Melissa Manchester at Sellersville Theater 1894

Melissa Manchester’s fifty-year career is remarkable not only for its longevity and accomplishments, but for its versatility. Following her stint as a founding member of Bette Midler’s Harlettes, Melissa’s tremendously successful solo career brought her critical and commercial acclaim, garnering her nineteen Billboard charted hits.The “Midnight Blue” singer received her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in 1979 for the Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager-penned “Don’t Cry Out Loud.” Four years later she won the Grammy in that same category for her hit single “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” Manchester has had her songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Kenny Loggins and many others.After attending a college songwriting class taught by Paul Simon, Manchester landed a staff songwriting job and was performing as a solo singer/pianist in the clubs of Greenwich Village where she met Bette Midler and Barry Manilow...

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Melissa Manchester’s fifty-year career is remarkable not only for its longevity and accomplishments, but for its versatility. Following her stint as a founding member of Bette Midler’s Harlettes, Melissa’s tremendously successful solo career brought her critical and commercial acclaim, garnering her nineteen Billboard charted hits.The “Midnight Blue” singer received her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in 1979 for the Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager-penned “Don’t Cry Out Loud.” Four years later she won the Grammy in that same category for her hit single “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” Manchester has had her songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Kenny Loggins and many others.After attending a college songwriting class taught by Paul Simon, Manchester landed a staff songwriting job and was performing as a solo singer/pianist in the clubs of Greenwich Village where she met Bette Midler and Barry Manilow. As a back-up singer for Bette, Melissa fulfilled her childhood fantasy of playing Carnegie Hall. Six months later, she had a recording contract, and went on to headline sold-out shows across the country. In November 2021, Manchester was inducted into the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Hall of Fame. Manchester has appeared in films and on TV, as well as starring in several national touring companies. She has also co-written several highly acclaimed musicals.In 2024 and 2025, Manchester embraces the sum total of her multi-faceted five-decade career with the release of her 25th album, RE:VIEW, a collection of her classic hits, revisited and reimagined.Artist WebsiteThe cabaret and through row D are reserved for Theater Members until one month before the show. If you are a Theater Member, select your tickets using the price code that matches your Membership level and enter your Member ID into the Membership box on the checkout page. To inquire about Membership, call our Box Office at 215-257-5808 or click here.

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