Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw will perform with the Maui Pops Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Courtesy photos

The Maui Pops Orchestra will present their annual “Broadway & Beyond” concert Sunday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center featuring an exciting fusion of Broadway classics, jazz, soulful R&B, and upbeat pop, performed by Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw.

Jenkins and Shaw have toured the country in the last few years presenting a tribute to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Jenkins describes Shaw as “one of the best soul singers you’ll ever hear, ever.”

“We’ve worked together for so many years now that we have great chemistry as far as our performance goes,” says Shaw. “We’ve been doing the Aretha tribute since 2018.”

For their Maui show they will team for Franklin’s classic “Respect,” “River Deep – Mountain High,” made famous by Ike and Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick and the Spinners’ hit, “Then Came You,” and Duke Ellington’s jazz standard, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”

He will also delight his Maui audience singing such soul classics as James Brown’s “I Got You” and Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna to Come.”

“I really put my own spin on, especially the Sam Cooke,” he says. “I do it my own way, especially towards the end. And James Brown, he does everything, but I do add my own spin to it. I definitely bring my own artistry to the table where that’s concerned.”

The Los Angeles Times praised Shaw: “Prepare to have your soul rocked,” and Billboard called him “a massive talent with a huge voice.”

Born in Decatur, Georgia, to a religious family, he began singing in a Pentecostal church when he was only 3 years old. Secular music was not allowed in his home.

“It was definitely a whole new world,” he says about later discovering soul music. “But we weren’t in a bubble. I would go to malls and supermarkets, and hear voices, hear songs. I was such a musical child that I would always remember a song or a melody, but I would never know who was singing it. So when I was out of the house and could listen to what I wanted to listen to, it was a big connecting the dots.”

His Grammy nominated debut album, “This Is Ryan Shaw,” included covers of songs by Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack and Jackie Wilson, as well as original compositions. An AllMusic review praised: “In sharp distinction to a lot of his neo-soul contemporaries, Shaw genuinely channels the spirit of Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, and other Stax and Motown legends, without the gloss of urban contemporary beats and production compromising the vibe.”

As his star rose, he would be invited to tour as an opener for leading artists, including rock legends Van Halen.

So did Van Halen fans react to him?

“Getting over that nervousness of being booed as soon as the light comes up was a bit nerve-wracking,” he recalls. “I remember the first concert. The lights go down, and 20,000 people are screaming going crazy, and the lights come up, and it’s not Van Halen — it’s me. At almost every concert, there was an immediate boo. So how do I make a statement for people to take me seriously in this big arena? I decided to start my show off with Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change is Gonna to Come’ acapella. And by the time I got to the end of the first phrase, everyone was applauding, and I had him for the rest of the time.”

Shaw’s most recent album, “Imagining Marvin,” paid tribute to Marvin Gaye along with including some of his original songs. Among the special guests were guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, Rob Thomas, steel guitar great Robert Randolph and Broadway’s Shoshana Bean.

“My first tour was opening for Robert Randolph and we became friends over the years,” he says. “And then my second tour was with Joss Stone and the third tour was opening for Derek Trucks. We all became friends throughout the years, so when I finally put that record out, I gave them a call, and they were like, ‘Of course.'”

Acclaimed as one of Broadway’s most dynamic talents, Capathia Jenkins starred as Medda in the Tony-winning musical “Newsies.” Her Broadway roles have included “The Look of Love,” “The Civil War” and “Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me.”

Along with her theater productions, Jenkins performs as a jazz/pop duo with guitarist Louis Rosen. A Chicago Tribune review noted: “Capathia Jenkins’ soaring voice sweet, smart, sassy and full of soul warmed the hearts of everyone in the audience.” And a Bloomberg News review summed up, “Jenkins will knock you flat.”

Jenkins’ TV roles included NBC’s live production of “The Wiz,” and she can be heard on the soundtracks of the movies “Nine,” “Chicago” and “Legally Blonde 2.”

To celebrate some of her favorite songs and singers, she premiered her show, “She’s Got Soul,” with the Houston Symphony in October 2022. It features songs by Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Adele.

The “Broadway & Beyond” concert will feature her singing favorites such as “Unforgettable,” Rogers and Hart’s “Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered)” from “Pal Joey” and “Home” from “The Wiz.”

Jenkins and Shaw perform with the Maui Pops Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Jim Durham at 3 p.m. Sunday at the MACC’s Castle Theater. Tickets range from $17.50 to $65, plus applicable fees, at mauiarts.org.