What’d I Say: The Genius of Ray Charles

Overview

One of the most towering figures in the history of music, Ray Charles channeled the pleasure and pain of the human experience in songs blending blues, gospel, R&B, rock, country, and jazz, and genre-spanning music that famously dubbed him the man who “mixed Sunday morning with Saturday night.”

Broadway star Brandon Victor Dixon (Hell’s Kitchen, Hamilton, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Color Purple, Motown: The Musical) has been performing the music of Ray Charles for more than 20 years, originating the role of Charles in the 2007 music Ray Charles Live! at the Pasadena Playhouse, reprising it in the Broadway-bound-but-unrealized Unchain My Heart, and sharing along the way how exploring Charles’ musical genius shaped his own artistic growth. In this all-new Lyrics & Lyricists show, Dixon captures Charles’ complex personal story and sings his unforgettable songs: “Georgia On My Mind,” “Unchain My Heart,” “Hit the Road Jack,” “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” “I Got a Woman,” “What’d I Say,” and more in a dazzling, all-new celebration of a global icon.