This concert is the North Carolina Symphony debut for Shaleah Adkisson.

Shaleah Adkisson is a singer and actress who has been delighting audiences across the country for the last 18 years.

She has been seen on Broadway and on tour in Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical and as Joanne in the off-Broadway revival of Rent. Other theatrical credits include Clybourne Park, Avenue Q, The Hot Mikado, Beehive: The '60s Musical, Ain't Misbehavin’, Grease, Nunsense, and Children of Eden.

Since 2013, she has performed around the country with dynamic all-female tribute shows Back to the Garden (honoring Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Laura Nyro) and August 1969: A Tribute to the Women of Woodstock.

When not on stage, she works at New York City Center theater in the Education & Community Engagement department managing their in-school theater and dance programs.

She dedicates this performance to her superhero husband, José, and her sweet baby boy, Lucas.