Vinny is excited to be back at Hale for his 20th production overall and his first in their concert series. Favorite Hale credits include West Side Story (Bernardo, ariZoni nominee) and Me & My Girl (Bill, ariZoni winner). Other credits: Stray Cat Theatre’s Assassins (Balladeer) and Two Mile Hollow(Christopher), UCAT's Los Últimos Cinco Años (Jamie), Childsplay's Schoolhouse Rock Live (George) and Ella Enchanted (Prince),  TheaterWorks’ All Shook Up (Chad), A/C Theatre’s 21 Chump Street (Justin), and N2T's Valhalla (Ludwig, ariZoni nominee). Vinny resides in Tempe and teaches theatre at Westwood High School in Mesa. www.vinnychavez.com

Cori Cable Kidder (BA Musical Theatre, Ouachita Baptist University) Credits: Patsy Cline in Always...Patsy Cline, Shadowland Stages (Ellenville, NY), Hale Centre Theatre (Sandy UT) (Gilbert, AZ), Glendale Centre Theatre (Glendale, CA), and Sierra Madre Playhouse (Sierra Madre, CA). Cori received an Ovation nomination for her 2015 Sierra Madre Playhouse performance following a four-month run of sold-out performances. 

Brigitta Teuscher is a contemporary vocalist with roots in Portland, Oregon. Her voice has been lauded as having a rare mix of unconventional warmth and power. She is a songwriter and producer who celebrates jazz evolution while incorporating contemporary elements to give traditional styles new legs.

She was the Best Vocalist winner at the Teagarden Jazz Festival singing for the Jazz Legacy Band and lead vocalist for five years in the internationally renowned Synthesis Jazz Band. Has experience touring in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, England, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.

Performance highlights include getting the first triple encore in the Saukraasti Jazz Festival’s history, being a featured vocalist at the National Theatre of Cuba, and  performing at Festinord’s 50th Anniversary in Stockholm, Sweden. She opened for Alfie Boe at Abravanel Hall and was featured on albums such as Downbeat and Leaving Vancouver.

John Houston is a pianist/ keyboardist/ vocalist/ touring musician, formerly of the Gladys Knight S.U.V. Choir in Las Vegas, NV. He currently performs in the Eric Dodge Band, with whom he's had the opportunity to share the stage with, Clint Black, Carrie Underwood, LeAn Rimes, John Michael Montgomery, and many more.

John also plays keyboards and sings in several tribute shows, including Waylon/Willie/ Cash, Simon Garfunkel, Billy/Elton, Heart Tribute shows etc. For his "day job" he has been employed since 1998, as a Studio engineer, and session musician, and as such has had the opportunity to perform on hundreds of CDs. He majored in music at S.U.U. in Cedar City, UT with an emphasis on Music Theory, and Vocal performance.

Thomas Anderson is an enterprising guitarist and vocalist from St. George, Utah. Shaped by an early love of music, Thomas showed prodigious talent in his youth; studying attentively as a Juilliard Jazz Symposium resident and touring Europe with an ensemble of musician ambassadors. Now with more than a decade of professional experience, he is a virtuosic artist who draws inspiration from many genres. Although he regularly collaborates with many diverse musicians, Thomas is best known for his work with Dick Earl’s Electric Witness, an innovative blues band and International Blues Challenge finalist. Thomas is thrilled to be returning to the Hale Center Theatre to celebrate the music of The Beatles.

Nate is excited to make his Hale Concert Hall debut. He is a native of Hurricane, Utah. Singing has been a lifelong passion that began when he was 13 years old. He has performed multiple times and in multiple venues with Hale Concert Hall favorite John Houston.  

Ben Hale is always seeking out new and authentic voices to bring to the concert hall and we are excited to showcase  Nate's talents.

Roz was most recently seen at the Hale Concert Hall singing the music of Joni Mitchell and Fleetwood Mac. Roz is a singer-songwriter from Utah, but currently lives in Nashville, TN. Since moving to Nashville she’s been making waves and has been fortunate to perform in the city’s coolest venues. She’s played writers rounds at The Local, and has been invited to sit in with A-listers for a song or two at the world famous Station Inn. In December of 2023 Roz was invited to be a featured performer in the 30th annual country music festival in Norway called Julecountry.

Mari Solana Ericksen was born in New York, but grew up in Utah within a strong musical tradition. From a young age, Mari's training was coupled with experience on stage, on the road, and in the studio, drawing her first professional paycheck at the age of 13. An accomplished drummer, vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter, she has appeared with numerous groups in varying genres from Las Vegas to New York, including Tas Cru and His Band of Tortured Souls, Dick Earl's Electric Witness, Halogyns, Pale Dream, and Anna Beck. Her theatrical pit orchestra credits include Starlight Express, Mary Poppins, and School of Rock, and audiences in Salt Lake City are privileged to experience Mari's live solo act. Mari studied under a Music Performance scholarship at Dixie State University (Utah Tech) and is also a talented freelance artist who loves painting, photography, embroidery, and cake decorating.

Dallin Summers is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from West Valley City, Utah. Dallin got his start in music from a young age, participating in children's choirs and taking piano lessons starting at six years old. Since then, Dallin has toured and performed in many bands and symphonic orchestras, including the Utah Symphony. Most recently, Dallin completed a bachelor’s degree in music at the Horne School of Music at Snow College, where he studied classical and contemporary styles for voice and trombone, as well as songwriting, performance, and music education. He is currently working on releasing original music.