“Harewood is an undeniable star. He made me burst into tears on three separate occasions – none harder than during his gut-wrenching performance of “Iron in the Fridge” and I seldom cry at Broadway shows.” – Entertainment Weekly

Tony^® Award nominee Dorian Harewood makes his 54 Below and New York City solo concert debut with A Tribute to Stevie Wonder and his Challenge to America. The multi-talented star of The Notebook The Musical recently returned to Broadway after a 45-year hiatus. His previous Broadway credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona, Don’t Call Back, The Mighty Gents, and Streamers.

Best known for his work on screen and television, Harewood first garnered attention in the ABC-TV miniseries, “Roots: The Next Generations.” He then went on to star in the ABC-TV series, “Strike Force” and the widely popular miniseries, “The Jesse Owens Story” as the titular character. In 1994, he garnered a NAACP Image Award for his role as Jazz/Blues saxophonist Clarence “Cool Papa” Charleston on the NBC-TV series, “I’ll Fly Away.” Other television credits include, NBC-TV’s “Viper,” “The Hoop Life,” and guest starring roles in such series as “Private Practice,” “Boomtown,” “Las Vegas,” “Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Criminal Minds,” “9-1-1,” “Big Sky,” and a recurring guest starring role on “Bel-Air.” Film credits include Full Metal Jacket, Against All Odds, Sudden Death, and Showtime’s 12 Angry Men, among others.

Harewood will sing a wide selection of Stevie’s many acclaimed hits, including: “Love’s In Need Of Love Today,” “Higher Ground,” “Visions,” “Livin’ For The City,” “If It’s Magic, “Happy Birthday,” among others.

“I’m bringing this show to 54 Below to pay tribute to some of the iconic songs Stevie Wonder has written over the years that challenge us, as a people, to be better.” “I grew up listening to Motown, the Beatles, jazz, blues, classical… music of all kinds was always playing in our house. But I was most affected and influenced by the music coming out of the Motown record label in Detroit, especially the music of Stevie Wonder, or Little Stevie Wonder as he was known to the public back in 1962,” continued Harewood. “He was 12 years old, and so was I, and I simply couldn’t believe what I was hearing from this genius. I still can’t.”

Tonight, Dorian pays tribute to the songs Stevie has written over the years in pursuit of that challenge!

Photo Credit: Bruce Gilkas

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