Internationally acclaimed vocalist Helen Welch will perform First Ladies of Song at the Performing Arts Center at ֱ State University - Tuscarawas on Thursday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m.
First Ladies of Song celebrates all the female trail-blazers including; Streisand, Whitney, Dolly, Ella, Peggy Lee, Petula Clark, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Linda Rondstadt, Carole King, Judy and many more. Helen Welch has a unique talent for arranging songs to make them her own and will share fascinating stories about how these women made their impact on the music business. Relive and celebrate the hits “At Last", "Fever”, “Natural Woman”, “Over the Rainbow”, “Misty”, “Both Sides Now” and more!
A native of England, Helen began her career on television’s Romper Room. Since her early success, she has headlined with world-class organizations such as the BBC Big Band, Glenn Miller Europe, Opus One and others at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues including: The Ritz, The Savoy, Blenheim Palace, The Grosvenor House Great Room, Claridges and many theatres in London’s West End. Additionally, she held starring roles in a variety of popular musicals including: Hello Dolly, Barnum, Carousel, 42nd Street, Calamity Jane, and Oliver Twist.
After a very successful run in the U.K., Helen relocated to the United States to guest star in the Broadway musical Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Her immediate success landed her as a fronting vocalist for The Cleveland Orchestra, The Breckenridge Summer Orchestra, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, The Grant Park Symphony Orchestra (Chicago), The Florida Symphony and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Since that time, Helen has been producing her own shows for Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, The Akron Civic Theatre, The Chautauqua Institution and many other theatres and performing arts centers around the country.
Tickets for Helen Welch: First Ladies of Song start at $28 and are on sale now at the Performing Arts Center box office, 330-308-6400 or online at www.kent.edu/tuscpac. The box office is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free and convenient parking is available for all shows. The Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of ֱ State Tuscarawas at 330 University Dr. N.E. in New Philadelphia.
The Performing Arts Center’s 2024-2025 Season is sponsored by the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation.