Month: February 2015

Aretha FrankLin: Queen of Soul

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"SHOW-STOPPING: HER ASTONISHING VOICE AND FIERCE ACTING CHOPS SHOULD CATAPULT HER TO STARDOM" -CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

ARETHA FRANKLIN: QUEEN OF SOUL STARRING DONICA LYNN

Award-winning actress Donica Lynn triumphs in an uplifting homage to the legendary Aretha Franklin. Lynn earned critcal acclaim including Chicago’s Jeff Award and Black Theatre Alliance Award for her heart-wrenching performance as Effie in Dreamgirls. Chicago Tribune named her among the Chicagoans of the Year, citing “Lynn has stepped up to Chicago stardom.” Most amazingly, Lynn is a two-time brain tumor survivor currently battling a third cancerous tumor. Lynn's stories of perseverance are an inspiring match for Aretha’s soul-stirring hits including, “Respect,” “Think,” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”

EVENTS

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RECENT SHOWS

  • Sep 5 7:30 pm - Sep 5 9:00 pm
    Northshore Center for the Performing Arts. Skokie, IL

  • Jun 15 7:30 pm - Jun 15 9:30 pm
    Theatre at the Center. Munster, IN

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PHOTOS

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

DONICA LYNN

Chicago Sun-Times calls her “Show-stopping: Her astonishing voice and fierce acting chops should catapult her to stardom.” Donica Lynn earned Chicago’s Jeff Award, Time Out Award, and Black Theatre Alliance Award for her performance as Effie in Dreamgirls. She also received a Jeff Award for her performance as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost The Musical. Lynn is a two-time brain tumor survivor currently battling a third cancerous tumor. For her courageous artistry, Chicago Tribune named her a Chicagoan of the Year. Other theatre credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Jeff nomination), Blues in the Night (Jeff nomination), Sophisticated Ladies (Jeff nomination), 42nd Street, Call Me Madam, Rock of Ages, Hair, Hairspray, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, The Color Purple, Footloose, Barnum, Confessions of a P.I.M.P. (opposite Andre DeSheilds), Duke Ellington’s Queenie Pie, Caroline, or Change, Once On This Island, and A Wonder in My Soul. Television: Chicago Fire. Concerts: Aretha Franklin: Queen fo Soul. As a recording artist, Donica has performed, recorded, lent backgrounds vocals, and toured with artists including Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, New Kids on the Block, Natalie Cole, and Gladys Knight.

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Sara Jean Ford: Dream of Now, Dream of Then

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"BROADWAY SINGING SENSATION SARA JEAN FORD WAS AN IDEAL CHOICE... WITH A SOARING, BEAUTIFUL VOICE" -NEW YORK CONCERT REVIEW

DREAM OF NOW, DREAM OF THEN: SARA JEAN FORD SINGS CLASSIC SHOWSTOPPERS

Broadway’s “Christine” from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA astounds with a showcase of showstoppers. Artists Lounge Live presents radiant Broadway soprano Sara Jean Ford (Broadway: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CATS, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING; Off-Broadway: THE FANTASTICKS; Broadway in Chicago: WICKED). High notes and hijinks abound as “the soprano with a sense of humor” sings selections from her celebrated stage career, beloved Disney favorites, and classic tunes handed down from her very musical grandparents. And all along the way Sara’s plucky spirit proves you don’t have to be stuffy to be a classical soprano!

EVENTS

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RECENT SHOWS

  • May 1 3:00 pm - May 1 3:00 pm
    Reilly Arts Center. Ocala, FL

  • Apr 16 7:30 pm - Mar 30 9:30 pm
    Metropolis. Arlington Heights, IL

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CONCERT PHOTOS

Photos by Ryan Bennett Photography

ABOUT THE ARTIST

SARA JEAN FORD

Sara Jean Ford is an actor, singer, and writer. She made her Broadway debut starring as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Also on Broadway: Cats (Jellylorum), How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Smitty), A Little Night Music (Petra), and Finian’s Rainbow (Arlene). Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks (Luisa, Original Revival Cast), Anyone Can Whistle (June) at Encores!, and Eric Whitacre’s Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings (Pieta) at both Carnegie Hall and Disney Hall. National Tours: Wicked (Glinda/Nessarose cover) and The Phantom of the Opera (Christine Daaé). Regional highlights include Sunday in the Park With George (Dot), 9 to 5 (Judy), Sousatzka (Jenny, World Premiere), Candide (Cunegonde), and Little House on the Prairie (Nellie Oleson, World Premiere). She co-wrote and starred in The Aging Ingenue, a web-series now streaming on BroadwayWorld.com. She authored and produced an adaptation of Calamity Jane at NYC's 54 Below, and performs her solo concert Dream: The High Notes & Hijinx of a Broadway Soprano in playhouses nationwide. Raised in the recording studios of Los Angeles, Sara started singing professionally at the age of ten, providing background vocals for Michael Jackson’s HIStory album, Addams Family Values, Animaniacs, Lamb Chop’s Play-Along, and Harry Connick Jr. and Mötley Crüe’s Christmas albums. Ford also teaches Voice and Acting, serving on the faculty for Broadway Dreams Foundation and The Institute for American Musical Theatre. She graduated with a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious Drama program. sarajeanford.com

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