Acclaimed vocalist and Broadway star Nicole Scherzinger, winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, will headline the annual Center Stage Benefit at Playhouse Square on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, Ms. Scherzinger will be joined by a live band as she performs a high-energy mix of Broadway favorites and pop hits.
“Nicole Scherzinger is an amazingly talented performer. I was blown away when I saw her in Sunset Blvd,” said Playhouse Square President & CEO Craig Hassall. “It will be so special to have her here with us on a night when we celebrate the importance of the arts and the powerful impact they have on our lives.”
Funds raised by the Center Stage Benefit support Playhouse Square’s not-for-profit mission and arts education programming. Each year, more than 370,000 participants engage in student matinee performances; sustainable musical theater programs in local elementary schools; sensory-friendly programming; master classes, apprenticeships, and recognition for high school musical theater students; and more, all made possible by Playhouse Square and its generous donors. A forthcoming initiative will provide specialized programming for individuals facing neurological challenges.
Information regarding tickets and tables for Center Stage Benefit featuring Nicole Scherzinger are available online at playhousesquare.org/centerstage or by calling 216-640-8412.
Tickets for the benefit, which is co-chaired by Amy G. Brady, Chief Information Officer of KeyCorp, and Beth Mooney, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KeyCorp, include the performance, a cocktail reception, seated dinner, and a post-show reception with desserts and dancing.
About Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger is the 2025 Tony Award winner for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd’s reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. This follows her critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning performance in the same role on the West End. A Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling singer, actress, and dancer, Ms. Scherzinger also won the Best Musical Performance award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. She made her West End debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, earning an Olivier nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Her additional theatre credits include Guys and Dolls, Chicago, Show Boat, and Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. Her television work includes The X Factor, The Masked Singer, and NBC’s live musical special Annie Live!. She voices Sina, Moana’s mother, in Disney’s Moana films. Scherzinger is a global performing artist and former member of one of the world’s best-selling music groups of all time, The Pussycat Dolls.