Lisa Dawn Miller to Present FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE – The Songs of Ron Miller at Club Arcada

Producer/singer/songwriter Lisa Dawn Miller will bring her new show, "For Once in My Life - The Songs of Ron Miller" (foronceinmylife.com) to Club Arcada in St. Charles, Ill., October 5-6.

As one of Motown Records' first-signed and most successful hitmakers, Chicago-born Ron Miller (1932-2007) (ronmillersongbook.com), whose songs helped to launch several careers, penned some of the label's biggest hits including multiple Grammy Award winner, "For Once in My Life," recorded by more than 700 major label artists and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Some of his other standards include, "Touch Me in the Morning," "Heaven Help Us All," "A Place in the Sun," "Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday," "Someday at Christmas," "Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time," "Can't We Try," "I've Never Been a Woman Before," "I've Never Been to Me," and "If I Could."

In addition to his numerous RIAA Gold and Multi-Platinum records and BMI awards, Ron's songs have been featured in multiple blockbuster and Academy Award-winning films. The highly anticipated film, "Joker: Folie à Deux" (due October 4) starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, features "For Once in My Life" prominently - performed by the lead character (Phoenix) "The Joker." Ron's songs have also appeared on countless television shows throughout the decades as well as in major global ad campaigns.

The Club Arcada performances feature a four-piece band headed up by Lisa's longtime Music Director, Ryan Rose. "I'm so excited to bring this show to my dad's hometown on what would have been his 92nd birthday! He loved Chicago so much and was a diehard Cubs fan! He met my mom, Aurora, in Chicago in the 1930s. They had quite a love story. I can't think of a better place to celebrate both my parents. I know they're up in heaven smiling and beaming with pride."

"For Once in My Life - The Songs of Ron Miller" premiered at 54 Below in New York City receiving rave reviews. Broadway World writes, "Sometimes a music event can seem to capture as much magic and emotion as an old fairy tale and, likewise, has an impact that will long be recalled. 'For Once in My Life' is one of those memorable nights of songs and stories. It's moving."

Motown founder, Berry Gordy said, "Ron Miller - an artist like you doesn't come for once in my life, but for once, period."

Lisa, who manages her father's vast legacy song catalogue, spent years fighting to win back the intellectual property rights to his songs which had been assigned away under bad deals. After securing the song rights, Lisa continues her quest to build the brand of Ron Miller, cementing his musical legacy. Currently slated are multiple creative projects including a new show she is developing for Broadway, "A Place in the Sun," the release of the Official Ron Miller Songbook and her own upcoming EP featuring many of her father's songs, due later this year. She talks about it in L.A. Voyage and Formidable Woman.

Of its 54 Below debut, producer/director Robert W. Schneider, who co-produced the premiere with Lisa, said "This evening will celebrate the one and only Maestro of Motown, Ron Miller, a songwriter who not only entertained audiences for over fifty years, but through his music provided a voice for the voiceless, infused joy into our hearts, and defined an entire generation through his music. It is my honor to celebrate his legacy with a group of artists who were so inspired by Mr. Miller that they now come together to tell his story through these powerful songs."

Past guests of "For Once in My Life - The Songs of Ron Miller" include Lisa's son, Oliver Richman, who brought the house down with his performance of his grandfather's classic "For Once in My Life." The young songwriter/actor/singer/filmmaker and recent NYU Tisch graduate, has recently made global headlines with his own song, "The Ballad of Phil and Phyllis," after it was viewed more than 50 million times (with duets and reposts) when he posted it as part of his song-a-day TikTok, @olivesongs11, in which he is writing a song every day in 2024. Other past guests include performances and duets with Motown legends, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Mickey Stevenson ("Dancing in the Street"), composer Ken Hirsch ("I've Never Been to Me" and "If I Could," co-written with Ron), Freda Payne, Sandy Hackett (Lisa's husband and son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett) who will be appearing in the St. Charles show, and the last original member of The Supremes, Susaye Greene ("I Can't Help It"), co-written with Stevie Wonder.

Lisa also produces the hit musical, "Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show," currently in its 16th year and directs "My Buddy" starring Sandy Hackett.

"For Once in My Life - The Songs of Ron Miller" appears live at Club Arcada October 5-6 at
6 PM, located at 105 E Main Street, St. Charles, Ill. For tickets and more information, visit foronceinmylife.com and foronceinmylife.com/arcada.

For the latest news on Ron Miller and Lisa Dawn Miller, visit lisadawnmiller.com, ldmworld.com and on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

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