STAGE TUBE: MARY POPPINS' Ashley Brown Performs on Windy City Live

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's July 4th performance as part of the Ravinia Festival will feature vocalist Ashley Brown, who won rave reviews in the title role of Mary Poppins on Broadway and recently made her Lyric Opera debut in an acclaimed production of Show Boat. Brown appeared on Windy City Live for a preview of her Ravinia debut. Watch the interview and her performance in the video below!

Steven Reineke is the music director of the New York Pops and principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach and Modesto symphony orchestras. Known as a protégé of Ravinia’s Erich Kunzel, he will lead the CSO through an evening of American music that runs the gamut from patriotic anthems to Disney hits and Broadway favorites. This concert is part of the Ravinia Festival’s classical programming.