LaKisha Jones, Morgan James, & Hugh Panaro of North Carolina Symphony's BRAVO BROADWAY

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 2/2/26 at 8:14am

On February 13th & 14th, the North Carolina Symphony will be presenting BRAVO BROADWAY. Three guest vocalists are coming down to the Triangle area to perform showstoppers from beloved Broadway musicals such as WICKED, RENT, HAMILTON, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and more. I recently got to speak with each of them.

LaKisha Jones first came in fourth place on the sixth season of AMERICAN IDOL way back in 2007 and went on to do a stint in the original Broadway production of THE COLOR PURPLE.

Morgan James is a Juilliard trained singer, actress, songwriter, and recording artist in New York City. On Broadway, she has appeared in four back-to-back original companies such as THE ADDAMS FAMILY, WONDERLAND, GODSPELL, and MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL. She was also a guest at Kristin Chenoweth’s FOR THE GIRLS.

Hugh Panaro has appeared in the original Broadway casts of THE RED SHOES, SIDE SHOW, and LESTAT in addition to doing stints in LES MISÉRABLES, SHOW BOAT, and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.