| Ghost Light Programming A NATURAL STATE OF MIND From New York to Arkansas: An Evening of Show Tunes and More with Eryn LeCroy, John Riddle and Eric David Frei

Eryn LeCroy received her Bachelor of Eric David Frei (accompanist) is a pianist, music director Music in vocal performance with honors and vocal coach from Oklahoma City. For the past 10 years, from Oklahoma City University. She Eric has delighted audiences in a dynamic range of styles from most recently performed the iconic role musical theater and opera to pop and rock. Eric joined the of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the faculty at Oklahoma City University as a collaborative pianist Opera on Broadway. She is currently and vocal coach in 2016. Prior to his work with the university, set to join the company of the much Eric served as the répétiteur and assistant conductor for Tri- anticipated Broadway revival of 1776 as Cities Opera in New York. His past work as a music director both Martha Jefferson and Dr. Lyman and vocal coach include Songs for a New World, The Music Hall. Other credits include Off-Broadway: Man, Spamalot, Evita, Sister Act, Sweeney Todd, Trouble in Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre, Johanna), Assassins Tahiti, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, Don Giovanni (City Center Encores!). World Premiere: Sousatzka (Young and many more. Eric remains an active performer and teacher Sousatzka). National Tour: Jekyll and Hyde (Emma Carew). at summer music festivals including The Seagle Music Colony in Regional: Brigadoon (Pittsburgh CLO, Fiona). Eryn is a National upstate New York, the Taos Opera Institute and The Oklahoma YoungArts Foundation alumna and Presser Scholar. She also City University Performing Arts Academy. serves as a member of the non-profit organization Broadway Hearts which brings music and entertainment to kids in the Health and Safety Reminders New York-area Children’s Hospitals. The use of masks and social distancing will remain in place at Walton Arts Center performances through at least the end of John Riddle was most recently seen May to protect our staff, patrons and performers as vaccine as Raoul in Broadway’s The Phantom rollout continues. of the Opera. He originated the roles of Hans in Disney’s Frozen and Young • Keep your mask on unless you are actively eating or Anton in The Visit on Broadway opposite drinking. • If you need to get up during the show, please use the Broadway legend Chita Rivera. His other empty aisle in front of you. credits include Evita (First National Tour), Ahrens and Flaherty’s Little Dancer at Concessions will remain open for 20 minutes following the start the Kennedy Center, and My Paris at of the performance. Merchandise will be available for purchase Long Wharf Theatre. John has also made in the lobby. appearances at PCLO, Casa Mañana and The MUNY. Other selected New York credits include Cinderella’s Prince in Into Ghost Light Programming is presented by Procter & the Woods (Town Hall), The Secret Garden in Concert (Lincoln Gamble and made possible in part by donors to the Ghost Light Center) and his solo show Keep It Simple. He has also been Recovery Fund. You can learn more about the fund and make a donation by visiting waltonartscenter.org/ghostlight. a featured soloist with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. TV: “Disney Holiday Singalong” (ABC), “Good Morning America” (ABC), “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “One Life to Live.” John can be heard on the original Broadway cast recordings of Frozen and The Visit as well as John Kander’s Hidden Treasures. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Follow him on Instagram @thejohnriddle. Find us on social media! @waltonartscenter @walton_arts