Dionne Warwick needed to cancel an upcoming live performance on the Rivers On line casino Des Plaines outdoors Chicago after the 82-year-old “That’s What Mates Are For” singer reportedly suffered a minor well being difficulty. TMZ was first to report that Warwick mentioned she started having an unspecified difficulty with one in every of her legs on Thursday that was severe sufficient that she pulled the plug on present slated for June 24.
The venue posted a observe to followers confirming the cancellation, writing: “We remorse to tell you that the Dionne Warwick efficiency on June 24, 2023 at Rivers On line casino Des Plaines has been cancelled attributable to a medical incident.” The venue mentioned all tickets might be totally refunded and Warwick reportedly instructed TMZ that she hopes to reschedule the gig in sooner or later.
An unnamed spokesperson for Warwick instructed Folks that, “it’s a minor difficulty that has been fastened and he or she is ok.” Warwick’s upcoming tour schedule additionally lists upcoming exhibits in Bridgeport, CT (June 22), Bensalem, PA (June 23), Riverhead, NY (July 21), Selbyville, DE (August 9), Gethsemane, KY (August 11) and Beverly Hills, CA (Sept. 2); at press time it didn’t seem that these exhibits had been impacted by the damage and a spokesperson for Warwick had not returned a request for added info.
Recent off her gritty starring function within the drama A Thousand and One, Teyana Taylor not too long ago revealed that she’s gearing as much as play Warwick in a biopic. “We’re already engaged on it,” Taylor instructed Tamron Corridor in March. “We’re within the constructing course of proper now. I at all times needed to verify I may lock in with any person who I’d be enjoying.”
