Jazz vocalist Ellen Winters made her theater debut in "A Cudahy Caroler Christmas" this month, but her run as Edna has been cut short. Winters tore an Achilles tendon and will be replaced by Milwaukee Rep company member Laurie Birmingham.
The show features traditional Christmas songs with a twist. The Cudahy Choir reunites for a "tale of bowling, beer, friendship and forgiveness."
"A Cudahy Caroler Christmas" runs at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts through Dec. 31. Tickets are $25 to $30.
Originally from Des Plaines, Ill., Heather moved to Milwaukee to earn a B.A. in journalism from Marquette University. With a tongue-twisting last name like Leszczewicz, it's best to go into a career where people don't need to say your name often.
However, she's still sticking to some of her Illinoisan ways (she won't reform when it comes to things like pop, water fountain or ATM), though she's grown to enjoy her time in the Brew City.
Although her journalism career is still budding, Heather has had the chance for some once-in-a-lifetime interviews with celebrities like actor Vince Vaughn and actress Charlize Theron, director Cameron Crowe and singers Ben Kweller and Isaac Hanson of '90s brother boy band Hanson.
Heather's a self-proclaimed workaholic but loves her entertainment. She's a real television and movie fanatic, book nerd, music junkie, coffee addict and pop culture aficionado.
