Meet Tracie Thoms at Westport's Young Professional Event

Westport Country Playhouse’s Young Professionals Network will present a post-performance party with actress and vocalist Tracie Thoms following her “Seasons” concert on Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 pm.

Tickets are $30 per person for party and show; $25 each when purchasing two. Reservations: 203-227-5137, ext. 116 or marketing@westportplayhouse.org.

Tracie Thoms will grace the Playhouse stage following her smash hit debut at New York’s Feinstein’s. Throughout her young career, Thoms has had wide-ranging success in film, television and theater. Audiences will recognize her from her starring role as 'Joanne' in Sony's film of the musical Rent, a role which she reprised on Broadway in 2008 and again recently at the Hollywood Bowl under the direction of Neil Patrick Harris. In 2007, she starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse: Death Proof,” and was also featured in "The Devil Wears Prada.” Thoms was a regular on the hit CBS series, "Cold Case.”

The Playhouse’s Young Professionals Network creates fun and interactive programs geared to young professionals, ages 21 to 40, featuring cocktail parties and live music, in conjunction with Playhouse performances.

Hearst Media Services is sponsor for the 2010 holiday special events series. In addition to the concert by Tracie Thoms, other December events include “The Nutcracker,” a holiday ballet presented by Ballet Etudes, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5; “The Clowns and Mr. Beckett,” an evening with Bill Irwin and Doug Skinner, on Saturday, Dec. 11; “Season’s Greetings,” a family festivities afternoon, on Sunday, Dec. 12; “The Greatest Gift,” a Script in Hand playreading, on Monday, Dec. 13; and The Broadway Boys, a holiday concert Broadway style, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18 and 19.