Soulful songstress, actress and performer Stephanie Mills performs Sept. 21 at North Central College.
The performance begins at 8PM Saturday, Sept. 21, in North Central College’s Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave. Tickets are $60, $50 and $45; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Grammy Award & More
Mills is a Grammy and American Music Award-winning recording artist with six Gold albums and 10 Billboard No. 1 singles, including “I’ve Never Known Love Like this Before,” “Home” and “What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin’.”
She began singing gospel in church in her native Brooklyn and by age 9 Mills was mesmerizing crowds in her Broadway musical debut “Maggie Flynn.” During her first Broadway performance, Mills shared the stage with co-stars Shirley Jones and the late Jack Cassidy.
Signed to MCA Records, Mills recorded a string of hit singles and albums including the 1987 album “If I Were Your Woman,” which reached No. 1 on the R&B Album chart and was a Top 30 pop best-seller.
Since Mills began touring again in 2001, she has shared stages with such artists such as The O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, The Isley Brothers, Carl Thomas, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Babyface and others.
North Central College’s 2013-2014 Fine and Performing Arts Season is partially sponsored by USG Corporation and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Season supporters include BMO Harris, Bulley & Andrews, Casa by Charleston, Grant Thornton, J.P. Morgan, Main Street Promenade, Marquette Properties, Nicor Gas, Ryan Hill Realty, Turner Construction Company, U.S. Bank Private Client Reserve and Water Street Development.
This upcoming performance is among many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. North Central offers a variety of venues accommodating a rich range of local and world-class events, performances and space needs for the public. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical and dance productions, art exhibits and more, visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW (7469).
Editor’s Note: One of favorite songs, “Home,” was performed by Stephanie Mills when she was a young star in The Wiz on Broadway in the mid-1970s. If you’ve never heard the lyrics, here’s a YouTube of one of her performances of “Home,” Broadway’s answer to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
