Elona Krasavtseva’s Broadway’s Best Hits to Premiere in Tampa at the Straz Center
On April 14th, 2023, in Tampa, Florida at the Straz Center and for one performance only: experience Broadway’s Best Hits. Destined to be “THE show of the season” this extraordinary entertainment extravaganza features musical hits from Broadway’s best known and most loved shows of our time. Spectacularly performed by Artists’ Elona Krasavtseva and Helen Avramenko, both from Ukraine and now performing in the US, the show also features New York’s rising star Vitaly Volodin. The impressive cast includes musical direction by the renowned Alex Nakhimovsky, the 2019 winner of the Global Music Awards who has signed on to direct Broadway’s Best Hits live band and backdrop the impressive vocals. The vibrant performances will electrify audiences and bring them to their feet.
For tickets: visit Straz Center
Elona Krasavtseva
Elona Krasavtseva is a classical crossover soprano, actress and songwriter. She performs musical theater, classical and popular songs in English, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Yiddish languages. She resides near beautiful Saint-Petersburg, Florida and runs a Music Club of Florida with monthly events for music lovers from around the world.
Elona grew up in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. She studied at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She continued her studies and graduated from Moscow State University in Russia, where she studied European folklore. She holds a master’s degree in Business and Finance from California State University. Elona began her music career in 2005, performing in major concert halls as well as frequent appearances on broadcast television and radio shows throughout Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Russia, and then after global recognition, she began performing in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
In 2014, the talented Ms. Krasavtseva relocated to Florida when Russia began its’ hybrid war in Ukraine. She is now a prominent figure and leading activist in the Tampa Bay area: a leader speaking out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its devastating consequences for her people and for the world. She continues to both organize and to vocalize against the war and is very active in fundraising and philanthropy to assist Ukrainian refugees and those who suffer from the invasion of Ukraine.
The songstress is honored and thrilled to be able to bring this show to Tampa this April.
Photos Courtesy of Starz Center & Elona Krasavtseva