SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — “Wicked” star and Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo recently graced the stage at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, an iconic waterfront venue that has delighted music lovers since its construction in 2021.
Evelyn Cohen, a 9-year-old conductor, will make her debut on that very same stage this weekend with her parents, both of whom are professional musicians with the San Diego Symphony.
- Watch the interview with Evelyn Cohen and her mother, Courtney Cohen, above.
Cohen will join her parents, Gregory, principal percussionist, and Courtney, principal librarian, on stage during “Barbie The Movie: In Concert” on Friday, Aug. 22. The family will perform Billie Eilish’s Oscar-winning song “What Was I Made For?” from the 2023 film.
Courtney Cohen told KUSI’s Lauren Phinney that her daughter has been exposed to music ever since she was a baby and has shown a penchant for the arts growing up…