NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: Thursday, July 26, 2018 Contact: Sarah Knab | 608.258.4438 | [email protected] Photos available upon request.
THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL STARRING BELINDA DAVIDS ANNOUNCES FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF THE US, INCLUDING MADISON, WIS.
Madison, Wis. – Showtime Australia’s acclaimed music production The Greatest Love of All starring Belinda Davids is heading to the US for its first national tour, July to October 2018.
Tickets for the performance at Overture Center for the Arts on Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. are available now at the Overture Center box office (201 State Street), by visiting overture.org, or by calling 608.258.4141. Group orders of ten or more may be placed by calling 608.258.4159.
The tour announcement comes hot on the heels of star Belinda Davids’ lauded performance on Fox TV’s Showtime at the Apollo Christmas Special in December 2017, where her spine-tingling rendition of ‘I Will Always Love You’ – on the very stage where Whitney Houston filmed her famous Greatest Love of All film clip, no less - earned her not only the awe of host Steve Harvey and an enthusiastic ovation from the live audience, but over 10 million views of the performance video on Facebook in the days following.
Though this is Davids’ first major US tour as the principal of The Greatest Love of All, she’s no stranger to US audiences, having toured extensively as a backing vocalist for the likes of Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Monica in earlier years.
Davids says of her return to the US, “This is the birthplace of Whitney - her home and her essence and the place and experiences that made her the incredible person and artist that she was. I know Americans hold her memory dear, and I’m first and foremost a Whitney fan myself, so I cannot wait to be surrounded by others who treasure her just as much as I do. Every audience, every fan that I perform to is special, but I know that this tour will be particularly special.”
Audiences across Europe, the UK, Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Davids’ home country of South Africa have already been wowed by the production, which has been touring since 2013.
A five-piece band, backing vocalist and choreographed dancers will accompany Davids on stage as she pays tribute to Houston with live performances of I Wanna Dance With Somebody, How Will I Know, I Have Nothing, Didn’t We Almost Have it All, One Moment in Time, Queen of the Night and 15 other chart-topping hits.
Showtime Australia’s international production house, led by respected long-time father and son team Johnny and Jono Van Grinsven, in the roles of Producer and Technical Director respectively, has put together custom-designed lighting, theatrical effects, and more than 20 different hand-crafted costumes to complete the sensory spectacle and keep audiences enthralled through the course of the two-hour show.
For more information and to secure tickets visit http://www.thegreatestloveofallshow.com/
“Vocal power, precision and an exceptional range that are a perfect match for Whitney’s power ballads.” -Herald Sun, 2018
“Effortlessly slick, superbly performed and truly professional… five stars.” -The Sussex Newspaper, 2018
“The type of vocal ability that puts Mariah Carey to shame... her voice will have you in tears.” -Independent Online, 2017
“Davids is mind-blowingly spot on as Whitney Houston.” -Rave Review, 2015
The Greatest Love of All starring Belinda Davids is presented by Overture Center for the Arts with additional support from Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis., features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 700,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture.org
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