The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

Burke, 37, who rose to fame after winning The X Factor in 2008, will portray the award-winning singer-songwriter in the new musical about her life. Opening at the Peacock Theatre in London, the ...

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Singer Alexandra Burke will play her “dream role” as the Queen of Funk in the world premiere of I’m Every Woman The Chaka Khan Musical. Burke, 37, who rose to fame after winning The X Factor in 2008, ...

Alexandra Burke is to portray Chaka Khan in a musical about the singer (Ian West/PA) Singer Alexandra Burke will play her “dream role” as the Queen of Funk in the world premiere of I’m Every Woman The ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by With the cost of staging song-and-dance spectacles skyrocketing and audiences drawn to older hits, none of the musicals that opened last season have ...