‘Summer’ Broadway Review: It’s Winter for Queen of Disco Donna Summer
6 / 10
Since 'Summer' is very much a concert, the songs don't help to tell the story. They do help to break up the monotony, not that the music itself is in any way varied.
6 / 10
Since 'Summer' is very much a concert, the songs don't help to tell the story. They do help to break up the monotony, not that the music itself is in any way varied.
6 / 10
They've come for the music - and perhaps theatergoers like me have our own cynicism to reckon with in the face of a fan's earnest euphoria. Whatever your personal taste, being surrounded by genuine excitement-by middle-aged women wearing sequined blouses actually standing up in a Broadway theater and joyfully shaking their booties during multiple slinky disco numbers-does a body good. That's what's currently happening in the Lunt-Fontanne, and thanks to the swift, smart construction of Summer, which neither overburdens its material nor overstays its welcome, it's a pretty damn good time.
| 2017 | San Diego, CA (Regional) |
World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse San Diego, CA (Regional) |
| 2019 | US Tour |
US National Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | US Tour |
US Tour |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | LaChanze |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ariana DeBose |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | LaChanze |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | The Band's Visit |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Summer: The Donna Summer Musical |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ariana DeBose |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | LaChanze |