NY Phil: Spring Gala with Sutton Foster

• Sutton Foster, voice
• Michael Rafter, conductor

Sutton Foster—the two-time Tony Award–winning actress, singer, and dancer who most recently starred as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway—headlines this celebratory evening with the NY Phil. Foster will perform from her storied Broadway catalogue as Michael Rafter leads the Orchestra in his NY Phil debut.

Make a night of it! Join us for the entire Spring Gala Evening, including a cocktail reception, prime concert seating, and festive dinner with NY Phil artists. Learn more: https://www.nyphil.org/support-us/galas/spring-gala/

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About Sutton Foster, voice

Sutton Foster is a Tony Award–winning actress, singer, and dancer who most recently starred in an acclaimed turn as Princess Winnifred in the Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress at the Hudson Theatre. Foster reprised the role after leading the critically adored adaptation at New York City Center Encores!, and will travel with the show for a limited run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles this winter. Foster previously starred as Mrs. Lovett opposite Aaron Tveit in the Tony Award–winning Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

About Michael Rafter, conductor

Michael Rafter is the music director/arranger for Sutton Foster, with whom he has appeared with the New York Pops, on Live From Lincoln Center, and in more than 100 concerts worldwide. Recently he was music director / conductor of Funny Girl on Broadway. He served as the music supervisor for Funny Girl (on the national tour) and associate music supervisor for Jersey Boys. Other Broadway productions in which he has served as music director include Violet, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Sound of Music, The King and I, Gypsy, The Most Happy Fella, Sweet Charity, Swing, Les Misérables, and The Tap Dance Kid; his Off Broadway credits include Merrily We Roll Along and Violet.