These concerts are the North Carolina Symphony debut of Scarlett Strallen.

Scarlett Strallen performs with symphonies all over the world and has been requested on three separate occasions to sing for Queen Elizabeth II. She made her German debut at the Philharmonie in Berlin with the John Wilson Orchestra in A Celebration of the MGM Film Musicals. Recent concerts include Disney on Broadway at the Royal Albert Hall, I Love Musicals for an arena tour of Sweden with Peter Jöback, Cole Porter in Hollywood on UK tour with the John Wilson Orchestra, a broadcast on Sky television from the Royal Albert Hall in London, and “Bernstein Stage and Screen” at the BBC Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra for broadcast on BBC television. She has recorded the album Something’s Gotta Give with Sir Simon Keenleyside, conducted by David Charles Abel.

Strallen has starred in productions on Broadway and in London’s West End, including Singin’ in the Rain at Chichester Festival Theatre and The Palace Theatre London, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She most recently starred on Broadway as Gwendolyn in Tom Stoppard’s Travesties and has appeared in the title role of Mary Poppins, a role she also played in the West End, and as Sibella Hallward in Robert L. Freedman’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Additional theater credits include the title role in Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Pirates of Penzance at Barrington Stage Company, Macbeth at the Armory in New York, Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and A Chorus Line at The London Palladium. Film and television credits include the movie Beyond the Sea and the title role in the BBC production of Mary Poppins celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 80th birthday.