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Jason Danieley to Join Kelli O’Hara for Ravinia’s Rodgers & Hammerstein Tribute; Paolo Szot Withdraws

Jason Danieley
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Jason Danieley
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Jason Danieley will join Kelli O’Hara and the Ravinia Festival Orchestra for Ravinia’s Rodgers & Hammerstein Tribute, to be held on September 6 at 7 pm. Danieley replaces the previously announced Paolo Szot, with a press statement saying that Szot “has canceled for personal reasons.” Ted Sperling will conduct.

Danieley’s Broadway credits include Curtains, The Full Monty, and Candide, and his other stage credits include South Pacific, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Floyd Collins, Carousel, and The Highest Yellow. O’Hara received Tony nominations for South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza, and The Pajama Game.

For more information, visit www.ravinia.org.