Broadway actors Adam Jacobs and Ali Ewoldt, both of Filipino descent, will perform in a benefit
concert, “A Heart Full of Love,” at the Town Hall on 123 West 43 St. in New York City on
Saturday, February 23, 8:00 p.m.
Jacobs, whose Pinoy mother comes from Pangasinan and whose father is Russian-Dutch-
Polish, expressed his excitement for this upcoming concert, which reunites him with Ewoldt.
He and Ewoldt had only done one performance together, singing “One Hand, One Heart” from
“West Side Story” in the November 2011 tribute show for musical theater legend Stephen
Sondheim at Lincoln Center, which featured an all-Pinoy cast that included Tony Award-winning
actress Lea Salonga.
In “A Heart Full of Love,” Jacobs said, “Not only will we have the chance to perform excerpts
from ‘Les Miserables’ for the first time since our Broadway debuts, but we will also have the
opportunity to do other popular tunes from shows we haven’t done yet.”
Jacobs said the audience will see a different side of him in the concert, as he has always sung
in character in past performances, among them:
• His Broadway debut as the revolutionary student Marius in the 2006-2008 run of “Les
Miserables”;
• As the groom-to-be Sky in the national tour of “Mamma Mia”;
• As Aladdin in Disney’s screen-to-stage adaptation of “Aladdin” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue
Theater in 2011; and
• As Simba in the Broadway production of Disney’s “The Lion King” at Minskoff Theatre.
Ewoldt, whose mother is Pinoy, played Cosette in the same “Les Miserables” production as
Jacobs. Before “Les Miz,” she sang as Princess Jasmine in “Aladdin” at Disney’s California
Adventure. She also played Maria in the 50th anniversary international tour and the Broadway 1st
National Tour of “West Side Story,” and Tuptim in Baayork Lee’s production of “The King and I.”
Jacobs and Ewoldt’s repertoire will include musical theater favorites from “Les Miserables,”
“West Side Story,” and “The Lion King,” in additional to contemporary pop songs, kundiman or
traditional Filipino love songs, and some selections from compositions by new musical theater
writers and composers.
Proceeds from “A Heart Full of Love” will support this year’s Outstanding Filipino Americans in
New York Awards and the efforts of Mindoro Healthcare Consulting to find a cure for multiple
sclerosis.
The show is directed by Adam Fitzgerald, with musical director David Dabbon. Tickets are at
$40, $60, $80, and $100, and may be bought at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 212-417-0419. - VVP, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
