A Fine Romance

Wed. April 8th, 7:30 pm
Featuring Norman Wilson & Courtney Freed

Headlee Mainstage
at Lakewood Center for the Arts

Join Portland Theatre veterans Norman Wilson and Courtney Freed for a glittering musical exploration of love, laughter and everything in between. Featuring some of the nation’s greatest composers such as the Gershwins, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Rodgers & Hart, Irving Berlin and more! With Darcy White on piano, T.J. Arko on drums and Bernardo Gomez on bass, this special night on the Lakewood Mainstage will knock your socks off! Tickets are $25.

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About the performers:

Courtney Freed
Strong, passionate, vivacious and daring, Courtney Freed is a dynamic vocalist in a class all her own. Her first album, “Happy Little Bluebird: The Music of Harold Arlen” is a tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Her delightful rendition of “If I Only Had A Brain” has captivated many a nostalgic heart and her soulful handling of timeless classics such as “Come Rain or Come Shine” and “Anyplace I Hang My Hat is Home” are a delectable feast for the ears. She has performed in many prestigious venues in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles Portland, where she resides. Her sparkling and smooth tribute through the Great American Songbook is not to be missed live. She also sings lead with a local swing band, The Courtney Freed Five.
 
No stranger to the local musical theatre scene, her most favorite recent roles were Florence in Chess at Lakewood Theater Company and Trina (Drammy nom!) in Live on Stage’s Falsettos. She has also tread the boards of Portland Center Stage, Pixiedust Productions, Broadway Rose, Lakewood, Profile, Triangle Productions and many more! Courtney is the creator of the wildly popular local concert series, Portland Sings!, bringing together some of the city’s finest vocalists for a magical evening in a variety of musical themes. As a producer and creator, she has helmed countless themed concerts, including “I’ll Stop the World and Belt with you,” a John Hughesical, “The Coco & Ruby Variety Hour” and most recently, a Freddie Mercury tribute show called “Mercury Rising,” which premiered in Portland with Live on Stage in April 2018.

Norman Wilson has been a frequent performer at Lakewood including Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter in The Rocky Horror Show,  Freddie Trumper in Chess, Sir Robin in Spamalot, Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun and Marvin in Sweet Charity. Other local credits include Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Nicky in Bell, Book & Candle and Thelma in The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild’s Dramatic Society Production of Murder at Checkmate Manor (Bag&Baggage Productions); Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone (Drammy Award), Marcus Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum, Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man, Skimbleshanks in Cats and Corny Collins in Hairspray (Broadway Rose Theatre Company); Mendel in Falsettos and the emcee for the Mini-Musicals (Live on Stage); God in An Act of God and Rod in Avenue Q (triangle productions!); and many more.