Tony Nominees Brian d'Arcy James, Stephanie J. Block & More Tapped for New York Pops 2015-16 Season

Tony nominees Brian d’Arcy James, Stephanie J. Block and Montego Glover, as well as Broadway alum Capathia Jenkins, will take part in The New York Pops’ 2015-16 concert season. The lineup features five concerts, the first of which—a tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein—will kick off on October 9 at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.

For the Holiday season, Broadway-bound Something Rotten star Brian D’Arcy James and new mommy Stephanie J. Block will headline It’s Christmas Time in the City. They will be joined by conductor Steven Reineke and the Essential Voices USA choir on December 18 and 19. D’Arcy James was nominated for a Tony twice for Sweet Smell of Success and Shrek; Block received her first nomination for The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Before that, Memphis Tony nominee Montego Glover, Newsies alum Capathia Jenkins and recording artist Sy Smith will pay tribute to luminaries of the American songbook, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington. The program, titled Sophisticated Ladies, will play Carnegie Hall on November 13.

The season will also include 42nd on 57th: Broadway Today, highlighting showstoppers from the Great White Way, on March 11, as well as Lights, Camera Action, celebrating the iconic scores of Steven Spielberg and John Williams. Additional guest artists will be announced at a later date.