Victoria Clark Joins the Boston Pops to Celebrate 21st Century Broadway

In addition to Clark, the concert features performers with associations with the Tony-winning 21st century shows. Joining her are Mandy Gonzalez, Joshua Henry, Darius de Haas, Bryce Pinkham, and Scarlett Strallan. Amongst the titles that will be sampled are "Hamilton," "The Band's Visit," "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," "Hadestown," and "A Strange Loop."

When Clark was starting out on Broadway in the 1980s (post tours of "Cats" and "Les Miz"), she worked on a Sondheim show – "Sunday in the Park with George" – where she was an understudy, but she never got to go on. She subsequently went on to play one of the most coveted roles in the Sondheim canon: Sally Durant Plummer in "Follies" in an Encores production. She also played the Beggar Woman in a concert production of "Sweeney Todd" with the San Francisco Symphony, and Sara Jane Moore in an Encores production of "Assassins."

During 1980s and 1990s, Clark was the able supporting player in productions of "Guys and Dolls" (where she understudied Adelaide), "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," "Cabaret," and "Titanic." But it was "The Light in the Piazza" that made her a major star. Of her performance, Ben Brantley wrote in the New York Times: "A hitherto inconspicuous Broadway performer, Ms. Clark emerges as a star not through show-stopping flash but with the quiet confidence of an actress who knows every bumpy inch of her conflicted character."

Since then, Clark has received four more Tony nominations ("Sister Act," 2011; "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella," 2013; "Gigi," 2015; and "Kimberly Akimbo", 2023), winning for the latter.

Speaking of the Pops concert, Clark said: "It's a great cast. I am so excited to work with them all. And, except for Jason and Keith, I've never worked with any of these artists. Well, Josh (Joshua Henry), we're friends and colleagues, and to work with him – and Mandy, Darius, Bryce, and Scarlett and Jason and Keith – is thrilling for me. And Georgia Stitt? She founded Maestra, the activist organization for women and nonbinary musicians in the theater. She's a force of nature, and it is wonderful to work with her. And what else is amazing? The music and lyrics from the last 20 years on Broadway."

Asked if she was to do something from "Kimberly," Clark said: "I do have this kind of a surprise. I don't want to talk about it. But there will be there are a few surprises. And there are some brand-new orchestrations for full orchestra that are debuting at this concert. Jason and Georgia have put together a concert that speaks to the contemporary Broadway fan. And when I saw the list of the shows we are doing, they'd all go into my top ten for the past 20 years. It's pretty cool. It makes a convincing case that the musical is alive and well when you see the titles. You know, I hear people lament the state of the Broadway musical these days, but with shows like 'Hadestown' and 'Kimberly,' there is proof that Broadway can do great things still."

Victoria Clark is a member of the ensemble of "Broadway Today! Broadway's Modern Masters" that is to be performed on Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7, 7:30 pm at Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. For ticket information, follow this link.