b'POPSSierra Boggessis regarded as one of Broadways most beloved leading ladies.She is best known worldwide for re-inventing the coveted role of Christine Daa in Lord Andrew Lloyd WebbersThe Phantom of the Opera. Sierra made her Broadway debut as Ariel in DisneysThe Little Mermaid. Her additional Broadway credits includeMaster Class,It Shoulda Been You,The Phantom of The Opera, andSchool of Rock. Off-Broadway credits includeLove, Loss, and What I WoreandMusic in the Air. In the West End, Sierra has appeared as Fantine inLes Misrablesand originated the role of Christine Daa inLove Never Dies, receiving an Olivier Award Nomination. She starred as Cinderella in the Hollywood Bowl production ofInto the Woods, as Danielle DeBarbarac in Ever After at the Alliance Theatre, and as Countess Ellen Olenska in the world premiere of The Age of Innocenceat Hartford Stage.Sierras concert appearances include engagements with BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Centers American Songbook Series: The Lyrics of David Zippel, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Broadway By The Year at Town Hall,Guys and Dollsat Carnegie Hall, andThe Secret Gardenat Lincoln Center. She has toured the United States, Japan, and Australia with her concert show which has been released on CD,Awakening: Live at 54 Below. Most recently, she released the albumTogether At A Distance, an album of duets with Julian Ovenden. Additional recordings includeSchool Of Rock,It Shoulda Been You, the 25th-anniversary concert ofThe Phantom of the Opera(also on DVD), the symphonic recording ofLove Never Dies,The Little Mermaid, Andrew LippasA Little Princess, and more. www.sierraboggess.com50 The Princeton Festival princetonsymphony.org/festival'