American Diva With Shayna Steele
November 10, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
LOCATION
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
ARTISTS
PROGRAM
SPECTER/BARRY/GREENWICH
(arr. Shayna Steele & David Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) River Deep Mountain High
MASSER/GOFFIN
(arr. O’Neal/Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) Saving All My Love For You
RAY CHARLES
(arr. David Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) I Believe To My Soul
SHAYNA STEELE & DAVID COOK
(orch. Jeff Tyzik) First Time I Saw You
MILLER/MURDEN
(arr. David Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) For Once In My Life
SHAYNA STEELE & DAVID COOK
(orch. Jeff Tyzik) Gone Under
BIG MAMA THORNTON
(arr. Shayna Steele & David Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) Life Goes On
ARETHA FRANKLIN & TED WHITE
(arr. Jeff Tyzik) Think
RONNY SHANNON
(arr. Jeff Tyzik) I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
MORRIS BROADNAX, STEVIE WONDER & CLARENCE O. PAUL
(arr. Jeff Tyzik) Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
STEVIE NICKS
(arr. Shayna Steele & David Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) Gold Dust Woman
SAMMY CAHN & JULIE STYNE
Time After Time
SHAYNA STEELE/DAVID COOK/MARSHALL
(orch. Jeff Tyzik) Bloodline
BUDDY JOHNSON
Save Your Love For Me
LITTLE MILTON
(arr. Shayna Steele & David Cook; orch. Jeff Tyzik) That’s What Love Will Make You Do
SHAYNA STEELE & DAVID COOK
(orch. Jeff Tyzik) Wear Me Down
DESCRIPTION
This concert weekend marks the debut of Shayna Steele’s new show American Diva.
Shayna Steele has released 4 studio albums: I’ll Be Anything (2009), Rise (2015), Watch Me Fly (2019), and Gold Dust (2023).
Shayna Steele debuted on Broadway as a swing/understudy for Joanne and Mimi in Rent (1996). She went on to play a Disciple in the original cast of Jesus Christ Superstar (2000 revival), a Dynamite in the original cast of Hairspray (2002 revival) and a Performer in Hair (2004 revival).
Shayna has performed with more than 40 American symphony orchestras.
What to know before you go
International vocal powerhouse and Broadway star Shayna Steele brings her eclectic style of soul and blues honoring the musical divas who inspired her: Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, and more. Shayna also shares her original music and Jeff Tyzik’s arrangements with a classic soul edge to the stage, reminding us why she’s a modern American Diva in her own right.
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