Internationally acclaimed vocalist, entertainer, producer, and bandleader Helen Welch will perform as part of Ohio State Marion’s Five Nights on Campus performing arts series, Thursday, April 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium.
Welch’s unique talent for arranging songs to make them her own, coupled with her ability to intimately engage her audience, has quickly earned her a large and devoted following around the globe.
A native of England, Welch 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, Claridge’s 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., Welch 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.
In her acclaimed show, "The Songs. The Stories. The Carpenters,” Helen celebrates all the amazing songs of The Carpenters along with some fascinating stories about the brother, sister pop duo. Helen’s distinctive alto voice settles in perfectly amidst the precise, lush arrangements provided by her band performing Carpenters classics such as We’ve Only Just Begun, I Won’t Last a Day Without You, Yesterday Once More and Close to You and many more. This show honors the timeless music of the Carpenters. So come and join us on this nostalgic musical journey.
Individual tickets are now available. Individual performances are priced at $10 general admission, $9 for seniors (60 and up), $4 for students, (grades k-12, and college), and $8 for campus faculty and staff. For more details and ticket information, visit: go.osu.edu/fivenights
Five Nights on Campus is made possible through the support of community-minded businesses in the Marion area. 2021-22 sponsors include: UniPrint & OhioHealth.
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