A brand new musical impressed by Chaka Khan’s life and music is in growth.
I’m Each Lady – The Chaka Khan Musical, directed by Racky Plews and written by Tina Andrews, will debut in London’s West Finish in fall 2024.
Based on the logline, the West Finish manufacturing tells the story of “Chaka’s life from her time within the Black Panther occasion to guide singer of the band, Rufus, onto the enduring award-winning solo artist, who has bought greater than 70 million information with hits comparable to ‘I Really feel For You,’ ‘Aint No person,’ ‘This Is My Night time’ and ‘Eye to Eye.’”
“London has a really particular place in my coronary heart and I’m honored that my life and music can be celebrated on a West Finish stage. Working with such a proficient crew – producer Adrian Grant and director Racky Plews on my life story is mostly a dream come true,” says Khan.
Adrian Grant, a famend producer, provides, “I’m thrilled to be producing a theatrical stage musical in regards to the lifetime of Chaka Khan. She has been an icon throughout many genres and a long time, however I grew up within the 80s, and songs comparable to ‘Ain’t No person’ and ‘I Really feel For You’ created an eternal cultural imprint that can kind part of this present, with electrical choreography and vocals that blow the roof off!”
Grant continues, “We now have an incredible artistic crew, and Tina [Andrews] and Chaka, who each hail from Chicago, have fashioned a fantastic bond in the course of the writing course of. There’s a protracted strategy to go, however on daily basis I get up excited with the chances that lay forward.”
Impressed by the title of Khan’s 1978 solo debut single, I’m Each Lady – The Chaka Khan Musical may even contain musical director Ian Oakley, who labored on productions for Respect: The Aretha Franklin Songbook and A Dose of Happiness.
The solid has but to be introduced, with auditions underway. Numerous roles of Khan, which is able to span three totally different eras of her life, are up for grabs. Casting concludes in August 2023, in line with the musical’s official web site. Get extra casting info right here.
Later this fall, a month-long workshop, for which Khan will attend, is ready to happen from Oct. 16 till Nov. 17.
In March, Khan earned a platinum award from the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA) for the 1983 traditional “Ain’t No person,” which she carried out alongside Rufus. That is the primary tune by Rufus & Chaka Khan to be awarded a platinum plaque.
Khan signed a brand new cope with Sono Recording Group (SRG-ILS) final spring. “I’m very proud to be with The SRG/ILS Group, an organization that’s run by an actual musician who understands the wants of artists which were ignored for years,” Khan mentioned in an announcement.
In July 2022, she turned in “Lady Like Me” as her first launch for the label. A full-length album is within the works.
In 2019, Khan launched her tenth studio album, Howdy Happiness.
