![]() Summer’s book takes three actresses portraying various stages of Summer’s life to tell her story. Fear the Walking Dead fans know Domingo as Victor Strand and McAnuff was the co-writer and Director of another Jukebox musical, Jersey Boys whose book was expertly written. The book has three writers- Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff. Regrettably, the major flaw is the book, which is a frequent problem that pops up when it comes to the jukebox musical genre. This new musical’s strengths far outweigh the flaws. This month it received two Tony Award nominations (Best Actress in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in A Musical). The musical quickly made its Broadway debut in April 2018 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The second I read that, I knew it was my mission to see this production. In November 2017 the La Jolla Playhouse mounted the world premiere of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Unfortunately, her self-penned musical never left the ground. She performed on this special one of the songs she co-wrote titled “My Life”. In past interviews (and on the VH1 special, Live & More: Encore) she talked about composing and creating her own musical. Tears filled my eyes watching the devastating news of her death. When she died on of lung cancer (even though she was not a smoker), it was heartbreaking to hear. In 2013, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a year after her death. She received seventeen Grammy nominations (winning five) and twelve American Music Awards nominations (winning six). She ended up releasing a total of eighty-nine singles. She recorded seventeen studio albums, three compilation albums, and two live albums, all that went gold and/or platinum. She was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums that reached No. Watching the disco goddess a few feet away from me, and hearing THAT voice live, it was a once in a lifetime experience. When I saw her Bad Girls world tour, it was euphoric. No other female artist influenced me during those dark, high school years than Donna Summer. ![]() I devoured every magazine article about her, her life, marriage, career, and her legendary status as the undisputed Queen of Disco. I bought every album, every 12-inch dance mix. That voice and those disco throbbing beats churned within me. Donna Summer’s music was the very fabric of my early life. ![]() You remember where you were, what was happening in your life, or transports you back to that moment in life. So, when a song pops up on the radio, at a club, or at a party, it immediately activates an emotional switch within you. They say music serves as the background of our lives, or as the narrator per se. Reviewed by John Garcia, Senior Chief Critic/Editor/Founder for John Garcia's THE COLUMN Kendal Hartse, Afra Hines, Jenny Laroche, Wonu Ogunfowora, Rebecca Riker, Christina Acosta Robinson, Michael/Maid/ "Turn to Stone" Soloist-Afra HinesĮnsemble: Angelica Beliard, Mackenzie Bell, Kaleigh Cronin, Kimberly Dodson, Anissa Felix, Drew Wildman Foster, Neil Bogart/Gunther/Sommelier-Aaron Krohn Production Stage Management by Andrew NealĪssistant Stage Management by Samantha Preiss Music and lyrics Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Paul Jabara, and others Book by Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff
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