Two of Australia's favourite and acclaimed singers, Marcia Hines and Casey Donovan will join forces to honour the music of Donna Summers.
Marcia Sings Summer will be a celebration of Summers' immense contributions to the canon of music, the six-date tour travelling to Melbourne, Sydney (x2 shows), Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in October.The parallels between Summer and Hines' respective careers is uncanny; both were born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. They both learned to sing in their local gospel church, and both commenced their musical journey as cast members of the tribal rock musical 'Hair' – Donna in Germany in 1968 and Marcia in Australia in 1970.
While Donovan is currently starring in the Australian production of 'Sister Act The Musical' in the lead role as Deloris Van Cartier, an aspiring disco diva who so desperately wants to reach the heights of Donna Summer in the '70s.
"Marcia Sings Summer is a celebration of the life and music of one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time and the undisputed Queen of Discotheque, Donna Summer who sold over 100 million albums, won 5 Grammy Awards and had 32 chart singles in the Billboard Top 100, including 14 top ten and 4 #1 singles," shares Marcia and Casey.
"We will joined by a killer nine-piece band, led by musical director Joe Accaria, to perform every blistering discotheque-tinged hit: 'Hot Stuff', 'Bad Girls', 'MacArthur Park', 'Last Dance', 'She Works Hard For The Money', 'I Feel Love', 'Love To Love You Baby' and so many more – recorded by the undisputed global queen of disco, Donna Summer.
"Each concert will be an homage of love and wonder for a 20th century icon."
Summer died on 17 May 2012. A cultural icon, she's acknowledged to have 'changed the face of music' as a result of her collaborations with producer Giorgio Moroder. Her page in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists Miss Summer as 'the Diva de Tutte Divi – the first true diva of the modern pop era'.
Join Marcia and Casey for an unforgettable explosion of divas, dance and disco.
Tickets to the Sydney concerts are on sale. The remaining cities on sale from 4 April.
Marcia Sings Summer: Marcia Hines & Casey Donovan 2025 Tour Dates
Sun 5 Oct - Hamer Hall (Melbourne)* 2pm matinee showFri 10 Oct - Sydney Opera House
Sat 11 Oct - Sydney Opera House
Sun 12 Oct - The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)* 2pm matinee show
Wed 22 Oct - Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide)
Fri 24 Oct - Regal Theatre (Perth)
