Opening Night Review | SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical | Broadway’s Ultimate Disco Dance Party opens at DPAC on February 25th and runs through March 1st | SobeSavvy.com
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must-see ELECTRIFYING TRIBUTE to a music diva who defined an era, broke barriers and inspired a generation! Leslie H., @SobeSavvy| SobeSavvy.com
The 1970’s gave the world a new music genre called Disco. This music gets a bad rap due to more than a few awful bands and singers. A few stand out. One singer came along in the late 70’s and instantly became ‘The Queen Of Disco”. Her name was LaDonna Adrian Gaines, better known as Donna Summer.
Production Photos courtesy of DPAC
See her story come to life in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which opens at DPAC on February 25th through March 1, 2020. This production began a Broadway run in 2018. It received critical audience acclaim and the demand for Broadway’s Ultimate Disco Dance Party allowed for a North American Tour to begin on September 20, 2019.
The musical tells the story of the young girl from Boston with gospel roots who broke through all sorts of barriers to become the ultimate icon of disco and beyond! The score features over 20 of her classic hits to sing along to including “Hot Stuff”, “MacArthur Park” and “Bad Girls” to name a few. Her voice of a generation ended up being a voice for the ages and this musical does a great job in telling the story with 3 different Donna’s representing the stages in her life and musical career. Here’s a fun fact: Alex Hairston, an NC native plays Disco Donna! Each actress did a fantastic job in singing, dancing and portraying Donna in their own unique way!
Disco Donna (Alex Hairston), Diva Donna (Dan’yelle Williamson), Duckling Donna (Elease Hardy) | Production Photos courtesy of DPAC
Go and experience a disco party and musical tribute like no other in SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. I made it a working date night and had so much fun!
For general event details, including the content advisory and age requirements, read here: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/detail/summer-the-donna-summer-musical
DPAC| Durham Performing Arts Center | 123 Vivian Street, Durham, North Carolina 27701|DPACnc.com
SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical opens at DPAC on February 25th and runs through March 1st
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I loved the 70s and I loved Donna Summer, and I would love to catch this musical! Thank you for sharing your opening night experience!
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This looks like a great film for a fun date night. Thanks for the review.
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It actually was a musical Broadway play and you are right as far as a fun date night idea!
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You two look so cute! This sounds like it was a great date night for you.
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Thank you! We enjoyed ourselves and I got my Donna Summer singing on.
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I love how Donna Summer and Tina Turner’s stories are taking to the stage. The singers who are portraying them are amazing.
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So true! I want to see Tina too..I caught a glimpse of it on tv during the Macy’s parade. I had not known about this Musical about Donna Summer until it came here.
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This sounds like a fun show for a girls night out. My mom would love it too.
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Yes there were so many women in the audience singing their hearts out..lol. It definitely was a fun night out for all!
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Donna is legendary, I would love to see this show. I would be singing my heart out and standing up and dancing. They would be so sick of me.
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You and me would have been singing together! Lol. Trust me ,there was a bunch of Donna wannabes in the audience. So fun!
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This seems like a perfect date night movie!
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Only it was not a movie but Donna Summer the musical , live on stage. It was great!
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I’m singing and dancing as I wrote this. Looks like an amazing time.
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First of all, I absolutely love musicals. I wish we had more here in Alabama. I know this is going to be a good show.
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