SHE ’ S GOT SOUL
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Lucas Waldin
Lucas Waldin is a dynamic and versatile conductor whose performances have delighted audiences across North America . He has collaborated with some of today ’ s most exciting artists including Carly Rae Jepsen , The Barenaked Ladies , Crash Test Dummies , Ben Folds , The Canadian Brass , and Buffy Sainte- Marie , in addition to conducting presentations such as Disney in Concert , Blue Planet Live , Cirque de la Symphony , and the groundbreaking symphonic debut of R & B duo Dvsn as part of the global Red Bull Music Festival .
Waldin has been a guest conductor for numerous orchestras in the U . S . and Canada , including the Cleveland Orchestra , the St . Louis Symphony , the Houston Symphony , the Dallas Symphony , the Seattle Symphony , the Baltimore Symphony , the Grant Park Festival Orchestra , the Vancouver Symphony , the Calgary Philharmonic , the Toronto Symphony , and the National Arts Centre Orchestra .
A native of Toronto , Ontario , Waldin holds degrees in flute and conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music .
Capathia Jenkins
The Brooklyn-born and raised singer / actor , Capathia Jenkins , premiered her new show , She ’ s Got Soul , with the Houston Symphony in October 2022 , with upcoming performances including Cleveland Orchestra , Seattle Symphony , Baltimore Symphony , Utah Symphony , Colorado Springs Philharmonic , Asheville Symphony , Arkansas Symphony , Tucson Symphony , Phoenix Symphony , Calgary Philharmonic , among others .
Ms . Jenkins starred as ‘ Medda ’ in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway . She made her Broadway debut in The Civil War , where she created the role of Harriet Jackson . She then starred in the Off-Broadway 2000 revival of Godspell , where she wowed audiences with her stirring rendition of ‘ Turn Back , O Man ’ which can still be heard on the original cast recording . She returned to Broadway in The Look of Love and was critically acclaimed for her performances of the Bacharach / David hits . Ms . Jenkins then created the roles of ‘ The Washing Machine ’ in Caroline , Or Change and ‘ Frieda May ’ in Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me where she sang ‘ Stop the Show ’ and brought the house down every night . In 2007 she went back to Off-Broadway and starred in ( mis ) Understanding Mammy : The Hattie McDaniel Story for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award . She was also seen in Nora Ephron ’ s Love , Loss , and What I Wore .
An active concert artist , Ms . Jenkins has appeared with numerous orchestras around the world including the Cleveland Orchestra , Houston Symphony , Pittsburgh Symphony ( with Marvin Hamlisch ), National Symphony , Cincinnati Pops ( with John Morris Russell ), Philly Pops , San Francisco Symphony , Seattle Symphony , Utah Symphony , Minnesota Orchestra , Toronto Symphony , San Diego Symphony , the Hong Kong Philharmonic , and many others . She was also a soloist with the Festival Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic multiple times . Capathia had the great honor of performing in the ‘ Broadway Ambassadors to Cuba ’ concert as part of the Festival De Teatro De La Habana . She will be returning to Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops for Get Happy : That Nelson Riddle Sound and also sang in a Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the Library of Congress .
Her Television credits include 30 Rock , the Practice , Law & Order SVU , the Sopranos , Law & Order , as well as on her critically acclaimed CD Phenomenal Woman with Louis Rosen and her most recent single , ‘ I am Strong ’. She can be seen in the film ‘ Musical Chairs ’ directed by Susan Seidelman . Ms . Jenkins was also seen in The Wiz in a live performance on NBC . She can be heard on the following film soundtracks : Nine , Chicago , and Legally Blonde 2 .
Lucas Waldin
Capathia Jenkins
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