Get Up, Stand Up!: An Encyclopedia of Soul at The Met Philadelphia

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The Philly POPS is excited to announce Get Up, Stand Up!: An Encyclopedia of Soul at the Kimmel Cultural Campus on February 17-19, 2023. The concert will feature songs by the greatest soul and R&B legends. One of the best ways to #SAVETHEPOPS is by coming to see the POPS!

The premiere of Get Up, Stand Up! is filled with magic moments of the very best in rhythm and blues performed by a master! The show will feature rising star and three-time Tony Award® nominated Joshua Henry. The POPS also welcomes back to the stage guest conductor and Emmy® Award winning music director and producer Rickey Minor. 

Rickey Minor brings his unforgettable expertise and household name talent to the POPS once again! After his explosive POPS debut last year with SINATRA: A Man and His Music, Minor is returns for what is sure to be an unforgettable program.

Get Up Stand Up! explores America’s trademark rhythm and blues as Hamilton star Joshua Henry powers through his very own encyclopedia of soul--celebrating the sounds of funk, R&B, and soul.

Using his unmatched vocal range and adding in the enticing rhythms of jazz and blues, Joshua Henry will take audiences through the familiar sounds of beloved genres interpreted anew for today’s audiences. Come celebrate smash hits like “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “A Change is Gonna Come,” “Feeling Good,” “What’s Going On” and “Let’s Get it On.”