Broadway Affair: Follow Your Heart is a soaring revue concert celebrating the songs that lead us, lift us, and remind us why we love Broadway. Featuring beloved Key City Public Theatre performers, this heartfelt evening weaves together iconic show tunes and hidden gems that speak to passion, hope, and the courage to follow where the heart leads.
Under the musical direction of Linda Dowdell, the concert sparkles with powerhouse vocals, intimate moments, and the irresistible joy of live musical theatre—an unforgettable night for Broadway lovers and newcomers alike.
Linda Dowdell
LINDA DOWDELL (COMPOSER/LYRICIST/MUSICAL DIRECTOR/PIANIST) toured the world from 1988-98 as musical director of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Since moving from New York City to the Pacific Northwest she has worked steadily at Key City Public Theatre, where her award-winning musical SPIRIT OF THE YULE and TIN PAN LADY enjoyed multiple productions. Her choral compositions have received premieres by distinguished ensembles including Schola Cantorum of Edinburgh and the Gregg Smith Singers, and “Sail Like a Girl,” her She Shanty, received a world premiere this past May by NorthWest Women’s Chorale in Port Angeles. A member of the prestigious BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in New York, she earned the Harrington Award for Creative Achievement, and has received grants from Meet the Composer, ArtsWA, and the James Irvine Foundation.
