Timothy Moloi, Nonhlanhla Mdluli, Kurt Herman, Tia Herman and the Voices Unlimited Gospel Choir will perform in Always and Forever – A Tribute to Luther Vandross at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg at 8 pm on Friday, August 14.The programme will include hits like Superstar, Always and Forever, Endless Love, Power of Love/Love Power, Dance with My Father and many more.

Musical director is star-on-the-rise Llewellyn George and direction and lighting design is by Cito.

Says Moloi: “I have long wanted to have the platform to pay tribute to Luther Vandross as I have admired him and been inspired by him for as long back as I can remember.

“I felt so humbled when I approached The CoLab Network with the idea and Collett immediately agreed and before I knew it, the show was booked!

“What will make the evening even more special is that we’ve planned the date specifically so that it’s the night before my 40th birthday – what better way to celebrate this milestone than by paying tribute to a man that was the forefront of the music that defined a generation, alongside these incredibly talented musicians and having friends, family, colleagues and fans in the audience being part of it.”

Collett Dawson of The CoLab Network said: “We have had the privilege of working with Timothy Moloi on many occasions and every time we have, I have seen people come up to Tim and say that he should do a Luther show.

“So when Tim approached me with the idea then he calmly went ahead and sang a Luther song to me, it was a no-brainer, I decided there and then to go ahead. He really IS South Africa’s Luther, and I can’t wait for the general public to get the opportunity to share this special evening with us.”

Tickets range from R140 to R195. Book at http://www.goldreefcity.co.za or by calling The Lyric Theatre Box Office on 011 248 5000 or through Computicket. Discounts for groups of 10 or more, senior citizens, scholars and students apply.