holidays from the heart in kansas city

Monday, December 16 and Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 7:30pm
Quality Hill Playhouse in Downtown Kansas City, MO
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​Kristen Hertzenberg and Philip Fortenberry perform a delightful array of holiday music from their album, taking audiences on a wistful ride and connecting to the heart of the most magical time of the year. 


It began with a studio collaboration. In 2011, Kristen and Philip released Holidays From the Heart, an album of holiday standards and non-traditional selections. The record draws from diverse influences, offering stunning versions of “Silent Night,” Beth Nielsen Chapman and Melissa Manchester’s “There’s Still My Joy,” and A Charlie Brown Christmas perennial “Christmas Time Is Here.” Hertzenberg, a versatile vocalist who starred for five years as “Christine” in the Las Vegas production of The Phantom of the Opera, performs the songs with the close intimacy of a cabaret singer and the power of one who belted out Broadway classics several nights a week.


“It’s a true gift each time I make music with Philip Fortenberry. He is absolutely world-class,” Hertzenberg says. “The material we’ve selected brings a warmth and energy that’s entirely different from the rest of the year, and amid the frenzy this season can bring, it puts me right in the frame of mind where I want to be.”