Vol. 5, No. 4, April 2008
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Multi-Talented Songbird
Vanessa Williams appears at Harrah’s April 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 and $60.
Vanessa Williams initially rose to the spotlight after being the first African-American woman crowned Miss America (and the first to be dethroned).
Today, she is justly renowned as a talented actress and singer with three Grammys, an Emmy and a Tony award to her credit.
Music was Williams’ first love, and her debut album, The Right Stuff, came out in 1988 to great success on both the R&B and pop charts. “Dreamin,’” the third single, was Williams’ first Top 10 hit. The album went gold and earned three Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist.
It was her second album, however, that gave Williams her only Number 1 hit, “Save the Best For Last,” which remains the biggest success of her musical career.
Williams is also a veteran actor, having performed in the Tony-nominated musical Into the Woods, and has also had roles in several other Broadway shows, including Kiss of the Spider Woman and Carmen Jones. She has appeared in feature films as well, including a role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser. The multi-talented beauty currently plays the role of Wilhelmina Slater in the ABC series Ugly Betty.
