But what the world didn't know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for more ...

Outstanding Actress in a Musical: LaChanze was nominated but did not win. 2018 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ariana DeBose was nominated but did not win.

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Told through the dramatic lens of her final concert, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical presents the complexities and conflicts the famed songwriter and singer faced in her meteoric rise and descent.