Cello Stories: A Life Under Broadway
in partnership with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Sat., Sept. 7 | 7:30pm | AMFA Amerine/Calhoun Glass Box
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
501 E. 9th Street
Little Rock. AR 72202
Acclaimed cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf has performed in 21 Broadway shows. With Cello Stories: A Life Under Broadway she mesmerizes audiences with exquisite arrangements for cello and piano, coupled with captivating stories about her life as a musician. This performance is presented in partnership with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. mairidormanphaneuf.com
MAIRI DORMAN-PHANEUF
CELLIST
Mairi has established a busy career in New York City as a solo, chamber, Broadway, and recording artist. Since 2003 she has held chairs in 21 Broadway shows, including The Bridges of Madison County, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and currently, The Great Gatsby. Off-Broadway credits include the premiere productions of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years (Chicago 2001, NYC 2002). Her debut solo album, Music of Broadway for Cello and Piano, was released in September 2021 on Craft Recordings/Concord Theatricals.
Following her sold-out debut at Birdland Jazz Club in 2018 she continues to present headlining shows featuring Broadway’s greatest stars; including Liz Callaway, Ariana DeBose, Rebecca Luker, Jessica Vosk, Norbert Leo Butz, and many more. Her one-woman show “Cello Stories: A Life Under Broadway” premiered at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in 2023.
Mairi is a regular on the NYC cabaret and concert scene and has been featured in performance with stars such as Christine Ebserole, Jeremy Jordon, Jason Robert Brown, John Pizzarelli and Brooke Shields. Her TV and movie work include “Camp” (2002), and the PBS Live From Lincoln Center concerts of Chita Rivera, Joshua Bell and Lang Lang.
Mairi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Guildhall School of Music in London, and holds Masters and Doctorate degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She lives in Hartsdale, NY, with her husband, saxophonist, Marc Phaneuf.