Washington, D.C., native and a resident of Lancaster, Pa., for over a decade, singer and actor Randy Jeter will present a concert titled “Home for Christmas” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St. in downtown Lancaster.

Currently performing with the national tour of Les Misérables as the Bishop of Digne (u/s Jean Valjean),  Jeter is coming home to Lancaster for the holiday season while on a brief break from tour. At the concert, he will share his love of Christmas through musical selections such as “O Holy Night,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “What Christmas Means to Me” and more. His 2020 Christmas album also included songs like “By Christmas Eve” and “Mary, Did You Know?”

For tickets and more information, visit lancastertrust.com or lbc.edu/events.

The benefit concert at The Trust holds a deeper meaning for Randy and his wife, Abigail, as they continue to navigate difficult health and fertility struggles due to Abigail’s advanced stage IV endometriosis diagnosis.

Jeter received his training in musical theatre and classical voice from Manhattan School of Music. Besides his current “Les Mis” tour, he’s been a part of international tours of “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Temptation of St. Anthony.” The tenor has also performed in “Parable of the Sower” with the New York City Opera, and some of his favorite roles to date include Don Quixote in “Man of La Mancha,” Jekyll/Hyde in “Jekyll & Hyde,” Coalhouse Walker Jr. in “Ragtime” and Father in “Children of Eden.”

His regional stage performances have included “Godspell,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” “The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee,” “And The World Goes ’Round,” “Sister Act,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “The Life,” “Noah” and “Jonah.”

At an early age, Randy’s love for the arts was apparent. At 9, he joined the Maryland Boy Choir—the beginning of his musical career—with tours taking him to Virginia Beach, Boston and New York. Shortly after, he was cast in the role of Tailor Motel Kamzoil in his sixth-grade production of “Fidder on the Roof” and knew he had found his place.

Throughout the following years, Jeter remained in the arts through various productions. At the age of 19, he booked his first professional job with Spirit of Washington, Spirit Cruises. Also in the same year, he worked as a singer with the Gene Donati Big Band. A few years later, Randy had the honor to be a part of “The Temptation of St. Anthony” production tour in Warsaw, Poland.

With these life-changing opportunities, his love for the arts further propelled him to study at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in New York City. There, he honed his classical voice and musical theatre skills and earned his bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance.

Since then, Jeter has been a part of many more tours and workshops. Randy then took a contract in Lancaster, Pa., not knowing this is where he would fall in love with his wife and call home for the next 10-plus years. Since then, he has performed some of his dreams roles to date and is currently traveling with Abigail and their mini-aussiedoodle, Kai, across North America for the “Les Misérables” national tour, which is stopping at venues such as the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minn.; Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Ill.; Tulsa Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, Okla.; The Buddy Holly Hall in Lubbock, Texas; Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Fla., Blumenthal Arts Center in Charlotte, N.C.; the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C.; and Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tenn., just to name a few. The tour will close in August 2025 at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Ind.

In 1912, the Lancaster Trust Company finished its new headquarters—a Beaux Arts masterpiece from the imagination of Lancaster’s leading architect, C. Emlen Urban. A century later, Lancaster Bible College reimagined it into The Trust Performing Arts Center—a stunning venue for arts and culture in the heart of Lancaster. The Trust has a mission to honor God by encouraging excellence in the work of student and professional artists and by enriching the community through inspiring, challenging and redemptive experiences.