Donna Summer
Date of Death: May 17, 2012 (63)
Birth Place: Brookline, MA, USA
Latest News on Donna Summer:
Video: Watch a First Look at IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre (Feb 18, 2025)
ONE FOR MY BABY Comes to All Roads Theatre Company (Feb 18, 2025)
Review: SISTER ACT at Seacoast Repertory Theatre (Feb 18, 2025)
Video: Watch a First Look at IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre (Feb 18, 2025)
ONE FOR MY BABY Comes to All Roads Theatre Company (Feb 18, 2025)
Review: SISTER ACT at Seacoast Repertory Theatre (Feb 18, 2025)
BIO
Donna Summer was born in Boston on New Year’s Eve, 1948. She embraced the core tenets of gospel as a young singer while cutting her teeth with a local rock band and in European musicals, developing an individual vocal élan that also married the best elements of Rock, R&B, and Disco.
Her signature style is on full display on The Original Hits in such iconic tracks as forever-seductive “Love To Love You Baby,” the defiantly declarative “Bad Girls,” the MTV-era female-empowerment anthem “She Works Hard For The Money,” the fiery dance/rock mesh of “Hot Stuff,” and the urgent ballad-to-crescendo disco blend of “Last Dance.”
Even though Summer sadly passed away in 2012, her cultural impact and sonic legacy carries ever onward, and she garnered a well-deserved posthumous induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
Photos
Afra Hines with LaChanze, Storm Lever and Ariana DeBose during the Opening Night Actors' Equity Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Afra Hines for 'Summer:The Donna Summer Musical at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, 2018 in New York City.
Date:
12/26/2018
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 2018 Legacy Robe Ceremonies!
Afra Hines with LaChanze, Storm Lever and Ariana DeBose during the Opening Night Actors' Equity Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Afra Hines for 'Summer:The Donna Summer Musical at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, 2018 in New York City.
Date:
12/26/2018
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 2018 Legacy Robe Ceremonies!
Videos
Video: Watch a First Look at IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - 2025-02-18 10:01:45
Video: Inside Rehearsals For IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - 2025-02-11 15:47:26
Video: Ariana DeBose Talks HAMILTON Anniversary, Teases New Music on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-02-05 11:50:34
Video: Signature Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS Cast Rehearses 'Carnaval del Barrio'
by Michael Major - 2025-01-31 10:00:20
Video: Kate Baldwin & More in THE PROM at The Sharon Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - 2024-07-29 09:54:20
Video: What it's like playing Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in The Ballad of Johnny and June
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-29 10:09:01
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for La Jolla Playhouse's THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-21 13:51:00
Videos: Watch Ariana DeBose's Best Award Show Moments Ahead of the Tonys
by Michael Major - 2024-03-27 12:02:16
Video: Watch Colman Domingo in SING SING Trailer Following Theatre Group For Incarcerated Men
by Michael Major - 2024-03-06 09:17:31
Video: Watch LaChanze Discuss Becoming a Broadway Producer on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-02-18 10:17:21
Video: Ariana DeBose & Boy George Team Up For 'Electric Energy' Single
by Michael Major - 2024-01-26 09:29:44
Video: SOME LIKE IT HOT's Kayla Pecchioni Talks Understudying on Broadway with CBS Sunday Morning
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-10-29 13:34:48
Video: Watch Ariana DeBose, Sam Rockwell & More in ARGYLLE Trailer
by Michael Major - 2023-09-28 09:15:06
Video: Watch Ariana DeBose In AMC Theaters' New Public Service Announcement For The Kennedy Center's National Thank An Arts Teacher Campaign
by Michael Major - 2023-08-30 10:19:30
Video: Go Inside Rehearsal for JERSEY BOYS at The Gateway Playhouse
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-08-06 14:47:46
Lights, Camera, Anagrams! with Olivia Elease Hardy: KIMBERLY AKIMBO Wins Big at the Tonys
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-07-15 16:00:20
Lights, Camera, Anagrams! with Olivia Elease Hardy: More Questions with the KIMBERLY AKIMBO Cast
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-07-08 16:00:20
Lights, Camera, Anagrams! with Olivia Elease Hardy: Questions with the Cast
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-06-29 16:10:33
News
Video: Watch a First Look at IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - Feb 18, 2025
Signature Theatre has released a video preview of In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Daphne’s Dive, Water by the Spoonful).
by Michael Major - Feb 18, 2025
Signature Theatre has released a video preview of In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Daphne’s Dive, Water by the Spoonful).
ONE FOR MY BABY Comes to All Roads Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2025
All Roads Theatre Company’s 2025 Season will kick off with the World Premiere musical ONE FOR MY BABY next month. Learn more about the upcoming show and how to get tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2025
All Roads Theatre Company’s 2025 Season will kick off with the World Premiere musical ONE FOR MY BABY next month. Learn more about the upcoming show and how to get tickets here!
Review: SISTER ACT at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
by Dan Marois - Feb 18, 2025
It is strangely magical that audiences love shows that take playful jabs at nuns. Remember “Late Night Catechism,” a nostalgic visit with a substitute teacher in a parish catechism class that’s highly interactive. And Christoper Durang wrote a scathing satire “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You” where a nun explains the basic tenets of Catholicism to the audience only to be interrupted by her former students who have clearly not led a holy life.
by Dan Marois - Feb 18, 2025
It is strangely magical that audiences love shows that take playful jabs at nuns. Remember “Late Night Catechism,” a nostalgic visit with a substitute teacher in a parish catechism class that’s highly interactive. And Christoper Durang wrote a scathing satire “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You” where a nun explains the basic tenets of Catholicism to the audience only to be interrupted by her former students who have clearly not led a holy life.
Ryan Silverman and Jared Zirilli Will Star in Industry Reading of New Musical TESLA
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2025
The York Theatre will present developmental industry readings of the new musical Tesla February 20–21 at Open Jar Studios.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2025
The York Theatre will present developmental industry readings of the new musical Tesla February 20–21 at Open Jar Studios.
Abigail Barlow, Frankie Rodriguez & More to Lead RENT in Concert at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2025
Measure your life in love with the iconic music of RENT in Concert. Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present this new symphonic experience of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical in March. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2025
Measure your life in love with the iconic music of RENT in Concert. Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present this new symphonic experience of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical in March. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Inside Rehearsals For IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - Feb 11, 2025
See inside rehearsals for In The Heights at Signature Theatre! The new video features a look into choreography rehearsals, as well as interviews with the cast and creative team, a first look at the set design, and more.
by Michael Major - Feb 11, 2025
See inside rehearsals for In The Heights at Signature Theatre! The new video features a look into choreography rehearsals, as well as interviews with the cast and creative team, a first look at the set design, and more.
TESLA: A NEW MUSICAL to Have to Have Industry Readings at Open Jar
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025
The York Theatre will present developmental industry readings of Tesla, a new musical with book, lyrics and music by Robert Lindsey-Nassif. Learn more about the new musical!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025
The York Theatre will present developmental industry readings of Tesla, a new musical with book, lyrics and music by Robert Lindsey-Nassif. Learn more about the new musical!
Video: Ariana DeBose Talks HAMILTON Anniversary, Teases New Music on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 5, 2025
On a recent visit to TODAY to discuss her new film Love Hurts, Ariana DeBose reflected on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025, and announced that she is releasing new music. Watch the interview now!
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 5, 2025
On a recent visit to TODAY to discuss her new film Love Hurts, Ariana DeBose reflected on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025, and announced that she is releasing new music. Watch the interview now!
Video: Signature Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS Cast Rehearses 'Carnaval del Barrio'
by Michael Major - Jan 31, 2025
Watch the cast of Signature Theatre's In the Heights rehearse 'Carnaval del Barrio.' The video features Ángel Lozada, Berto Fernández and more! The musical features music by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.
by Michael Major - Jan 31, 2025
Watch the cast of Signature Theatre's In the Heights rehearse 'Carnaval del Barrio.' The video features Ángel Lozada, Berto Fernández and more! The musical features music by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Honey Cone Makes Catalina Jazz Club Debut in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025
Honey Cone, the timeless hit-making group and members of the Soul Music Hall of Fame, will make their Catalina Jazz Club debut in Honey Cone: Now, Then & Forever.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025
Honey Cone, the timeless hit-making group and members of the Soul Music Hall of Fame, will make their Catalina Jazz Club debut in Honey Cone: Now, Then & Forever.
9th Annual Friday Night Sound Waves BACKSTAGE PASS Series is Coming to The LOOP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2025
Everyone under the sun is invited to join The LOOP for the ultimate backstage pass to iconic music under the stars! Learn more and see how to attend.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2025
Everyone under the sun is invited to join The LOOP for the ultimate backstage pass to iconic music under the stars! Learn more and see how to attend.
Photos: A WONDERFUL WORLD Performs in Knicks Halftime Show
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2025
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical made history yesterday when cast member James T. Lane performed “What a Wonderful World” at halftime at the New York Knicks home game on Monday, January 20 at Madison Square Garden. Check out photos from the event!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2025
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical made history yesterday when cast member James T. Lane performed “What a Wonderful World” at halftime at the New York Knicks home game on Monday, January 20 at Madison Square Garden. Check out photos from the event!
Colman Domingo in Talks for National Theatre Project in 2026
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 21, 2025
Colman Domingo has revealed that he is in talks with the National Theatre's incoming Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham for a possible project in the fall of 2026.
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 21, 2025
Colman Domingo has revealed that he is in talks with the National Theatre's incoming Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham for a possible project in the fall of 2026.
Colman Domingo's WILD WITH HAPPY To Have San Francisco Premiere At New Conservatory Theatre Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2025
New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced Colman Domingo's captivating dramedy, Wild with Happy. Presented in NCTC's Decker Theater, Wild with Happy runs March 7 - April 6, 2025.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2025
New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced Colman Domingo's captivating dramedy, Wild with Happy. Presented in NCTC's Decker Theater, Wild with Happy runs March 7 - April 6, 2025.
YOLA Releases 'My Way' EP, Sets 'Sovereign Soul' Tour
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 17, 2025
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by Josh Sharpe - Jan 17, 2025
Yola has released her highly anticipated new EP My Way. Drawing influence from progressive R&B, classic funk and soulful pop, listen to the EP, which marks a new era for the six-time GRAMMY-nominated artist.
Cast & Creative Team Set for IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2025
Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2025
Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Project Broadway's Mosaic Training Program Welcomes Judith Franklin As New Lead Instructor
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025
Project Broadway's Mosaic Training Program has announced Judith Franklin as the new lead instructor for its highly anticipated 2025 session! A seasoned professional with a passion for nurturing young talent, Franklin is set to bring her expertise and vibrant energy to this transformative program.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025
Project Broadway's Mosaic Training Program has announced Judith Franklin as the new lead instructor for its highly anticipated 2025 session! A seasoned professional with a passion for nurturing young talent, Franklin is set to bring her expertise and vibrant energy to this transformative program.
Performer and Vocal Coach John A. Waddell Dies At Age 83
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of performer and mentor John A. Waddell. He passed away on January 1 at the age of 83. Based in Bloomington, IL, Waddell was a trailblazing African American vocalist with an illustrious operatic career.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of performer and mentor John A. Waddell. He passed away on January 1 at the age of 83. Based in Bloomington, IL, Waddell was a trailblazing African American vocalist with an illustrious operatic career.
Colman Domingo Joins THE RUNNING MAN Movie
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 9, 2025
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by Josh Sharpe - Jan 9, 2025
Colman Domingo continues to stay booked and busy, with a new role in Edgar Wright's The Running Man. Domingo is set to star alongside Glen Powell in the film, playing the host of the world's most dangerous game show.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL to be Presented at The Gateway This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2025
The Addams Family Musical - a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family - continues The Gateway’s 75th Season and will run at The Gateway Playhouse this winter. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2025
The Addams Family Musical - a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family - continues The Gateway’s 75th Season and will run at The Gateway Playhouse this winter. Learn how to purchase tickets.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Donna Summer written?
Donna Summer has written 1 shows including Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Composer & Lyricist).
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