- Event dates: October 18 & 19, 2025
- Showtimes: Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3:00 PM
- Featured Artists:
Jason Seber, Conductor
Jessica Hendy, Vocals
Kelli Rabke, Vocals
Scott Coulter, Vocals
John Boswell, PianoLocation:
Barnstable Performing Arts Center
744 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 - Buy Tickets: /buy-tickets-defying-gravity
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Your Cape Symphony Orchestra brings the magic and excitement of Broadway to Cape Cod with the biggest songs from its longest-running blockbuster musicals. Take in stunning performances of smash hits from Wicked, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, West Side Story, and more. Powerhouse Broadway vocalists join the Orchestra to deliver the best of the best!
Jason Seber, Conductor
A strong proponent of the eclectic experiences that today’s symphony orchestras offer their communities, Jason Seber strives to make music of many genres and styles accessible, relevant, and meaningful to diverse audiences across the country. Seber has conducted many leading American orchestras, including the Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, National, North Carolina, Phoenix, San Diego, and St. Louis Symphonies; the Louisville and Minnesota Orchestras; the Buffalo Philharmonic; and the Cincinnati Pops, among others. He’s performed with a wide range of artists including Patti Austin, Boyz II Men, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Indigo Girls, Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, Natalie Merchant, Leslie Odom Jr., Pink Martini, and Doc Severinsen, to name a few.
Jessica Hendy, Vocals
Jessica Hendy is widely recognized as one of Broadway’s best belters. She played Grizabella in Cats in the original Broadway run and the 2016 revival, the only person ever to have appeared in both Broadway incarnations of the legendary musical. Other Broadway credits include Aida and Amour. She has toured internationally in Cats and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She's a Drama Desk Award nominee and winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for her one-woman musical Walking With Bubbles, which had its world premiere in New York City in 2023. Jessica regularly appears with orchestras worldwide and is a proud graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Kelli Rabke, Vocals
Kelli Rabke was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber to make her Broadway debut as the Narrator in the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2023, she reprised that role to much acclaim at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Also on Broadway, she played Eponine in Les Misérables. She has performed in regional theaters nationwide, including as Yonah in the American premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden at the Paper Mill Playhouse, where she also got her “big break” as Dorothy in their landmark production of The Wizard of Oz.
Scott Coulter, Vocals
Scott Coulter is one of New York’s most honored vocalists, with five MAC Awards, five Bistro Awards and two Nightlife Awards. He was director and star of A Christmas Carol: The Symphonic Concert in its world premiere with the Baltimore Symphony and reprised his performance in the Emmy-nominated PBS production. He is Emmy-nominated for his performance in American Song at NJPAC and Grammy-nominated for his work on Sondheim Unplugged. Scott is founder/owner of Spot-On Entertainment and the creator/arranger/director of touring shows for symphonies and performing arts centers. The Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music honored him with its Young Alumni Award (2010) and Distinguished Service Award (2020).
John Boswell, Piano
John Boswell has served as musical director for Judy Collins, Andy Williams, Bob Newhart, and a host of other fine talents and concert tours. He played “Moose” in the national tour of Crazy For You and has appeared on The Tonight Show, Today, CBS This Morning, Live with Regis And Kathie Lee, and General Hospital, and as the piano playing hands of Nancy McKeon on the sitcom The Facts of Life. Symphony orchestra appearances include Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert, Blockbuster Broadway!, Sheena Easton and Scott Coulter: The Spy Who Loved Me, and Music of the Knights. John has also released several CDs of original piano music.
