An Evening with Sutton Foster

An Evening with Sutton Foster

Oct 3 | Cobb Great Hall

Program

An Evening with Sutton Foster

Program will be announced from the stage.


Sutton Foster

A Broadway megastar, Sutton Foster is a Tony Award® winning actress, singer, and dancer whose Broadway credits include starring roles in Once Upon a Mattress, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Music Man, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Little Women, and Les Misérables, among many other theatrical roles.

On television, Sutton Foster led the critically acclaimed series "Younger," as well as "Bunheads," and appeared in roles on "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," and much more. As a solo artist, she has toured the country with her hit solo concert and released multiple lauded recordings.

Michael Rafter

Music director/conductor/arranger for Sutton Foster: 2025 New York Philharmonic Gala, New York Pops, Live From Lincoln Center, and over 100 concerts world-wide.

Music director/conductor/arranger for Sutton Foster: 2025 New York Philharmonic Gala, New York Pops, Live From Lincoln Center, and over 100 concerts world-wide. Recently Music Director/Conductor of Funny Girl on Broadway. Music Supervisor: Funny Girl (National Tour); Associate Music Supervisor: Jersey Boys. Other Music Direction for Broadway: Violet, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Sound of Music, The King & I, Gypsy, The Most Happy Fella, Sweet Charity, Swing, Les Miserables, The Tap Dance Kid. Off Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Violet. Film and TV: Marriage Story, CODA, Annette, Music and Lyrics, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, The Tonight Show (Johnny Carson, Jimmy Fallon), Gypsy starring Bette Midler and Cynthia Gibb (Emmy for Music Direction), and Broadway's Best on Bravo. Music Supervisor: Everyday Rapture (Broadway); national tours of Buddy, Sunset Boulevard, Thoroughly Modern Millie,  and The Sound of Music. Music director/conductor: The American Songbook series at Alice Tully Hall.


Participating Michigan Students

  • A.J. Brow
  • Portage Northern High School
  • Amanda Meyerhoff
  • Chippewa Valley High School
  • Anastasia Breen
  • Michigan State University
  • Anna Holt
  • Troy Athens High School
  • Anna Wujek
  • University Liggett School
  • Anna Zaccari
  • Michigan State University
  • Annabelle Wilson
  • Rochester High School
  • Audrey Allen
  • Michigan State University
  • Avry Asbeury
  • Plainwell High School
  • Caleb Savara
  • Rockford High School
  • Calvena M. Mahoney
  • Jackson High School
  • Carson Colby
  • Chippewa Valley High School
  • Daphne Williams
  • Lake Orion High School
  • David Flores
  • Fenton High School
  • Ellie Rottach
  • Rochester High School
  • Elliot Gray
  • Huron High School
  • Emma Greig
  • Lake Orion High School
  • Faith Tisdale
  • Brighton High School
  • Gavin Rhoades
  • Vicksburg High School
  • Griffyn Fenner
  • Lapeer High School
  • Harlow Thurman
  • Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
  • Isla Rodriguez
  • Livonia Churchill High School
  • Jaina Musonda
  • Saginaw Heritage High School
  • Jaxson Arecheja
  • Dundee Community High School
  • Karly Ripperger
  • Rochester Adams High School
  • Katelyn Sutton
  • Holly High School
  • Lillian Tang
  • Bloomfield Hills High School
  • Lily Novetsky
  • Bloomfield Hills High School
  • Luis Rodriguez
  • Lakeview High School
  • Lydia Richards
  • Dundee Community High School
  • Melina Rollins
  • Oxford High School
  • Michaela Hamilton
  • Heritage High School
  • Miriam Miljour
  • Marquette Senior High School
  • N'dia McNeal
  • Swartz Creek High School
  • Natalya Flores
  • Fenton High School
  • Nevaeh Ritten
  • Imlay City High School
  • Nevaeh Terry
  • Interlochen Arts Academy
  • Nora Mason
  • Livonia Churchill High School
  • Ryan Betts
  • Michigan State University

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