Arts & Culture

'Night on Broadway' Sure to Enchant With Sounds of Disney

photo of 2017 "A Night on Broadway" poster
Based on the popularity of UK Chorister's annual "A Night on Broadway" concerts, this year's Disney-themed program will be presented twice at 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Singletary Center.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 13, 2017) “When you wish upon a star it makes no difference who you are,” so come on out and “Be Our Guest” as the University of Kentucky Choristers put on the ever-popular “A Night on Broadway” on Feb. 18, at the Singletary Center for the Arts.

This year’s production of "A Night on Broadway" focuses on Disney classics that have been adapted for the Broadway stage and will feature songs like “Just Around the Riverbend” from "Pocahontas," “Part of Your World” from "The Little Mermaid," “Hakuna Matata” from "The Lion King," and many more. UK Choristers invites the Bluegrass community to relive all of their old favorite Disney songs, as well as new favorites from shows like "Frozen" and "Toy Story 2," including a “Princess Medley” performed by the women of the UK Choristers and “A Villain Mash-up” by the men.

Due to the popularity of “A Night on Broadway,” a second performance has been added to this year's schedule. The UK Choristers will enchant audiences at 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Singletary Center. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served before each show beginning at 2 and 7 p.m.

UK Choristers, conducted by Beth Wilson, is the oldest performing organization on campus. Filled with underclassmen and representing a wide variety of majors, the group frequently performs on and off campus. The 60-voice mixed choir specializes in choral repertoire of all periods and styles, both a cappella and accompanied, and also performs a major work each year with the UK Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, UK Choristers have been featured with the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra in its "Unplugged and Untied" Concert Series.

Admission to UK Choristers' "Night on Broadway" is $10 for UK students with valid student ID, $15 for UK faculty and staff, $25 for general admission, and $35 for VIPs, which includes a courtesy parking pass for early ticket purchases. A processing fee will be added to the purchase upon completion of the transaction. Tickets are available at the Singletary Center ticket office at www.scfatickets.com, by phone at 859-257-4929 or in person at the venue.

For more information on the UK Choristers or other UK Choirs' events, contact William White, administrative assistant to UK Choirs, at william.white@uky.edu.

The UK Choristers are part of the UK School of Music at UK College of Fine Arts. The school has garnered a national reputation for high-caliber education in opera, choral and instrumental music performance, as well as music education, composition, and theory and music history.