June 22, 2018 | Events, News, Theatre,

Mayor Walsh proclaims Friday, June 22, 2018 as BORN FOR THIS DAY in the city of Boston!

 

BeBe Winans sings “God Bless America” at the Massachusetts House of Representatives earlier this week.

Today is not only the official opening of BeBe Winans’ new musical in Boston, but also, Mayor Martin J. Walsh has proclaimed Friday, June 22, 2018 as BORN FOR THIS DAY in the city of Boston!

Mayor Walsh noted that the day is meant to celebrate the official opening of Born For This: A New Musical performing through July 15, 2018 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater, returning to Boston, where it was birthed at theatrical workshops at ArtsEmerson in July 2013 and August 2014.

The audiences at the past week’s previews of the show could not have been more enthusiastic about their adoration for Born For This. Don’t miss it, get your tickets now!

About BORN FOR THIS: A NEW MUSICAL
With original music and lyrics by six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning icon BeBe Winans, book by Charles Randolph- Wright, BeBe Winans, and Lisa D’Amour, and direction by Charles-Randolph Wright (Motown the Musical), Born For This: A New Musical celebrates the incredible true story of BeBe Winans – a young man who follows his heart and finds his destiny.

About BeBe Winans

In addition to his six Grammy Awards, Winans’ further accolades include serving as Executive Music Producer for the OWN Network’s Greenleaf; being host of his own radio show on the Heart & Soul Channel (Sirius/XM Radio Networks); acting in the motion picture The Manchurian Candidate; and performing alongside Chaka Khan on Broadway in Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple. Winans has also earned ten Dove Awards, six Stellar Awards, four NAACP Awards, and three Soul Train Music Awards.