DIONNE WARWICK
Dionne Warwick will be joined by Deborah Cox, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, Remember Jones and others at the New Jersey Arts Icon Gala taking place at The Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel, Sept. 22, with a 5 p.m. reception and auction followed by a 7 p.m. concert.
Proceeds will benefit The Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal, and The Bell Theater’s cultural arts and education programs.
The show’s lineup will also include Nova Y. Payton and Warwick’s granddaughter Cheyenne Elliott, and 12 students from the junior division (ages 7-13) of the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy’s musical theater program will sing “That’s What Friends Are For” with Warwick. All the performers will be accompanied by the American Pops Orchestra conducted by Luke Frazier, and PBS will be filming for broadcast on a later date.
“I’ve always been inspired by the music of Dionne Warwick,” said Cox, in a press release. “She is a true legend, inspiration and friend.”
“The stories she has told through her voice have inspired me through my life and will continue to remind me of why I love to entertain,” said Remember Jones.
“I have grown up with my grandmother’s music,” said Elliott. “As an adult, being able to perform and understand her catalog and what she has done for the music industry is something I will cherish forever.”
For ticket and gala information, visit belltheater.org/bell-theater-2024-gala.
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