"Last weekend the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, along with three accomplished Broadway performers, presented a concert entitled Masters of the Musical Theater. It was a wonderful evening of classic, well-known songs written by some of the most distinguished Broadway composers, from Leonard Bernstein to Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber under the expert baton of Matthew Kasper, the Symphony's resident conductor. Hugh Panaro, Anne Runolfsson, and Scarlett Strallen have more than a dozen combined Broadway credits on their resumes, and their vocal abilities soared throughout the concert...The mix of three Broadway stars with an orchestra and conductor they've never performed with before could possibly result in an uneven concert with ragged edges. But this concert was incredibly tight, with perfect tempos under Kasper's direction, a beautiful selection of classic show tunes, expert playing by each member of the Phoenix Symphony, and exceptional vocals—all sounding as if the orchestra were traveling with the three stars. It was another exceptional example of how excellent the Phoenix Symphony is, something all three vocalists mentioned more than once throughout the evening." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
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