Debbie Gravitte's last appearance at Carnegie Hall was with the legendary Skitch Henderson and his beloved NEW YORK POPS. She won the prestigious TONY AWARD for Best Featured Actress In A Musical for JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY, along with a Drama Desk Award Nomination and New York Showstopper Award. After making her Broadway debut in the original cast of THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG, she went on to appear in: PERFECTLY FRANK (DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINATION), BLUES IN THE NIGHT, AIN’T BROADWAY GRAND, ZORBA, CHICAGO, and LES MISERABLES. Debbie has appeared in the ENCORE’S series productions of THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE, TENDERLOIN, and CARNIVAL at New York’s CITY CENTER.

Debbie's concert career has allowed her the honor to sing with some of the great orchestras throughout the world: THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA,THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY (WITH MARVIN HAMLISCH), THE BOSTON POPS, PETER NERO AND THE PHILLY POPS, ATLANTA SYMPHONY, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY, HOUSTON, DALLAS and SAN DIEGO SYMPHONIES. Overseas, Debbie has sung with the LONDON, AALBORG AND BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS, STOCKHOLM PHILHARMONIC, the GOTESBORG and JERUSALEM SYMPHONIES, MUNICH PHILHARMONIC, and SYMPHONICA OF BRAZIL. In May, she performed with the Hong Hong Philharmonic in The 3 Broadway Divas and was a guest soloist with BRAVO Broadway! at the Prague Festival in 2008.

On television, Debbie has starred in several specials for PBS, including LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER, THE BOSTON POPS CELEBRATE BERNSTEIN, RODGERS AND HART for GREAT PERFORMANCES, and IRA GERSHWIN’S 100th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION from London’s ROYAL ALBERT HALL as well as CARNEGIE HALL.

Debbie recently released her latest CD: DEFYING GRAVITY, follow-up to THE MGM ALBUM, and PART OF YOUR WORLD, THE MUSIC OF ALAN MENKEN. She can be heard as one of the voices in the Disney feature, THE LITTLE MERMAID, and is currently at work on her latest show: BIG BAND BROADWAY.

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