Strathmore Presents DIANA ROSS

Celebrated singer, actress, and producer Diana Ross brings her In the Name of Love tour to the Music Center at Strathmore on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 8 p.m. Hailing from Detroit and reigning supreme since the 1960s, Ross was among Motown’s most iconic artists, paving the future of R&B and soul. Her many accomplishments include myriad awards and accolades, including Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the NAACP’s Female Entertainer of the Year award, and Billboard’s Female Entertainer of the Century award. Tickets go on sale to the general public Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 10 a.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

From R&B and soul to disco and jazz, Ross’ repertoire encompasses a landscape of American popular music. As lead singer of The Supremes, she achieved an unprecedented 12 No. 1 singles in the United States, rivaled only by The Beatles. As a soloist, she achieved six No. 1 singles, and 14 Top 10 albums—selling more than 100 million units worldwide. With her 1981 hit, Endless Love, she became the first female musician to place six singles in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

In the ‘90s, Ross collaborated with operatic giants Plácido Domingo and José Carreras in a Christmas concert that was broadcast around the world. She also celebrated her extensive career with a 30th Anniversary four-CD commemorative album, Diana Ross: The Ultimate Collection, and her long-awaited autobiography, Secrets of a Sparrow. A musical diplomat for the United States, she also traveled to Russia in 1995 for historic performances at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Ross’ contributions to the film industry have also been met with acclaim. For her portrayal of Billie Holliday in Lady Sings the Blues, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and was nominated for an Oscar in the same category. Her one-woman Broadway show, An Evening with Diana Ross, won her a Tony Award and was later broadcast as a television special. Ross recently took on producing through her own company, Anaid Productions, and works regularly for networks including ABC, CBS, HBO, and Showtime. Her production debut, Out of Darkness, portrayed the stunning story of a troubled woman’s battle with paranoia and schizophrenia.

Committed to advancing the next generation of American leaders, Ross joined the board of directors of A Better Chance, an organization through which she facilitates admission to prestigious American schools for academically talented students.

Strathmore Presents 
Diana Ross
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
8 p.m. 

Tickets $69-$249

Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852

For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit www.strathmore.org or call (301) 581-5100.

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I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!

My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.

Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.

As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

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