Stage tribute to Aretha Franklin coming to Phoenix
Orpheum Theatre will host January tour stop
The American Theatre Guild’s North American debut of “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.,” a tribute celebrating the legendary Aretha Franklin, will make a Phoenix stop in January.
This production is part of the Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre Series, and takes the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix, at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13; at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14; and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.
“R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” is staged by Christina Sajous (Spongebob Squarepants, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, American Idiot, Baby It’s You) who leads the creative team. The show showcases the soundtrack of an era that brought Franklin worldwide acclaim singing hits such as, “Natural Woman,” “Think,” “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me,” “Chain of Fools,” “Respect,” and more.
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The American Theatre Guild’s North American debut of “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.,” a tribute celebrating the legendary Aretha Franklin, will make a Phoenix stop in January.
This production is part of the Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre Series, and takes the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix, at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13; at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14; and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.
“R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” is staged by Christina Sajous (Spongebob Squarepants, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, American Idiot, Baby It’s You) who leads the creative team. The show showcases the soundtrack of an era that brought Franklin worldwide acclaim singing hits such as, “Natural Woman,” “Think,” “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me,” “Chain of Fools,” “Respect,” and more.
This brand-new production is adapted from McGee Entertainment’s Australian touring smash-hit, “RESPECT—The Aretha Franklin Story.”
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