Wednesday, January 8, 2020

review - SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL - National Tour: ASU Gammage

Dan'yelle Williamson, Alex Hairston, and Cast 
Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through January 12

"...While... the book doesn't delve as deep as it could into Summer's life, the songs the show uses are a non-stop assortment of some of the biggest hits from the disco era, including "Hot Stuff," "Love to Love You Baby," "Bad Girls," and "Last Dance." The national tour of the musical, which just opened in Tempe for a week long run, features a talented cast, including a trio of exceptional actresses who play Donna Summer at various stages in her life, and the show provides an avenue for a look into the life of a famous woman most people probably don't know that much about, beyond her string of hit songs....  -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

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