‘Belle of Broadway’ to Perform at Clarke, Feb. 26

The Clarke College Arts at Clarke Series will present a spotlight performance by Broadway star Susan Egan on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Terence Donaghoe Hall on the Clarke campus. Admission is $20 and tickets can be purchased by calling (563)584-8642 or on-line at www.clarke.edu/artsatclarke.

The original “Belle” in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” on Broadway, Susan Egan has traversed all four corners of the entertainment industry, making powerful impressions in theatre, film, television and music. She starred on Broadway as the title role in “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” won critical acclaim as Broadway’s longest-running Sally Bowles in “Cabaret,” and received Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for “Best Actress” as Belle in “Beauty and the Beast.”

In film, Egan has been in “13 Going on 30,” “Gotta Kick It Up,” numerous independent films and voiced the animated characters of Meg in Disney’s “Hercules”, and Lin in the Academy Award winning “Spirited Away.” She spent two seasons on WB’s “Nikki” and guest-starred on “NUMB3RS,” “NYPD Blue,” “Arli$$,” “Drew Carey,” “Party of Five,” “Great Performances,” and more. Egan sings with symphonies nationwide, has over 40 recording credits including five solo CDs, and was named Best Vocalist of the Year by TalkinBroadway.com.