Rising Songbook Academy alum to perform Oct. 12
9/20/2024 12AM
A finalist in the 2013 Songbook Academy, as seen at left with Michael Feinstein, Kyrie Courter recently completed her first Broadway run in the revival of "Sweeney Todd."
Fresh from Broadway, Kyrie Courter will open for Renée Elise Goldsberry
CARMEL, Ind. – When Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry performs Oct. 12 at the Center for the Performing Arts, her special guest will be a fellow Broadway performer and an alumna of the Great American Songbook Foundation’s annual Songbook Academy® summer intensive.
Kyrie Courter, who participated in the 2013 Songbook Academy as a high school student from Chicago, is now a performer and content creator based in New York City. She recently made her Broadway debut in the 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Other credits have included Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, Ragtime (Bay Street Theater); School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play (Goodman Theatre); Next to Normal (Writers Theatre, Jeff nomination for Performer in a Supporting Role); Marie Christine (BoHo Theatre, Jeff nomination for Performer in a Principal Role).
The Songbook Academy, which just marked its 15th year, brings together 40 talented high school students from across the nation for a week of workshops, masterclasses and performance opportunities that help participants hone their vocal and stage skills with an emphasis on song interpretation, while building friendships and professional connections for a lifetime.
“We could see how passionate and driven Kyrie was, even as a high school student,” said Christopher Lewis, executive director of the Songbook Foundation. “We’re so proud to see her achieving her dreams and inspiring future Songbook Academy alumni to continue their musical pursuits at all levels of the industry, including the Broadway stage.”
Goldsberry
Goldsberry is perhaps best known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the original Broadway production of Hamilton, earning a Tony Award, a Grammy Award and a Drama Desk Award. Other Broadway credits have included The Color Purple, The Lion King and Rent. On television, she has appeared in One Life to Live and The Good Wife and currently stars in the Emmy-nominated series Girls5eva on Netflix.
The Oct. 12 performance is set for 8 p.m. at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available at the Palladium’s Fifth Third Bank Box Office, 1 Carter Green, Carmel, and also online at
TheCenterPresents.org or by phone at (317) 843-3800. Additional information is available at TheSongbook.org/Kyrie-Courter.
The concert is part of the Center’s Hoosier Village & the Barrington of Carmel Songbook Series and the 2024-2025 Center Presents Season presented in partnership with Allied Solutions.
About the Great American Songbook Foundation
The mission of the Great American Songbook Foundation, founded in 2007 by five-time Grammy® Award nominee Michael Feinstein, is to inspire and educate by celebrating the foundational era of American popular music. Headquartered at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana, the Foundation advances this rich legacy by curating physical artifacts of its creators, performers and publishers in the Songbook Library & Archives; operating a multimedia exhibit gallery; overseeing the Songbook Hall of Fame; offering programs for the public and research opportunities for scholars and artists; and providing educational opportunities for student musicians, including the annual Songbook Academy® summer intensive. The Foundation is a Cultural Affiliate of the Los Angeles-based Grammy Museum®. More information is available at TheSongbook.org.
