NewsPHOTO CALL: Motown: The Musical Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast PartyMusic pioneer Berry Gordy brings his life story to the stage in Motown, the new jukebox musical that takes audiences through the highs and lows of life in the recording industry, which officially opened April 14 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The hit-filled musical stars Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LaKae.
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Matthew Blank, Joseph Marzullo
April 15, 2013
Charles Randolph-Wright directs Motown, which is brimming with songs made famous by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five. Previews began March 11.
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Motown: The Musical Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party
Motown: The Musical Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party
Music pioneer Berry Gordy brings his life story to the stage in Motown, the new jukebox musical that takes audiences through the highs and lows of life in the recording industry, which officially opened April 14 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The hit-filled musical stars Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LaKae. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Ryan Shaw, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon
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Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon and cast
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Motown: The Musical opened April 14 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
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Raymond Luke Jr.
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Raymond Luke Jr., Charles Randolph-Wright and Berry Gordy
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The company
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Charles Randolph-Wright, Brandon Victor Dixon, Warren Adams and Doug Morris
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Berry Gordy, Ryan Shaw, Kevin McCollum, Valisia LeKae, Raymond Luke Jr., and Saycon Sengbloh
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Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Raymond Luke Jr.
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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross
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Berry Gordy, Ryan Shaw, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Raymond Luke Jr.
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Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Raymond Luke Jr.
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Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Raymond Luke Jr.
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Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Raymond Luke Jr. and Charles Randolph-Wright
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Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Raymond Luke Jr. and Charles Randolph-Wright
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Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Raymond Luke Jr. and Charles Randolph-Wright
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Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy
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Stevie Wonder and cast
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Stevie Wonder and cast
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Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy and Diana Ross
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Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Raymond Luke Jr.
Prior to opening, and without any major critical endoresments thus far, Motown is already one of the top-grossing Broadway productions of the season. It has been playing to sold-out houses, grossing upwards of $1 million weekly for all four weeks of its preview period – a record for any Broadway show to arrive in New York without an out-of-town tryout.
According to producers, "Motown tells the gripping story behind the hits as Smokey finds his unique voice, Diana skyrockets to stardom and Berry fights against the odds to turn his improbable dream into a triumphant reality. The music that shattered barriers and shaped our lives finally comes to the Broadway stage in the season's most highly anticipated world-premiere event."
Motown has scenic design by David Korins, costume design by ESosa, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Peter Hylenski, projection design by Daniel Brodie, and choreography by Patricia Wilcox (Blues in the Night) and Warren Adams ("Toy Story"). Motown features arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp, with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Bryan Crook, dance arrangements by Zane Mark and music direction by Joseph Joubert.
