{"id":50744,"date":"2026-05-15T09:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=50744"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:27:34","slug":"meet-the-5-guest-artists-to-join-tabernacle-choir-benefit-concert-at-hollywood-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2026\/05\/meet-the-5-guest-artists-to-join-tabernacle-choir-benefit-concert-at-hollywood-bowl.html","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 5 Guest Artists to Join Tabernacle Choir Benefit Concert at Hollywood Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will be sharing the stage with five guest artists during two nights of its \u201cSongs of Hope Benefit Concert\u201d this June.<\/p>\n

The five guest artists to perform with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, are Donny Osmond, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus, per a press release<\/a> published on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the concert, to be performed June 24 and 25, are available for purchase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis concert represents a meaningful intersection of music and purpose,\u201d Tabernacle Choir President Michael O. Leavitt said in the church\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we return to the Hollywood Bowl, we do so not only to celebrate a historic moment, but to invite others to participate in efforts that uplift and strengthen families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two nights of benefit concerts at the Hollywood Bowl will take place on the 100th anniversary year of the Tabernacle Choir\u2019s first performance at the venue in 1926.<\/p>\n

All ticket sale revenue from the June concerts will be donated to charities, including CARE<\/a>, Helen Keller Intl<\/a> and The Hunger Project<\/a>, to benefit women and children worldwide.<\/p>\n

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will match the concert ticket sales, \u201cthereby doubling the charitable contributions associated with the event,\u201d according to the church\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more about the guest artists to join the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra this June.<\/p>\n

Donny Osmond<\/h2>\n

Legendary entertainer Donny Osmond has had a career spanning more than six decades across music, television, film and live performance, per the church\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

For five years between 1992 and 1997, Osmond starred in more than 2,000 performances of \u201cJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.\u201d He later reprised the role in the 1999 film.<\/p>\n

Currently, Osmond has a residency show on the Las Vegas Strip, where he takes fans on a ride through his dynamic career five nights a week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David Foster<\/h2>\n

A renowned composer and producer of modern music, David Foster has earned 16 Grammy Awards, an Emmy, a Golden Globe and three Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.<\/p>\n

He composed the Broadway musical \u201cBoop!,\u201d which debuted in 2025, and released a Christmas album with Katharine McPhee, his wife, in 2022. Foster and McPhee have been married since 2019, share one child together and regularly perform together.<\/p>\n

Foster also founded The David Foster Foundation in 1986 to \u201csupport Canadian families with children in need of lifesaving organ transplants,\u201d per the church\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

Katharine McPhee<\/h2>\n

Katharine McPhee is a singer and actor whose career spans music, film, television and Broadway.<\/p>\n

As a singer, McPhee is famous for her \u201cpowerhouse presence and show-stopping performances,\u201d according to the church\u2019s release. She gained national recognition in 2006 during season five of \u201cAmerican Idol,\u201d and her recordings have topped the charts in genres such as pop and jazz.<\/p>\n

Outside of her career, McPhee has also served as an ambassador for organizations such as BuildOn, Malaria No More and Feeding America.<\/p>\n

She and Foster have previously performed together with Tabernacle Choir.<\/p>\n

Stephanie J. Block<\/h2>\n

Stephanie J. Block is \u201cwidely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated voices in contemporary musical theater,\u201d according to the church\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

She starred in the popular revival of \u201cInto the Woods\u201d from 2022 to 2023 and earned a Helen Hayes Award in 2024 for her performance as Norma Desmond in \u201cSunset Boulevard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Block\u2019s work also spans television, recordings and her Stages Podcast. She regularly performs with her husband, Sebastian Arcelus, and performed with him at the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra\u2019s 2025 Christmas concerts.<\/p>\n

Sebastian Arcelus<\/h2>\n

Arcelus is best known to television audiences for his roles as Jay Whitman on CBS\u2019s \u201cMadam Secretary\u201d and Lucas Goodwin on Netflix\u2019s \u201cHouse of Cards.\u201d<\/p>\n

He most recently starred alongside Block, his wife, in both the Broadway revival and national tour of \u201cInto the Woods.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arcelus has also appeared in films and is a respected voice actor. He and his wife were the first guest artists in the Tabernacle Choir\u2019s 25-year-old Christmas concert tradition to be married to each other.<\/p>\n

Their joint story<\/a> began on stage during a national touring production of \u201cWicked\u201d nearly 20 years ago.<\/p>\n