Singer, songwriter and Tony nominated actress ELISABETH WITHERS is one of a kind. More than your traditional Broadway star or R&B singer, Withers’ artistic ambitions run broader and deeper than any single label or box allows. As exemplified by her electrifying rendition of Shug Avery in the original BROADWAY CAST OF OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS: THE COLOR PURPLE, Withers is constantly striving for greater challenges in her art. Elisabeth also cut her teeth as a background singer for the likes of MARY J. BLIGE, ERYKAH BADU, R. KELLY, and CELINE DION. Her talent and tenacity earned her (under her Ellй Patrice alter ego) a Billboard Top 5 club hit with the likes “RISING” and “EMOTIONS” with hit maker Tony Moran (Janet, Beyonce, Cher).