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NEW YORK (AP) — The hit musical about Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is coming back to Broadway this summer led by an actor who actually met the music icon long before he won the part to play him. At a party celebrating the opening of “Motown the Musical” in Los Angeles last summer, Chester […]

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The Motown sound still captivates music lovers as the play based on the famous label’s rise to prominence is killing it around the country. AlwaysAList.com reports that “Motown The Musical” is in the midst of a successful tour. The hit theatrical production has recouped its $8.5 million dollar capitalization cost in less than ten months […]

  If you haven’t seen Motown: The Musical get off this site and buy a ticket. The show has left Broadway for the road and Alison Semmes and Martina Sykes are part of the show and Sykes is particularly happy about the show’s current tour stop – it’s her hometown of Tampa, Florida. There are […]

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For iPhone:   Motown: the Musical has been one of Broadway’s biggest recent hits, putting the music and life of Motown and its founder Berry Gordy on display. Actress Marva Hicks is part of the cast that makes the show what it is. She plays both Berry Gordy’s sister Esther,  and Stevie Wonder’s mama Lula and […]

On Friday, October 17, 2014 Tom Joyner will host Tom Joyner Foundation Night at Motown The Musical in New York City at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. See a great show at a fantastic discount* with a portion of the proceeds from your ticket purchases going to the Foundation. AND, Tom will host a special interview, live onstage, following […]

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“Motown: The Musical” star Valisia LeKae has chosen to depart the Broadway production upon discovering she has ovarian cancer. According to reports, the Tony Award-nominated entertainer, who originally broke the news of her departure on Facebook, was six months into her run in the play when she learned of her diagnosis. “As a 34-year-old, African […]

Motown founder Berry Gordy has received a lot of accolades in his lengthy career, as well as the satisfaction of seeing a business he started from the ground up become the music of a generation. Now, Gordy is celebrating a great achievement once again as “Motown: The Musical” continues its successful Broadway run. The show […]

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Tom and the crew open the show talking about an array of topics including the lipstick on President Obama’s shirt, Tom’s jinx, the Indiana Pacers big win and the Marvin Gaye Musical that includes no Marvin Gaye music.

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‘Motown:  The Musical’ is weeks away from its first curtain call and Berry Gordy is giving an inside look into the year’s most anticipation Broadway production. While the musical journeys through the exciting careers of Motown artists like The Supremes, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, Gordy said it also exposes some of […]