Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - 2018 Broadway History , Info & More
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Broadway)
205 West 46th St. New York, NY
She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn't know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed.
Tony Award winner LaChanze (The Color Purple), Ariana DeBose (Hamilton, A Bronx Tale) and newcomer Storm Lever play Donna Summer, taking us through her tumultuous life, tempestuous loves and mega-watt musical hits. Spend the night in her electrifying universe.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - 2018 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ review: Crowd-pleasing hits can’t save this Broadway dud
3 / 10
Lookin' for some hot stuff baby this evenin'? Look somewhere other than the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, now home to 'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical' (inventive title, no?), the latest addition to Broadway's never-ending assembly line of mindless jukebox musicals constructed around a singer-songwriter's biggest pop hits.
Enough Is Enough: The Bizarre, Bonkers ‘Donna Summer Musical’ on Broadway
3 / 10
To be clear, the clunking weirdness of this jukebox musical devoted to the 'queen of disco' has nothing to do with the three singers representing Summer at different stages of her life. Storm Lever as young 'Duckling Donna,' Ariana DeBose as 'Disco Donna,' and-most stage-commandingly -LaChanze as 'Diva Donna' do all they can to animate and give variously fierce or smooth fuel to the show's retinue of Summer's standards; the same goes for the hard-working, hard-dancing ensemble. (LaChanze particularly stands out. The poor dancers labor through some really odd choreography.)
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Summer: The Donna Summer Musical History
Other Productions of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
| 2017 | San Diego, CA (Regional) |
World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse San Diego, CA (Regional) |
| 2018 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2019 | US Tour |
US National Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | US Tour |
US Tour |
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - 2018 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| 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 |
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