December 15 | Justin & Kelly Mazzella
Sunday Night Cabaret Series
Justin & Kelly
Mazzella
present
Comfort and Joy
Pianist: Kendra Bigley
Guest Singers: Jacob Cummings and Karrah Nordlund
Audio: Brian Yawney
December 15, 2024
7:00pm
Magic and Wonder Dinner Theater
Sunday Night Cabaret Series performances are held at Magic and Wonder Dinner Theater (3065 Lincoln State Rte, Paradise, PA 17562). All shows are pay-what-you-will, in keeping with our mission to make exceptional theatre accessible.
Set List
Act 1
Winter Wonderland/Let it Snow! by Felix Bernard, Richard Bernhard Smith, and Jule Styne; arr. Nicola Sgaramella
Christmas Valentine by Ingrid Michaelson, Jason Mraz, and Dave Barnes
The Very Best Day of the Year by Jeff Meegan, David Tobin, and Mark Armstrong
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson
Merry Christmas, Darling by Richard Carpenter and Frank Pooler
The Christmas Waltz by Jule Styne
Winter Song by Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles, feat. Karrah Nordlund
The Christmas Song by Mel Torme and Robert Wells; arr. Richard Walters
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve by Frank Loesser
Baby it’s Cold Outside by Frank Loesser
Love and the Weather from White Christmas by Irving BerlinAct 2
Hallelujah by John Stephens and Tony Gad
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me in St. Louis by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Believe from Polar Express by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Next Christmas by Michael Arden; arr. Nicola Sgaramella
Deliver Us by Andrew Peterson and Jill Phillips
O Holy Night by Placide Cappeau and Adolphe Adam; arr. Ellie Goulding
Labor of Love by Andrew Peterson and Jill Phillips
Mary Did you Know? by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene; arr. The Hound + The Fox
Carol Fantasia by Benjamin Harlan, Andy Albritton, and Tom Fettke.
Every year, Christmas time always brings people together, encourages everyone to slow down for a few weeks, and to pay closer attention to the things and people around them. The music especially helps bring us into that Christmas spirit!
Join local performers Justin and Kelly Mazzella for an evening of Christmas tunes, with classics from names like Nat King Cole and The Carpenters, to some modern renditions by John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, and Josh Groban, as well as a holiday singalong meant for you to take part in! Tonight, Justin and Kelly would love to share with you their love for Christmas and the Holiday season, as well as why it’s so special to them. Merry Christmas!
MEET THE ARTISTS
Justin Mazzella is delighted to be performing with Servant Stage again! Growing up in Charleston, SC, Justin has now been a Lancaster local for over ten years. Justin was a part of some early Servant Stage shows, such as H.M.S Pinafore, Forever Plaid, and Old Time Radio Gospel. He has been a performer at Sight and Sound Theaters for eight of those ten years, found in roles such as Nathanael/Judas in Jesus, Xerxes in Queen Esther, David in David, Moses in Moses, and currently Nebuchadnezzar at select performances in Daniel through 2024. Regional credits include Assassins, Bonnie and Clyde, Our Town, Godspell, Wild Party, The Fantasticks, and more. Justin is thrilled to have become a recent father to his beautiful daughter, Mia, and is excited to join his wife Kelly for an evening of singing some theater and Christmas tunes!
Kelly J. Mazzella is excited to make an appearance with Servant Stage in their Cabaret Series alongside her husband, Justin. She was born and raised in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Credits include Walnut Street Theatre, Margaritaville; Fulton Theatre, Secret Garden in Concert, The Sound of Music, Man of La Mancha, The Play That Goes Wrong; Arizona Broadway Theatre, Spamalot. Kelly holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory. Justin and Kelly welcomed their first child last year and are looking forward to all God has in store for their family. Thanks for having us!
Kendra Bigley has built a career as a chamber musician, teacher, music director, vocal coach, and accompanist at such institutions as Temple University, Lancaster Bible College, Fulton Theatre, and the Trust Performing Arts Center. Her favorite collaborations at the Trust PAC include recitals with violinist Carla Leurs, soprano Amy Owens, and clarinetist Doris Hall-Gulati. Bigley holds a Masters degree in Collaborative Piano/Opera Coaching from Temple University and a Bachelor of Music in Applied Piano from the Eastman School of Music. As a repetiteur and coach for Temple Opera Theater, Bigley assisted with productions of Pelleas and Melisande, Dark Sisters, Hänsel und Gretel, and Le Nozze di Figaro. Her credits as music-director/conductor include Working, Little Shop of Horrors, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, I Love You-You’re Perfect-Now Change, Little Women, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Ruth, Cinderella, and Titanic, the Musical, for which she won the BroadwayWorld Regional Award for Best Musical Director. Bigley lives in Lancaster City with her husband, Dr. Robert Bigley. They have three grown children and two grandsons.