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Sarah Uriarte Berry recently received rave reviews for her portrayal of ‘Charlotte’ in the critically acclaimed production of A Little Night Music at the 2023 Tony Award-Winning Pasadena Playhouse. Dallas audiences may remember her appearance with Disney Princess-The Concert, in 2022! Ms. Berry starred as ‘Belle’ in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on Broadway: first at the Palace Theater, and 11 years later, paired with Donny Osmond at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. She starred as ‘Cinderella’ in Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella for New York City Opera alongside Eartha Kitt and was the first ‘Belle’ to ever grace the stages at Disneyland. Berry made her Broadway Debut as ‘Eponine’ in Les Misérables after graduating from UCLA, later reprising her role for the 10^th Anniversary Production. Ms. Berry won critical acclaim as ‘Franca’ in the Tony Award-winning The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center Theater receiving Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and is on the Original Broadway Cast Recording. Other Broadway credits include: ‘Nicola’ in Taboo (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Next to Normal, and End of the Rainbow. New York, Tours, and Regional credits include: Bernstein’s Mass with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Marin Aslop (Cast Recording), and with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Cast Recording); City Center Encores! The Boys From Syracuse and Tenderloin (Cast Recordings); ‘Julie’ in Carousel (Royal National Theater United States Tour); Sondheim on Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, starring alongside Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jonathan Groff, and Vanessa Williams; A Little Night Music (Kennedy Center); The Full Mony (Pittsburgh CLO), Showboat (Godspeed Musicals), Guys and Dolls and The Sound of Music (AMT), My Fair Lady and Hello, Dolly! (San Jose), Fiddler on the Roof (Sacramento Music Circus), West Side Story and White Christmas (MUNY), Jekyll & Hyde (Casa Mañana), Almost Heaven (Denver Center Theater), Oklahoma! (Music Circus), and Grease! Film and Television Credits include: Frontera (with Michael Peña, Eva Longoria and Ed Harris), Pretty Bird (with Billy Crudup), Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Live from Lincoln Center, The Tony Awards, The Late Show with David Letterman, and ‘Saint Jellorica’ in the infamous Cats episode of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt!

Sarah has headlined with symphonies across the United States, including performances of her one-woman show, For The Love of Judy, and has graced cabaret stages with her new show, Porch Song Trilogy. Sarah is Spanish-Basque, happily married, and the mother of three crazy kids.

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American soprano Alyson Cambridge is one of the most diverse and compelling vocal artists on the scene today. Praised for her “powerful, clear voice” (The New York Times), hailed for her “radiant, vocally assured, dramatically subtle and artistically imaginative” performances (Washington Post), and celebrated for her “sultry and seductive readings” (Opera News), Alyson is known for her unique versatility and range. Combined with a striking stage presence and affecting musical and dramatic interpretation, she has over two decades of success with the world’s leading symphonies, orchestras, Opera and Broadway stages including: Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, The Philly Pops, Buffalo Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Youngstown Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Lake Forest Symphony, Madison Symphony, Portland Symphony (ME), Omaha Symphony, The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Albert Hall London, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, and many more. Her warm soprano shines in musical theater classics such as The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Show Boat, Oklahoma! and Porgy and Bess, but is equally at home interpreting jazz and pop standards. Her signature operatic title roles in Carmen, Tosca, as well as countless performances as both Mimi and Musetta in La boheme and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, have made her a darling of the opera world for decades. She has three critically acclaimed albums: Until Now (jazz, pop and musical theater); Sisters In Song (classical song, spirituals and operatic duets); and From the Diary of Sally Hemings (a 21st century modern song cycle). In addition to her illustrious singing career, Alyson also enjoys work as a model, in television and film, and in dedicating time to philanthropic causes close to her heart.

Hailed as “every inch the hero in stature and voice” (Classical Voice North America), award-winning American tenor, John Riesen, is consistently impressing audiences with his “impassioned…and vibrant” voice (Opera Today). John’s growing career boasts a variety of roles in which he excels and includes significant work in opera, musical theatre and concert. He has also released many studio recordings that have reached over 3.5 million streams, collectively, on Spotify. Some of John’s iconic roles on stage have been: Tony in West Side Story, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Candide in Candide, Frederic in the Pirates of Penzance, The Duke of Mantua in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Romeo in Romeo et Juliette, and so many more.

One of John’s more popular claims to fame was seen on NBC’s America’s Got Talent this past year as part of the Finalist group Metaphysic, singing “Nessun Dorma” as the voice of Howie Mandel. This performance was hailed as, “The best act of the series” by Simon Cowell.

He has also been selected to sing events for political figures and honors, including President Barack Obama, President Jimmy Carter, The Congressional Medal of Honor and for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Eric Metzgar is an in-demand drummer and versatile collaborator who offers his musicianship to various jazz/pop artists and symphony orchestras worldwide. He has had the opportunity to play with numerous first-rate performers including Jeff Tyzik, Sutton Foster, Joe Locke, Jimmy Greene, Shayna Steele, Byron Stripling, and Delfeayo Marsalis.

Metzgar is a passionate educator deeply invested in music teaching and learning. Each summer, he teaches at the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop under the direction of saxophonist Alexa Tarantino. He maintains a private studio and serves as a clinician at grade schools and universities.

Metzgar holds a BM in Drum Set Performance and an MM in Music Teaching and Learning from the Eastman School of Music. He lives in New York City and tours frequently around the world.