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Vanessa Williams has distinguished her career with
remarkable success in music, theater, television and film. She has
become one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in
entertainment today. Now she will perform at Paris Las Vegas Theater
des Arts January 19 - 21 at 9:00 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $60 each
and can be purchased at the Paris Box Office or by calling (702)
946-4567 or (877) 374-7469.
Vanessa Williams was born in Millwood, New York, to two music
teachers who encouraged her pursuit of a career in entertainment.
She majored in musical theater at Syracuse University and in 1983,
won the Miss America title. Williams has since been honored with two
NAACP Image Awards, nine Grammy Award nominations and a number of
New York Music Awards.
Her musical accomplishments began with her first release, 1988's The
Right Stuff, which became a pop and R&B smash. In 1991, Williams
released the multi-million seller The Comfort Zone, which featured
the hit single Save the Best for Last, which topped the pop, adult
contemporary and R&B charts for five straight weeks and reached
number-one success around the world.
Williams performed her first-ever concert tour in 1997,
co-headlining with Luther Vandross in 25 cities across the U.S. and
finishing with a solo tour throughout Japan and Southeast Asia, as
well as ongoing American engagements across the country.
She has recently contributed to several unique musical projects,
including Ain't Nothin' but a She Thing, an all-female concept
record on which she collaborates with Me'shell N'dege O'cello;
People, a release celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United
Nations; and Harolyn Blackwell Sings Leonard Bernstein ... A Simple
Song, on which she covers songs from the composer's classic 'West
Side Story.'
Williams has received widespread acclaim for her television
performances, which include the mini-series 'The Jackson's: An
American Dream,' the television movies 'Stompin' at the Savoy' and
'The Boy Who Loved Christmas' and the Emmy-winning special 'Motown
Returns to the Apollo.'
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