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Award-winning Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Julia Murney — best known for their portrayals of the Wicked Witch of the West in the smash-hit musical “Wicked” — will perform along with the Boston Pops, led by conductor Keith Lockhart, at the 19th annual Pops on the Heights concert on Sept 30.
Net proceeds from the concert go to fund scholarships for Boston College students. Since its establishment by University Trustee Associate James F. Cleary ’50, Hon ’93, the Pops on the Heights Scholarship Fund has distributed close to $9 million via 732 scholarship grants to 330 Boston College students.
Block played Elphaba in the Broadway production of “Wicked” and in the show’s first national touring company, for which she won the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. She also starred as Liza Minnelli, opposite Hugh Jackman, in “The Boy From Oz” and earned a Drama Desk nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Judy Bernly in “9 To 5: The Musical.”
Murney also portrayed Elphaba on Broadway and on the national tour, for which she received an Acclaim Award. She has a number of television appearances to her credit, including on “30 Rock,” “Sex and the City,” “Brothers and Sisters,” “Ed” and “Law & Order,” and has done extensive voiceover work.
The Pops on the Heights concert will be held in Conte Forum. Doors open at 6 p.m. with pre-concert festivities, including performances by student musical groups the Acoustics, the Bostonians, the Dynamics, the Heightsmen and the Sharps. The concert begins at 8 p.m. The University Chorale will perform with the Pops during the concert.
At press time, tickets were still available. Go to www.bc.edu/pops for details.