Artist’s Lounge Live presents We’ve Only Just Begun, Heidi Kettenring Sings Karen Carpenter

Chicago’s favorite leading lady, Heidi Kettenring (Wicked, Broadway in Chicago), and her exceptional band present the timeless treasures of Karen Carpenter. A storyteller sure to stir the heart, multi-award-winner Kettenring tenderly chronicles Carpenter’s troubles and triumphs with a familiar angelic radiance. Around the Town Chicago calls the show, “Glorious… An elegant, tear-jerking, sing-along concert event.” Songs include “For All We Know,” “Superstar,” and “Close To You.” Presented by Artists Lounge Live.

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Heidi Kettenring starred as Nessarose in the blockbuster musical Wicked (Broadway in Chicago). She also starred as Belle in the National Tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Theatre nationwide includes The King and I (Anna, Jeff Award, Broadway World Award), Oliver! (Nancy, Jeff Award nomination), Cats (Grizabella), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley), Les Miserables (Fantine), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Hairspray (Penny, Jeff Award nomination), Funny Girl (Fanny Brice, Jeff Award nomination), Little Women (Jo, Jeff Award nomination), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Milly), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Ford), Hero (Jane, World Premiere), She Loves Me (Ilona), and Guys and Dolls (Adelaide, After Dark Award). Film: Man of Steel. Television: Chicago Fire (NBC) and Cupid (ABC). Concerts: We’ve Only Just Begun and Merry Christmas Darling: Hedi Kettenring Sings Karen Carpenter; also Ravinia Festival, Millenium Park, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Pensacola Symphony. Additionally, she voices Disney Princess audiobooks. She is the recipient of a Jeff Award, eight Jeff Award nominations, two Broadway World Awards, an After Dark Award, the Richard Kneeland Award, and the Sarah Siddons Leading Lady Award. Kettenring is a graduate of Northwestern University.