Beth Leavel - Live at Orinda

Name: Beth Leavel - Live at Orinda
Released: 2026-11-08
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: TONY AWARD WINNER, Beth Leavel

We're thrilled to present Tony Award winning Broadway star Beth Leavel in her first Bay Area concert in 7 years!For her performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone, Beth Leavel received Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and LA Drama Critics Awards. She also received Tony, New York Outer Critics Circle and other nominations for her roles as Dee Dee Allen in The Prom and Florence Greenberg in Baby, It’s You.On Broadway, Beth also originated the roles of The Duchess in Lempicka, June Adams in Bandstand, Emily in Elf, Mrs. Bixby in The Civil War and Tess in Crazy For You. Other Broadway credits include Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends alongside fellow Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!, Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein, Dorothy Brock in the revival of 42nd Street, Ellie in Hal Prince’s Show Boat, and Anytime Annie (her Broadway debut) in 42nd Street. Other New York credits include starring as Lucille in the New York City Center Encores! production of No, No, Nanette, as well as the off-Broadway productions of Lone Star Love and Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays.Regionally, Beth has performed some of the most iconic roles in musical theatre – from Mama Rose in Gypsy at The Muny and Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly at Cape Playhouse and The Muny, to Sally Adams in Call Me Madam at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, the Witch in Into the Woods at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Paper Mill Playhouse.She also starred as Miranda Priestly in the Chicago premiere of the new musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, directed by Anna Shapiro and featuring music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub and a book by Kate Wetherhead.Beth has dazzled and delighted sold-out audiences with her cabaret act, which she has taken from 54 Below in New York City to other venues across the United States. You might also recognize Beth from numerous commercials and TV shows/films, including Ghosts of Christmas Always, The Bite, Walking Dead: World Beyond and the final episode of ER.With 2 x Grammy nominated music director Phil Renowww.BethLeavel.net "Beth Leavel is an honest to God, dyed in the wool, high voltage Broadway star of the kind we don’t get to see much anymore." - Bistro Awards"Beth Leavel is, above all else, surprising, mesmerizing, and unforgettable." - Broadway WorldPT1H30M2026-11-08USen

TONY AWARD WINNER

Beth Leavel

Derek Zemrak

Michael Williams

Leonard Pirkle

Beth Leavel - Live at Orinda"Beth Leavel - Live at Orinda"

Showtimes

November 8, 5:00 pm