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Stephanie Mills

  • The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA, 22305 United States (map)

Performances: Nov 5 & Nov 6 @7:30pm

Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. Mills rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original 7 Time Tony Award Winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit for Mills and her signature song. During the 1980s, Mills scored five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". Mills won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981. (Wikipedia)

Earlier Event: November 6
Theo Von: Return of the Rat Tour
Later Event: November 6
Nicholas McGegan conducts Bach & Haydn