Ring in 2020 with a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin! Luke Frazier leads The American Pops Orchestra and an all-star lineup featuring Michelle Williams, Dionne Warwick, Bria Skonberg, Morgan James, Nova Payton, MILCK and Rayshun LaMarr. After the concert join us for the Grand Foyer party to dance the night away as we countdown to midnight. Tuesday, December 31,2019 8:30PM                                                Tickets: https://www.kennedy-center.org/Seating/SYOS/71576

Singer Michelle Williams rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny’s Child. She began carving out her solo career before the group disbanded in 2005, eventually releasing several hit gospel albums. She took on Broadway roles in “Aida” and “Chicago” and toured with productions of “The Color Purple” and “Fela!” But in recent years, Williams revealed that she has struggled with severe depression since she was a teen. Months after reuniting with Destiny’s Child for Beyoncé’s Coachella performance in 2018, she checked into a mental health facility. Last December, she announced she was taking a leave of absence from her role as Erzulie…

Michelle Williams experienced a challenging end to 2018. In December of last year, less than five months after sharing that she felt better upon seeking treatment for depression, the “We Break the Dawn” singer revealed that she and her fiancé, pastor Chad Johnson, ended their engagement. Days later, Williams took a leave of absence from the Broadway production of Once On This Island on doctors’ orders. One year later, Williams came back in a big way: On Wednesday night, The Masked Singer unmasked the former Destiny’s Child member as the Butterfly. “What better way than to emerge and say, ‘I’m taking my power back, I’m getting my strength back,’ ” Williams, 40, tells PEOPLE. ” ‘I’m going to be okay and start knocking these…