Plano Symphony Orchestra brings Frisco "Home for the Holidays"
October 16, 2006
For information contact: Alice Hobbs, 972-473-7262 Ext. 22, planosymphony.org

Hector Guzman and the Plano Symphony Orchestra bring you a new program sure to delight the entire family. Enjoy a musical version of Scrooge, as the infamous character takes you on a journey of musical Christmas past, present and future. The performance also features Broadway star Laurie Gayle Stephenson, soprano, who has performed in The Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and others. Enjoy one of Broadway's leading ladies in a joyous holiday celebration.

Enjoy classic holiday favorites such as Deck the Halls, My Favorite Things, We Need a Little Christmas, Jingle Bells, and I'll Be Home for Christmas, plus orchestral holiday arrangements and a traditional sing-along with soprano Laurie Gayle Stephenson.

Laurie Gayle Stephenson made her Broadway debut in the Tony award-winning musical, The Secret Garden, where she performed the role of Lily. She starred for two years on Broadway as Christine Daae in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, and made her debut as Christine in Phantom with the first national touring company at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Laurie was an original cast member of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert. She toured the U.S. singing opposite Michael Crawford and made her debut in London's West End at the Palladium with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Most recently, Laurie performed An Evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert at The Hummingbird Theatre in Toronto, as well as The Kennedy Center, where she has also performed with Marvin Hamlisch and the National Symphony Orchestra in A Tribute to Richard Rodgers. Laurie is very proud to have been part of Stephen Sondheim's 75th Birthday Celebration Concert at The New Amsterdam Theatre. Laurie had the honor of performing highlights of Phantom of the Opera in concert with the late Skitch Henderson and the New Haven Symphony, and she was one of four Broadway stars chosen to perform with the Bolshoi Symphony in Moscow.

The Plano Symphony Orchestra's 2006-2007 season sponsors include The Dallas Morning News and DallasNews.com, American Airlines and major funding from the City of Plano.