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N'Kenge's 'That's Love! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical' premieres February 19 at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center

By Doug Doyle
Published January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM EST
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N'Kenge's That's Love! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical begins on February 19 at APAC
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N'Kenge's That's Love! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical begins on February 19 at APAC

On this episode of The Art of the Story, internationally acclaimed singer N'Kenge talks about her new musical honoring Dorothy Dandridge.

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N'Kenge

N'Kenge, the Tony, Emmy and Grammy nominated songstress, created That's Love! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical out of respect and love for the trailblazing performer. She also stars in the show that runs from February 19 to March 8 at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal, NJ.

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N'Kenge also released her new album CENTERSTAGE – Live from the Ella Fitzgerald Festival in August.

You can SEE my Doug Doyle's entire interview with N'Kenge below:

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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