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★ anaamufr Z _ J * iMIj'Ji, : ,,,,,,,,,,, • * IMJMQiii thTcmrlottFpost’’’ diarlitllr» (inmiim (/mmaniti hrrklt" _ _ ___ Thursday, November 2», 1984 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page IB Singer Donna Summer Finds Key To “True Happiness” By Loretta Manago Post Staff Writer With a string of number one tunes trailing her, Donna Sum mer, in some circles, has been tailed the “Queen of Disco.” _Stags like “Love To Love You Baby,” “Last Dance,” “On The Radio,” and “Love Is In Con trol,” helped to propel a career that was destined for stardom. Like many black entertainers, Ms. Summer made her singing debut in the church choir She later taught herself how to play the piano So that she could write her own sonas. Whereas music was indeed an area where Ms. Summer was talented, there were other talents of Ms. Summers’ to emerge and take precedence over a singing career. That area was a career in the theatre. > Atjthe age of 19, Ms. Summer launched her professional per forming career in New York, when she landed a major role in the Munich, Germany, produc tion of “Hair.”. For eight years, Ms. Summer was featured in German productions of “God spell” and “The Me Nobody Knows” and as a member of the Vienna Folk Opera in their pro ductions of “Porgy And Bess” and “Showboat.” With such a formalized training, Ms. Summer returned to the States and thus began to blend the soul of R&B, the rhythm of pop with a “fine European veneer and created what is known as the Summer Sound.” That sound produced a string of hit singles and albums that achieved gold, platinum, double and even triple platinum status. Even with the tag “Disco Queen,” Donna Summer proved through her “consummate vocal skills” that there was more to her and her music than Just a good beat. SINGER DONNA SUMMER Internationally famous She has been able to make such strides because of the uni versality in her songs. “I think my popularity and success around the world has been due to the fact that people are able to understand my songs, whether or not they are performed in their own language,” Ms. Sum mer confirmed. Looking beyond the material success that Ms. Summer cer tainly possesses, the songstress also has found the key to true happiness. A few years ago, despite the accolades and artis tic and commercial successes she has garnered, Ms. Summer discovered that fame, fans and finances had not brought her the happiness that she had once expected. “I had achieved what I set out to achieve and I was miserable. I had become very unhappy and after a while, I just figured that there’s got to be a better way Ham this: Finally, I just surren dered to God and literally from that day on, my life was changed,” affirmed Ms. Summer. Responding to her own per sonal spiritual needs and making God first in her life has made Ms. Summer a winner in .both of her. worlds. She is. con-., tinually growing and displaying diversification as an artist. But with the new extension that she has made-she never lost the ability to do one thing and that is set to music the common thoughts and feelings shared by millions of people around the world. Christmas Carol Charlotte, NC - Spirit Square and the North Carolina Shakes peare Festival will present a family holiday special, “A Christmas Carol,” on Wednes day, December 19, and Thurs day, December 20, at 8:15 p.m. The December 20 performance will be interpreted for the hearing impaired, through a grant from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council. Tickets are $9 and are avail able at the Spirit Square Box Office, 318 N. Tryon St., Char lotte, N.C. 28202. Hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Tickets can be ordered in person, by mail or by phone. Phone orders will be held for five days without payment. All major credit cards are accepted. For more informa tion or to order tickets, call the Box Office at 704-376-8883. Charles Dickens’ “A Christ mas Carol” has been a holiday favorite ever since it was first published in England in 1843. The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, based in High Point, will present its own adaptation of this Dickens classic with the assistance of senior students from the Drama Department at the North Carolina School of the Arts. This tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim stresses Dickens’ belief in the brother hood of man.
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