Sweet Seasons: A Celebration of Carole King

The Pipestone Performing Arts Center is proud to present Sweet Seasons: The Music of Carole King, performed by Michelle Foster and a live band, on Saturday, September 14th at 7:30PM. The band creates an intimate atmosphere, featuring songs from Carole King’s hit records like “I Feel the Earth Move,” “It’s Too Late,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman,” and more!

Michelle Foster is a New York-based singer, pianist, actress, and dancer, making herself a “quadruple threat.” The band performing alongside her are multi-talented musicians bringing percussion, guitar and more at the highest professional level to capture the quality of King’s canon of work.

Foster is a regular keyboardist with Gloria Gaynor’s musical director, Mark Baron, and a keyboardist/vocal soloist with legendary doo-wop group, The Duprees. Foster was cast in her first professional musical at Axelrod Performing Arts Center. Foster was selected to perform as vocalist/keyboardist with the Mercury World Tour, produced by Terry Barber, at The Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California. Michelle now tours internationally with Barber as a collaborative pianist and vocal soloist. While performing The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Canada, Michelle “stuck out as a clear talent” (The Palace Theatre).

Though Michelle’s first love was always musical theater, her experience performing in Barber’s various tour programs opened her up to a world where her diverse talents could merge. At 23 years old, Michelle self-produced, created and starred in Broadway 2020, an original musical review that showcases her mastery of voice, piano, drama and dance as she takes audiences on a journey through Broadway hits old and new. The show premiered at The Ritz Theatre in 2019. The Broadway 2020 album was released in the summer of 2020. Michelle is currently launching Sweet Seasons: The Music of Carole King, a second tour program that brings audiences on a look back at the music that shaped a generation. In addition to touring, Michelle works as a recording artist on Fiverr and is part-owner of the private music production company Tunedly. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, with minors in chemistry and dance. She has continued her studies at The Juilliard School, Liz Caplan Vocal Studio, and one-on-one with the most prominent casting and creative directors in New York.

The Pipestone Performing Arts Center is located at 104 Main Street East (Pipestone). Guests can park in the freelots surrounding the theatre, in the First Farmers & Merchants Bank parking lot or the City Parking lot behind the Historic Calumet Inn Hotel. The Box Office is located in the lobby of the PPAC; this is where guests can check in, use the restrooms and be guided to their seats before enjoying the performance.

Tickets are $25.00 for adults, and $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the PPAC website at www.pipestoneperformingartscenter.com, or by calling the Box Office at 507-825-2020 or 877-722-2787 (Tuesday through Friday, 12p-4p).