Details
Item details
Date
November 6, 2021 7:30PM
Name
Aretha: A Tribute
Description
Caleb Young, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Ryan Shaw, vocalist
Sydney Harper, background vocals
Rajdulari, background vocals
Randy Chalmers, background vocals
This concert features Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy Award nominee Ryan Shaw performing Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits.
Various (Arr. William Holcombe, Jr.) - Aretha Overture
Don Covey (Arr. Sam Shoup) - Chain of Fools
Burt Bacharach/Hal David - I Say a Little Prayer
DeSylva / Brown / Henderson (Arr. Rhodes; Orch Stevens) - Birth of the Blues
Paul Simon (Arr. Bill Holcombe) - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sager / Hamlisch (Arr. Nic Raine) - Nobody Does It Better
Traditional (Arr. Matt Podd) - What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains
Jimmy Webb (arr. Bill Holcombe) - MacArthur Park
Katherine Bates / Sam Ward (Arr. Sam Shoup) - America the Beautiful
Otis Redding (Arr. Roger Holmes) - Respect
Various (Arr. Lee Norris) - Salute to Ray Charles
James Brown (Arr. Kenneth Bernier) - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Irving Gordon (Arr. Bill Holcombe) - Unforgettable
Goffin / King / Wexler (Arr. John Bachalis) - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
Stevie Wonder (Arr. Bill Holman) - Isn’t She Lovely
Harry Warren (Arr. Riley Hampton) - At Last
Woods / Campbell / Connelly (Arr. Sam Shoup) - Try a Little Tenderness
Traditional (Arr. Matt Podd) - Amazing Grace
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Capathia Jenkins The Brooklyn-born and raised singer/actor, Capathia Jenkins, most recently released the critically acclaimed CD Phenomenal Woman the Maya Angelou Songs with her collaborator Louis Rosen and they Sold Out the world-famous Birdland Theatre in NYC for 3 nights. She starred as ‘Medda’ in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in The Civil War, where she created the role of Harriet Jackson. She then starred in the Off-Broadway 2000 revival of Godspell, where she wowed audiences with her stirring rendition of ‘Turn Back, O Man’which can still be heard on the original cast recording. She returned to Broadway in The Look of Love and was critically acclaimed for her performances of the Bacharach/David hits. Ms. Jenkins then created the roles of ‘The Washing Machine’ in Caroline, Or Change and ‘Frieda May’ in Martin Short Fame Becomes Me where she sang ‘Stop the Show’ and brought the house down every night. In 2007 she went back to Off-Broadway and starred in (mis) Understanding Mammy-The Hattie McDaniel Story for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She was also seen in Nora Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore.
Ryan Shaw is a three-time GRAMMY® nominated artist for his solo projects, Columbia Records’ This is Ryan Shaw, his In Between and Dynotone’s Real Love. He has shared the world stage with such artists as Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, John Legend, B.B. King and Jill Scott. His music has been featured on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance and ABC’s Dancing with The Stars, Grey’s Anatomy, and Lincoln Heights, and the films My Blueberry Nights and Bride Wars and the Sex and the City soundtrack. Ryan has been a featured guest on national TV talk shows and has starred as Judas in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Olivier Award-winning London production of Jesus Christ Superstar, as the original Stevie Wonder in Motown: The Musical on Broadway, and on London’s West End as the Soul of Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. Ryan’s new album, Imagining Marvin, showcases Marvin Gaye hits alongside Ryan’s original songs and features multi-GRAMMY Award-winning co-writers and special guests.
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