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Ray Charles B'way musical postponed

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Published: July 9, 2010 at 6:55 PM

NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- The Broadway opening of "Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Musical" has been moved from November 2010 to Spring 2011, the show's producers announced.

The principal cast -- including Brandon Victor Dixon as Ray Charles and Nikki Renee Daniels as Della, with Harrison White as Jeff Brown and Tasha Taylor as Margie Hendricks -- is expected to stay with the production despite the date change.

Producer Stuart Benjamin cited logistical reasons for the postponement.

"'Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Musical' explores the strength, humor and musical genius of the legendary Ray Charles," said a synopsis of the show. "One of the greatest pioneering musical artists of all time, Ray Charles mastered everything from soul and rhythm & blues to gospel, jazz, country and pop. Set in his last live recording session, 'Unchain My Heart' reveals Charles's remarkable life story through his music. Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks weaves together true tales that reveal the spirit of the man whose life and music helped to define soul, and inspired people the world over."

The musical is to feature Charles's best-known hits, including, "Georgia on My Mind," "What'd I Say," "Mess Around," "Hit The Road, Jack," "Unchain My Heart," "I Got a Woman," "You Don't Know Me" and "Hallelujah, I Love Her So."

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