Adrienn Fehér and Andrea Jónás first met when they were members of the Vörösmarty Theater in Székesfehérvár. In 2007, the pair performed “Dream Girls,” a musical event of their own making, with additional ideas by Miklós Szurdi and István Verebes.
The women have remained friends, and both achieved success over the years, Emerton Award-winning Fehér in the musical “Hair” and Jónás, who moved to Budapest and spent 10 years at the Attila József Theater in “Nutcracker” and the musical “Chicago.”
The idea for a sequel to reunite the “Dream Girls” actresses came from conductor Tamás Ruff, who knows both well and is the leader of the Alba Régia Symphony Orchestra, back in their old stomping ground of Székesfehérvár (64 km southwest of Budapest by road).
The “Igazán Nők” (“Truly Women”) program includes the work of artists that Fehér and Jónás have admired and been inspired by. Thus, international hits by Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand and Tina Turner will be performed alongside the songs of the Hungarian jazz, pop, rock, and soul singer Zsuzsa Cserháti from 7 p.m. in the Alba Regia Sportcsarnok indoor arena (still known to some locals at the ARÉV Sportcentrum).
Although the inspiration is Women’s Day, two male guests, Szilveszter P. Szabó and György Szomor, both from the Operetta Theater, will add color to the program. Ruff’s Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra will also appear under his baton.
This article was first published in the Budapest Business Journal print issue of March 7, 2025.
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