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'Unchain My Heart,' featuring the music of Ray Charles, is set for B'way in November

March 11, 2010 |THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this April 11, 2003 file photo, Ray Charles sings "America The Beautiful" in the rain at Fenway Park in Boston. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Winslow Townson, file)

NEW YORK - A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway this fall.

"Unchain My Heart" will open Nov. 7 with preview performances beginning Oct. 8.

Producer Stuart Benjamin said Thursday the show would feature a book by Suzan-Lori Parks and direction by Sheldon Epps. Casting will be announced.

Benjamin worked with the late singer for 15 years and produced "Ray," the hit movie about his life starring Jamie Foxx. Parks won a Pulitzer Prize for her play "Topdog/Underdog."

An earlier version of the musical called "Ray Charles Live" was produced at California's Pasadena Playhouse in 2007.

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