Diana Ross is an icon, and Encore Theater will host six performances this fall featuring the Queen of Stage and Film.
Ross is an international treasure, with a career that spans more than 50 years. She is considered to be the greatest entertainer and recording artist of all time.
She performed at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and she released "Turn Up the Sunshine", a song she recorded with Tam Impala on the Jack Antonoff-produced soundtrack to "Minions:The Rise of Gru." Ross's 2021 album, Thank You, featured a song by Antonoff.
Diana Ross views her greatest achievement as the extraordinary journey and legendary successes. She also considers raising her five children, including famous artists Tracee Ellis Ross and Evan Ross.
As a young girl, she began her dream in Detroit's North End. She would start a cultural movement for racial integration in that city and create popular music known as Motown. Her inspiring and empowering journey has influenced and enabled many musicians, celebrities, artists, and young dreamers.
Her dream became a legacy and her influence influenced music, fashion stage, film, TV, and stage.
The Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC (2008) recognized Ross' international accomplishments. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to Ross in 2012, which celebrated her extraordinary career.
Her role as Billie Holliday, in the classic film "Lady Sings the Blues", earned her an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award. She was a stage actress who won Broadway's highest honor with a Tony Award, for her one-woman show "An Evening with Diana Ross".
Ross's iconic solo career and her early days as The Supremes' leader shaped popular music. She changed the landscape and opened the way for contemporary music.
Her voice is described as "honey and soulful sensibility" and she has produced 14 top-ten albums and 18 No. Music sales of more than 100 million units worldwide have reached 1 songs.