Sat May 8, 2021 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Tiny Giants – Petite Powerhouses from Garland to Gaga Starring Kelli Rabke

Location: MPAC MAINSTAGE & LIVESTREAM

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Just in time for Mother’s Day, Broadway's Kelli Rabke (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Miserables, Children of Eden) premieres her brand-new show celebrating the legendary ladies of song! Did you know that some of the biggest, most iconic voices in pop history have come from the smallest women? In this salute to Edith Piaf, Bette Midler, Stevie Nicks -- and many, many more small-in-stature surprises -- you’ll hear unforgettable songs from nine decades of popular music. It’s a musical journey through vertically challenged territory -- a subject Kelli was born to explore, since she’s part of the club herself!

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Just in time for Mother’s Day, comes a show celebrating legendary ladies of song! New Jersey native Kelli Rabke premieres her brand-new show, Tiny Giants – Petite Powerhouses from Garland to Gaga. Did you know that some of the biggest, most iconic voices in pop history have come from the smallest women?  In this salute to Edith Piaf, Bette Midler, Stevie Nicks — and many, many more small-in-stature surprises — you’ll hear unforgettable songs from nine decades of popular music.  Broadway’s Kelli Rabke (the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Eponine in Les Miserables, and Paper Mill Playhouse’s Yonah in Children of Eden and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz) is joined by an incredible five-piece band of NYC’s finest musicians led by music director John Fischer.  It’s a musical journey through vertically challenged territory — a subject Kelli was born to explore, since she’s part of the club herself!


Kelli Rabke got her “big break” playing the role of Dorothy in Paper Mill Playhouse’s acclaimed production of The Wizard Of Oz. Shortly thereafter, she was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber to play the lead role of the Narrator in the Broadway revival of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (US Cast Recording). Following that, she played her dream role: Eponine in Les Miserables on Broadway. She went on to perform in regional theaters across the country in such roles as Mabel in Mack And Mabel, Christine in Phantom, and back to Paper Mill Playhouse in Stephen Schwartz’s landmark production of Children Of Eden as Yonah (American Premiere Recording). She is one of the only Broadway stars to originate a role in both a Stephen Schwartz and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical — a distinction for which she is incredibly honored. She has been seen and heard in loads of TV commercials and voice-overs, and was the voice of several animated characters, including Kat in the Discovery Kids series Kenny The Shark. She also played the recurring role of Bernadette on The Young And The Restless.

After leaving the bright lights of the stage to start a family, Kelli is now a staple in the NYC cabaret world.  Her first solo cabaret show debuted to a sold out crowd at Feinstein’s/54 Below and since then, she’s been featured in shows ranging from Sondheim to Streisand to Bernstein.  She now performs regularly with symphony orchestras stretching from Calgary to Mazatlan and all across the country in Blockbuster Broadway, Music of the Knights, and The Wonderful Music of Oz.  Other recent highlights include debuting an original song written by David Friedman and Kathie Lee Gifford on the Today Show, and recording the PBS American Songbook Emmy nominated segment, Stephen Schwartz and Friends, featuring the composer himself at the piano and Kelli singing one of his signature songs from Wicked, “The Wizard and I”.

She is most proud of her biggest “productions” to date: her son, Joseph, and daughter, Abigale!  Visit www.kellirabke.com for photos, videos, schedule, and more!

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