WaterTower Theatre presents Ella’s Swinging Christmas: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

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WaterTower Theatre will present Ella’s Swinging Christmas: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, a one-woman show featuring singer and actress Feleceia Wilson (formerly Feleceia Benton).

The production is a reimagined experience of jazz vocalist and scat virtuoso Ella Fitzgerald’s Swinging Christmas album. Wilson will perform 17 of Fitzgerald’s arrangements of Christmas classics like “Jingle
Bells,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” She is accompanied by a trio of musicians, including Kwinton Gray (piano), KJ Gray (upright bass), and Jackie Whitmill (percussion). There will also be a duet performed with Shane Peterman, Producing Artistic Director at WaterTower Theatre.

WaterTower Theatre will present Ella’s Swinging Christmas: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, a one-woman show featuring singer and actress Feleceia Wilson (formerly Feleceia Benton).

The production is a reimagined experience of jazz vocalist and scat virtuoso Ella Fitzgerald’s Swinging Christmas album. Wilson will perform 17 of Fitzgerald’s arrangements of Christmas classics like “Jingle
Bells,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” She is accompanied by a trio of musicians, including Kwinton Gray (piano), KJ Gray (upright bass), and Jackie Whitmill (percussion). There will also be a duet performed with Shane Peterman, Producing Artistic Director at WaterTower Theatre.

WaterTower Theatre will present Ella’s Swinging Christmas: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, a one-woman show featuring singer and actress Feleceia Wilson (formerly Feleceia Benton).

The production is a reimagined experience of jazz vocalist and scat virtuoso Ella Fitzgerald’s Swinging Christmas album. Wilson will perform 17 of Fitzgerald’s arrangements of Christmas classics like “Jingle
Bells,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” She is accompanied by a trio of musicians, including Kwinton Gray (piano), KJ Gray (upright bass), and Jackie Whitmill (percussion). There will also be a duet performed with Shane Peterman, Producing Artistic Director at WaterTower Theatre.

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WHERE

WaterTower Theatre
15650 Addison Rd.
Addison, TX 75001
https://watertowertheatre.org/event/ellas-swinging-christmas-party/2021-12-09

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