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Ray Charles Musical Unchain My Heart Delays Broadway Opening to Spring 2011

NEWS July 9, 2010 | 9:15AM

Unchain My Heart, the Broadway bound Ray Charles musical which was scheduled to open at the Barrymore Theatre on November 7, has postponed its opening until spring 2011. Producers say the delay is due to "logistical reasons". While a new theater has not been announced, the show will remain at a to be determined Shubert house.

The show stars Brandon ...

Ray Charles Tuner Unchain My Heart Books Ethel Barrymore Theatre

NEWS May 11, 2010 | 2:55PM

The Ray Charles musical bio Unchain My Heart has found a Broadway home. The new show will begin previews on October 8 and open on November 7 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, directed by Sheldon Epps. The Barrymore is currently home to David Mamet's Race, which is scheduled to close on August 21.

As previously announced, Unchain My Heart ...

Brandon Victor Dixon Wins the Role of Ray Charles in Broadway Musical Bio Unchain My Heart

NEWS April 29, 2010 | 3:31PM

Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, a standout in the recent off-Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys, will star as music legend Ray Charles in the previously announced Broadway musical biography Unchain My Heart. Featuring a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) and direction by Sheldon Epps, the show will begin previews on October 8 and open on ...

Ray Charles Musical Unchain My Heart to 'Mess Around' on Broadway in Fall 2010

NEWS March 11, 2010 | 5:22PM

Unchain My Heart, a new musical biography of Ray Charles, is headed to Broadway in the fall of 2010. Featuring a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog, The Book of Grace) and direction by Sheldon Epps, the show will begin previews on October 8 and open on November 7 at a Shubert theater to be announced. Casting ...