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Whitney Houston World Tour '99 Preview On the Oprah Winfrey Show June 21st; New Date Added to U.S. Tour On July 3 and International Concert Dates Announced. NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 15, 1999--Whitney Houston will launch her World Tour '99 with a special Oprah Winfrey Show scheduled to air nationally on June 21st, 1999, the eve of her opening performance in Chicago at the Aire Crown Theater. A July 3rd engagement at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has just been added to the U.S. tour. International concert dates have been announced that will encompass 29 shows in 15 countries commencing on August 22 in Gdansk, Poland and ending in Kiev, Ukraine on October 9th. On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Houston will perform several songs and premiere some of the Dolce & Gabbana fashions that have been specially designed for her tour. Designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce will also appear on the show to discuss how Houston and her music inspired their designs. The looks created especially for Houston reflect the different songs in her show, from edgy sportswear for sizzling numbers like her current hit single "It's Not Right, But It's OK" to dramatic evening gowns for her show-stopping ballads. With the addition of the New Jersey date, the U.S. leg of Houston's tour now expands to 17 cities. - The revised tour schedule can be found Here. NEWSFILE: 13 JUNE 1999 |