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MARCH/APRIL 2020 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 87
THIS SPRING,
IT’S ALL ABOUT
“Toot toot, hey, beep beep!”
Say those words, and you’ll immediately
feel the beat, the spirit, the heat of the
legendary Donna Summer. Her songs
smashed every record. Her story shattered
every barrier. Now, the queen arrives
direct from Broadway.
After a twice-extended, sold-out run at
San Diego’s celebrated La Jolla Playhouse,
SUMMER, The Donna Summer Musical,
partied on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne
Theatre and is now strutting its way across
North America on a national tour.
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 every barrier, becoming the
icon of an era and the inspiration for
every music diva who followed.
From Janet Jackson to Beyonce, they all
began with Donna.
Three actresses play the role of musical
icon Donna Summer at different points in
her life as “Diva Donna,” “Disco Donna” and
“Duckling Donna,” while an inexhaustible
ensemble of almost entirely women tear
up the stage.
Featuring choreography from Tony Award®
winner Sergio Trujillo (Ain’t Too Proud), who
won a Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding
Choreography in a Broadway Show for
SUMMER, and directed by Des McAnuff,
the Tony Award®-winning director of Jersey
Boys and The Who’s Tommy, SUMMER
takes us through her tumultuous life and
tempestuous loves. Featuring a mega-watt
dream list of musical hits — including “Bad
Girls,” “MacArthur’s Park,” “She Works
Hard for the Money,” and “Last Dance” –
SUMMER makes spring the hottest
season of all.
Photo: Francesco Scavullo
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