Donna Summer Musical Reveals Full Cast

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway run of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which will open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, 2018. Ahead of that, the preview performances of the musical are slated to begin March 28, 2018.More »

By mcarthurtiptoptux@comcast.net on February 17, 2018

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway run of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which will open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, 2018. Ahead of that, the preview performances of the musical are slated to begin March 28, 2018. As announced earlier, Tony Award winner LaChanze (The Color Purple), Ariana DeBose (Hamilton), and newcomer Storm Lever will portray the icon as “Diva Donna,” “Disco Donna” and “Duckling Donna,” respectively. Among the other principal cast members named are, Aaron Krohn (Cabaret) as Neil, Ken Robinson (The Color Purple) as Andrew Gaines, and Jared Zirilli (Lysistrata Jones) as Bruce Sudano. Angelica Beliard, Mackenzie Bell, Kaleigh Cronin, Kimberly Dodson, Anissa Felix, Drew Wildman Foster, Afra Hines, Jenny Laroche, Wonu Ogunfowora, Rebecca Riker, Christina Acosta Robinson, Jessica Rush, Kaye Tuckerman and Harris M. Turner are also part of the ensemble. The musical is being directed by Des McAnuff and produced by Tommy Mottola and the Dodgers. Sergio Trujillo is the choreographer and Ron Melrose will supervise Summer’s music, including well-known hits such as “Love to Love You, Baby,” “Hot Stuff,” and “MacArthur Park.” Copyright(c) 2018 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «