Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

We follow Donna Summer at three points in her life, played by three different actresses. First Duckling Donna, Donna to her teenage daughter who is making her Boston debut. Then Disco Donna, at the end of her adolescence and her twenties: it is the beginning of her success. Finally, Diva Donna the artist around fifty years old, at the height of her career.

Find some excerpts from the show when it was on Broadway in 2018:

General information
  • Style : Biographical, Pop
  • Theme : Showbiz, Artist, Success, Love
  • year of creation : 2016
Music
  • Composer : Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Paul Jabara and others
  • Lyricist : Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Paul Jabara and others
  • Librettist : Colman Domingo, Robert Cary & Des McAnuff
  • famous songs "The Queen Is Back" "I Feel Love" "Love to Love You Baby" "I Remember Yesterday" "On My Honor" "Faster and Faster to Nowhere" "White Boys" "MacArthur Park" "Heaven Knows" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" "Pandora's Box" "On the Radio" "I Love You" "Bad Girls" "She Works Hard for the Money" "Dim All the Lights" "I Believe in Jesus" "Unconditional Love" "To Turn the Stone" "Stamp Your Feet" "Friends Unknown" "Hot Stuff" "Last Dance"
  • Famous performers : LaChanze, Ariana DeBose, Aaron Krone, Storm Lever, Mackenzie Bell, Jenny Laroche, Jessica Rush.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical traces the life of singer and actress Donna Summer.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical was nominated for 2 Drama League and 2 Tony but won no awards.
  • Number of performances : 289
Currently on stage