check out The Doings - Oakbrook.com.
The interact page has been updated to include some excerpts from the recent demo recording of Amanda Jacobs and Lindsay Warren Baker's Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
SEPTEMBER 2007
Jennifer will be performing "All I Ask of You" along with Tim Martin Gleason in the annual free Broadway on Broadway concert in Times Square on Sunday September 16.
Jennifer went into the recording studio again to record a Demo for Amanda Jacobs and Lindsay Warren Baker's Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.
AUGUST 2007
Jennifer joined fellow Broadway performers Christiane Noll, Martin Vidnovik, Jonathan Groff, Jenn Gambatese and others (including a couple of very talented Brodaway kids) in the recording studio to record The Sound of Music for the internationally accalimed Salzburger Marionetten Theater. The production will be touring the US before it returns home to Austria. Jennifer recorded the roles of Liesle and Sister Sophia.
Jennifer will be participating in an reading of Pride & Prejudice along with fellow Broadway performers Catherine Brunell, Marilyn Caskey, Isabel Keating, Colin Donnell, Sebastien Arcelus, and many others. Read the Playbill.com article and Howard Kissell's August 3rd entry in his Cultural Tourist blog.
JULY 2007
There is a lovely little feature on Jennifer's favorite NYC picks on Broadway.com. It is their regular feature My New York.
Jennifer will be joining James Romick and Jason Mills singing selections from Phantom at the annual Broadway in Bryant Park series of concerts on July 19. This is a series of free concerts in the park to entertain the lunchtime crowd.
JUNE 2007
Jennifer recorded a commercial for the NY Lotto. If you listen to the airways in NJ and NY you may just recognize her voice.
Jennifer with be singing in the Annual Goodspeed Gala along with fellow "phantomite" Gary Mauer on June 16. This year's gala will honor Jerry Herman.
Jennifer and Michael Shawn Lewis will be singing "All I Ask of You" at the Stars in the Alley free concert on June 6.
MAY 2007
Jennifer will be singing the National Anthem at the 29th Annual American Image Awards on May 14th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
APRIL 2007
Jennifer will be on vacation April 21st - May 2nd. April 20th marks Jennifer's one year anniversary with Phantom so she figures it is about time for a little R&R. She will be spending the time with her husband in Germany, Austria and Italy. She will return to the production on May 3rd.
Keep your eyes out for the latest edition of Time Out New York. There is going to be a story about Theatre Secrets and there will be two circulating covers. One is of Howard McGillin and Jennifer as Christine telling a secret in the Phantom's ear and the other is of Glinda and Elphaba. They should be on newstands all across New York on Wednesday April 4. Click on the Phantom Gallery to see a copy of the cover.
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