NaTasha Yvette-Williams often comes home. While her residency is currently that of New York City and soaking up the lights of Broadway, she has an affinity for Fayetteville — the place that raised her. Even more than that, she has a love of what was once The Fayetteville Little Theatre and now, Cape Fear Regional Theatre — the stage where Yvette-Williams got her start. Now, many years later, Yvette-Williams is a Grammy Award winning, Tony Award nominated performer. And on July 27 and 28, she'll be bringing her beautiful music and stories to the stage of Cape Fear Regional Theatre once again.
"I'm coming home to sing some songs and sort of take the audience through the journey of me leaving Fayetteville and pursuing my dream of becoming an artist," she said.
Yvette-Williams will perform on July 27 at 7:30 p.m. and July 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Cape Fear Regional Theatre. She will be joined by musician Scott Cady.
"The night will be a mix of music and there will be something for everyone," she said. "I'd love to just sort of pay homage to people who mentored me and things I use daily. It's a pilgrimage of honor for me to come back and sing in Fayetteville."
The performer won a Grammy and was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in "Some Like It Hot," one of her favorite shows she's performed in. Currently, Yvette-Williams is performing in Chicago on Broadway with Cady, and taking breaks in between to do concerts like the one she will perform on July 27.
Typically, she says she'll perform about eight shows a week on Broadway. She enjoys the breaks in between to get to perform in other states and areas with a variety of songs.
"I'm going to sing songs I like to sing. I am going to sing a song from The Whiz called, "Home" because it kind of makes sense.
Yvette-Williams often visits Fayetteville as her father still resides in the city. She, however, says she hasn't performed in the city for quite some time. She says she has many ties to the area and is "in and out regularly."
The folks at Cape Fear Regional Theatre are also excited and gearing up for the upcoming show with Yvette-Williams. The performance will include Gospel, Jazz, R&B and pop music as well as some showtunes. For both them and Yvette-Williams, it'll be a bit of a full circle moment.
"NaTasha's story is a true testament to the incredible talent here in Fayetteville and on stage at CFRT. She is one of many artists that have leaped from our stage onto Broadway and into tv/film, and we are honored to be a part of all of their stories. CFRT has become a launching pad, and it is such an awesome full circle moment to have NaTasha back on the stage and in the town where her illustrious career began, not just for us, but for the youth in our community who have the same dreams."
Tickets are available from CFRT.org and are $37 each. Visit www.CFRT.org for more information.

(Photo: NaTasha Yvette-Williams, a Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominated performer, will be coming home to the CFRT stage in July. Photo courtesy of Cape Fear Regional Theatre Facebook Page.)