Dionne Warwick To Be Honored

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Dionne Warwick

East Orange icon Dionne Warwick, 83, will be honored September 22 at the inaugural New Jersey Arts Icon Gala at an event called “What The World Needs Now:  A Celebration Of Dionne Warwick.” All proceeds from the event—held at the Bell Theater in Holmdel—will benefit the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal and the Bell Theater Cultural Arts and Education Programs.

Warwick will perform with her granddaughter Cheyenne Elliott and 12 students ages 7-13 on “That’s What Friends Are For.” Other artists on the bill are Deborah Cox, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child and Remember Jones. The afternoon starts with a 5:00 p.m. reception/auction before the 7:00 concert. The American Pops Orchestra, conducted by Luke Frazier, will accompany all the artists and the event will be filmed for a future PBS broadcast.

For more information and ticketing, visit  belltheater.org/bell-theater-2024-gala

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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