In addition to her work in the theatre, Nikki has performed as a soloist with symphony orchestras across the United States, and in Canada (see list below.) She has performed at Carnegie Hall several times, most recently with the New York Pops. Nikki has performed under the baton of Maestro Steven Reineke in The Music of the Mad Men Era, and Unforgettable: Celebrating Nat King Cole and Friends. Her concerts with Maestro Jack Everly include On Broadway with Kander and Ebb and The Pops is Going British! Nikki has also headlined holiday concerts with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (with Maestro David Charles Abell,) The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (with Maestro Todd Ellison,) The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (with Maestra Michelle Merrill,) and with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic (with Maestro Joel Levine.) For future bookings please contact Steven Unger at [email protected].
Nikki also performs with her husband, Jeff Kready, and their daughters in the annual community event, the Kready Holiday Spectacular, at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. For inquiries about bringing the show to Your community, email [email protected]!
Past Concerts
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Pops
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Grand Teton Music Festival
Houston Symphony
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Kansas City Symphony
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Naples Philharmonic
National Arts Center Orchestra (Ottawa)
National Symphony Orchestra
New York Pops
North Czech Philharmonic
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Philly Pops
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Press
Daniels, who won acclaim as Clara in Broadway’s most recent “Porgy and Bess” revival, was every bit as charismatic as Silverman. She brought a jazzy elegance to the Julie London version of “Fly Me to the Moon” (which featured a delightful solo exchange between Moor on piano and Jeff DeRoche on xylophone). She was full of melancholy on “What’ll I Do,” coolness itself on “Moondance” and no-nonsense on “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” the Nancy Sinatra classic from the mid-1960s.
“Music of the Mad Men Era”
Todd von Kampen
Omaha World Herald
Rising Broadway star Nikki Renee Daniels (bearing a striking resemblance to “Scandal’s” Kerry Washington) showed exquisite control and clarity in the perky ambiance of “My Favorite Things” and then smoothly stepped into Mariah Carey’s contemporary shoes for “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
“Christmas with the Pittsburgh Symphony”
Jane Vranish
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Nikki Renee Daniels’ was as masterful as Leavel but in a different way in “Go Back Home” from “The Scottsboro Boys.” Her interpretation achieved its vision through purity – direct and unmannered singing and enunciation.
Daniels also was the glue for the wry trio “But the World Goes ‘Round” from “New York, New York,” in which she was joined by Remke and Keegan.
“On Broadway with Kander and Ebb”
Mark Kanny
Trib-Liv
Fitzgerald’s silky, soaring voice was hers alone, from high as “Get Happy” to bluesy as “Blues Skies.” None of Saturday night’s singers tried to mimic her take on the songbook, but the Queen of Jazz herself might have got happy over their versions of the classics.
Highlights included Jenkins’s sassy “Blues in the Night,” Daniels’s hot and soaring “Summertime,” and Haas’s scat singing on “Mr. Paganini.
“A Tribute to Ella”
Ron Wolfe
Arkansas Democrat-Gazett
Nikki Renee Daniels (The Book of Mormon, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess) also made her debut with the Pops, bringing her glowing sensibility and heart-stopping talent to “Orange Colored Sky” and Irving Berlin’s “What’ll I Do.” Her “Embraceable You” was especially succinct, only complemented by the Pops’ string section, whose notes seemed to kiss its audience’s cheeks like wisps of clouds.
“Unforgettable: Celebrating Nat King Cole and Friends”
Iris Wiener
Theater Pizazz
Daniels gorgeous voice was particularly heart-felt with “What’ll I Do” and showed amazing expression, power and agility with “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” and “Avalon.”
Christopher Caz
Manhattan Digest
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Background photo by Richard Termine