Contact: Lois Robinson, Executive Director
(318) 222-7496 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE SHREVEPORT SYMPHONY PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2  
  
SHREVEPORT, LA, NOVEMBER 15, 2017 - On Saturday, December 2, the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra presents Broadway and TV star Sutton Foster who has won two Tony Awards for her performances in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes. The SSO and Foster will perform songs from Broadway and the Great American Songbook, plus some holiday tunes.  
 
WILLIS-KNIGHTON MASTERWORKS SERIES
 
AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER  
Saturday, December 2, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Sutton Foster, vocalist
    with music director Michael Rafter
Michael Butterman, conductor 
   
Tickets are available online at www.shreveportsymphony.com or by phone at 318-227-8863. Ticket prices range from $22-$66. Student tickets are $12.
  
A free shuttle service starts at 6:30 PM before each concert. The shuttle picks up at Regions Bank parking garage at the corner of Milam and Market Streets.
  
The SSO's season sponsor is Willis-Knighton Health System. The celebrity guest artist sponsor is The Alta and John Franks Foundation.  
About Sutton Foster  
Sutton Foster is an award-winning actor, singer and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows - most recently the revival of Violet - and originated roles in the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein, Shrek The Musical, and her Tony Award-winning performances in Anything Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie.

She was first seen on television on Star Search at age 15, and has more recently appeared in Bunheads, Psych, Johnny and the Sprites, Flight of the Conchords, Sesame Street, Law and Order SVU and Royal Pains.

As a solo artist, Sutton has performed all over the country as well as internationally with her musical director Michael Rafter, featuring songs from her debut solo CD "Wish" as well as her follow up CD, "An Evening With Sutton Foster: Live at the Cafe Carlyle." She has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Feinstein's, Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, Joe's Pub and many others.

In 2011 she received an Honorary Doctorate degree from Ball State University where she also is on faculty as a teacher and advisor to the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Since March 2015, she stars in TVLand's new series, "Younger," created by Darren Star. 
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About the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra 
Since its founding in 1948, the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has become Louisiana's oldest continually operating professional orchestra and one of the most respected regional orchestras in the United States. The SSO's mission is: To Embrace - to embrace the community we serve and to be embraced by the same community; to broaden the level of supporters and their involvement with the orchestra; to work across the region with various arts organizations through cooperation and partnerships. To Enlighten - to educate; to enlighten the senses beyond the norm. To Experience - to provide the unique aesthetic experiences of live orchestral music; to give depth and enriching life; to connect people through music; to foster cultural diversity. To Excel - to foster artistic, organizational, and financial excellence. www.shreveportsymphony.com