The Girl Singers of the USO Are Back!04/01/2005The great love songs, sassy dance numbers and poignant melodies of the 1940.s return to The Kimmel Center in The Stage Door Canteen, with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. And those fabulous girl singers will sashay across the stage in Verizon Hall, too, thanks to three members of The Voices of the POPS . Nina Fine, Melissa Kolczynski and Carla Smith!
Performances begin on Wednesday, April 6 at 8pm and continue on Friday April 8 at 8pm; Saturday, April 9 at 2pm and Sunday, April 10 at 3pm. Peter Nero and the Philly Pops perform in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
Nina Fine has sung in many notable venues, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, City Center, Symphony Space, The SoHo Playhouse, The Academy of Music, The Mann Center, The Kennedy Center and The National Cathedral. She has appeared with many orchestras, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, and The Albany Symphony. Nina is a versatile singer, performing in opera (Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly), operetta (Pitti-Sing in The Mikado, Princess Margaret in The Student Prince), and in musical theatre off-Broadway (Dressing Room) and regionally (Fiddler on the Roof). Nina is one of the original members of The Voices of the POPS.
This is the first year that Melissa Kolczynski is a member of The Voices of the POPS, and her first opportunity to be a featured vocalist in a concert. Since graduating from the University of the Arts Musical Theatre program, Melissa has been working in the Philadelphia area with The Prince Music Theatre, The Arden, Act II Playhouse and others. She is currently in pre-production for her one-woman show Round Midnight, that will be part of The Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival June 10-18 at the Mum Puppettheatre.
Carla Smith has been singing with Pete Nero and the Philly Pops for three years. She appeared as a soloist in the POPera concerts of March 2003, and now sings with The Voices of the POPS. Since moving to Philadelphia, Carla has sung with The Opera Company of Philadelphia and The Media Theatre. She has also performed regionally in musical theatre and opera. Her greatest production commenced this past July when she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Elijah Michael Smith. Carla and her husband Jeff continue to perform while playing the roles of Mom and Dad full time.
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops is presented by Encore Series, Inc., a non-profit organization enriching the cultural life of Philadelphia through the performing arts. They are one of the resident companies of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available at The Kimmel Center box office, located at Broad and Spruce Streets or charge-by-phone through Ticket Philadelphia at 215-893-1999. Tickets can also be purchased on The POPS website, www.phillypops.org.
With Guest Vocalist Lynn Roberts
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