When you are instantly known by your first name alone, and you are surely one of a kind, you should recognize you’re star quality, royalty if you will. Just ask an almost eighty years young singer, dancer and actress, a fashion icon, the “Goddess of Pop," who is constantly reinventing herself: the one and only Cher. How did she overcome a difficult childhood with a father suffering from drug and gambling problems to accomplish the mighty task as the only solo artist for seven consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s, on the Billboard charts?
To follow Cher’s roller coaster career, her struggles and her triumphs, plan to attend the Bushnell’s Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford’s sparkling and exciting production of “The Cher Show Musical” from Tuesday, March 5 to Sunday, March 10. A trio of actresses will play Cher at different moments in her turbulent life in this jazzy jukebox musical that captures all the drama and delights of her outstanding show business life.
With her partnership with Sonny Bono on stage and in marriage, her distinctive singing voice that adapted itself to a bevy of musical genres, her desire to act as well as create albums, her fascinating fashion sense and her desire to be famous, Cher has sold over 100 million records and garnered awards including a Grammy, Emmy, Academy Award, a trio of Golden Globes, Kennedy Center Honors and the list marches masterfully on. Cher is also noted for her philanthropy and support of the LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention, trend setting, political views, outrageous fashion statements and ability to bounce back from adversity.
Come hear such favorites as “I’ve Got You Babe,” “Believe,” “Baby Don’t Go,” “All I Ever Need Is You,” “The Way of Love,” “Take Me Home,” and more than a dozen more. For tickets ($36-138), call the Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford at 860-987-5900 or online at bushnell.org. Performances are Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Come early for ‘Cher-aoke' when you can grab a mic and belt out your favorite Sonny and Cher tune and sip a Max Wine Bar selection from sommelier Brian Mitchell, with your favorite cheese.
From a young girl placed in an orphanage for weeks when her mom needed to find a job to a famous pop legend on television and in the movies, come meet the incomparable, super star-studded Cher.
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