Jennifer Hudson to headline 2023 Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for August 22, 2023

(CBS DETROIT) - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner Jennifer Hudson will perform at the 2023 Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview. 

The actress and singer will go on stage at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, at Huntington Place during the annual black-tie charity preview. 

 "It's a thrill to have such an incredible talent, especially one who portrayed the Detroit music legend Aretha Franklin, grace our auto show stage on a night that celebrates everything great about this city," said Detroit Auto Show Chairman Thad Szott.

The event has raised over $100 million for children's charities over the past 25 years and has raised $123 million since it started in 1976. 

Beneficiaries for this year's charity preview include the following:

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
  • The Children's Center
  • The Children's Foundation
  • Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
  • Detroit PAL
  • University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the charity preview will begin at 5 p.m. in the Huntington Place atrium, followed by the auto show floor opening at 6 p.m. and Jennifer Hudson's performance at 7:45 p.m. 

Tickets for the charity preview are $400 per person or $700 for a pair. 

The public show will be held from Saturday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 24. 

For more information on the Detroit Auto Show and tickets, visit here

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