Melissa Manchester Performing At Honeywell Center Feb. 29
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WABASH - The Wabash Valley Music Association will welcome Grammy Award-winning singer Melissa Manchester to the Honeywell Center's Ford Theater Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $40 and $20 for adults, and $20 and $10 for youth through high school. They are available at the Honeywell Center box office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by calling 260-563-1102. Tickets also may be purchased at www.honeywellcenter.org
Manchester, whose father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Orchestra, has followed a career in music nearly all of her life. While still in high school, she recorded commercial jingles for radio and was a staff writer for Chapel Music.
She soon began singing in Manhattan night clubs and attracted the attention of Barry Manilow and Bette Midler - both of whom hired her as a backup singer. Later, her own recording career led to such hits as "Midnight Blue," "Whenever I Call You Friend," "Through the Eyes of Love" and "You Should Hear How She Talks about You."
Manchester combined her acting and singing talents in leading roles such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Music of the Night" and "Song and Dance." She also composed and recorded the score of "Lady and the Tramp II" for Disney.
