Love has inspired countless stories on the Broadway stage — the giddy beginnings, the bittersweet endings and every heart-pounding, soul-stirring moment in between. Theatre veterans and BU alumni, Jennie Sophia and Shawn Holtgren, bring these stories to life through some of the most unforgettable songs ever written in Broadway Love Letters.

This fun and heart-warming production features songs from hit shows such as “West Side Story,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” “South Pacific,” “Guys and Dolls,” “The Secret Garden,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and more.

A “Sweet & Greet” reception, will be held prior to the show at 6 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Rotunda. Alumni and friends can enjoy cookies, cupcakes, sodas and more, free of charge, and registration is not required.

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About Jennie Sophia

JENNIE SOPHIA GRUNSETH has portrayed many iconic musical-theater heroines, from Fiona/Brigadoon (Goodman Theatre) and Nellie Forbush/South Pacific (Broadway national tour, also Ogunquit Playhouse) to Fantine/Les Misérables (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Laurey/Oklahoma! (Marriott Lincolnshire), Mrs. Potts/Beauty and The Beast (Paramount Theater), Guinevere/Camelot (Light Opera Works), and Lily/The Secret Garden (Court Theatre). At the Lyric Opera, she played Olga/The Merry Widow, starring Renee Fleming. At the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, she played Mistress/Passion. Among her leading roles at Wagon Wheel Theatre have been Maria/The Sound of Music, Madge/Picnic, Laurey/Oklahoma!, Hope/Anything Goes!, and Fiona/Brigadoon, to name a few. She has also appeared at the American Girl Theatre as Cornelia and Tia Dolores/Circle of Friends and at The Round Barn Theatre as Belle/Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella/ Cinderella, Katie and Hilda/ Plain and Fancy, Lili/ Carnival, and Hodel/Fiddler on the Roof to name a few. She resides in Wheaton, IL, where she teaches voice and acting privately, continues to perform, and supports the loves of her life, Dan, Gavin, and Norman (the dog).

About Shawn Holtgren

SHAWN HOLTGREN has portrayed a number of iconic musical-theatre characters including Harold Hill/The Music Man (574 Theatre Company), Henry Higgins/My Fair Lady (The Round Barn Theatre), Atticus Finch/To Kill a Mockingbird (Bethel University) and Tevye/Fiddler on the Roof (Bethel University). Holtgren appeared as Lumiere in Bethel University’s anniversary production of Beauty and the Beast. He currently serves as the Vice President for Spiritual Life and University Affairs at Bethel University and Worship Arts Pastor at St. Mark Missionary Church. Shawn’s favorite real-life characters are his amazing wife, Katie, and three children, Autumn, Nathan and Victoria.