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Date of Death: April 01, 1984 (44)

Birth Place: Washington, DC, USA

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U.S. Premiere of DANCING IN THE STREETS! Set for NJPAC, 4/6
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 24, 2016


New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with Motown's greatest hits! The U.S. premiere of Dancing in the Streets, direct from London's West End, is a non-stop celebration of Motown's greatest songs, performed by an electrifying cast of singers, dancers and an onstage band. Wednesday, April 6, 2016 8:00 PM at Prudential Hall. Get your tickets now at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722)

Kennedy Center to Host 2016 Spring Gala in June
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 18, 2016


In one of D.C.'s social events of the year, the Kennedy Center pays tribute to America's immortal Motown hit-maker, the late singer Marvin Gaye, at the 2016 Kennedy Center Spring Gala on Sunday, June 5, 2016 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Sutton Foster, Seth MacFarlane, Marin Mazzie, Mandy Patinkin and More Slated for Boston Pops' 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2016


We have a feeling Broadway fans are going to love the 2016 Boston Pops season, running May 6-June 18, under the direction of conductor Keith Lockhart. Featuring classic Boston Pops programming, including film scores of the silver screen, ballads from Broadway and the great American Songbook, classic rock anthems, and a Gospel Night spectacular, along with an impressive lineup of Boston Pops debuts, new programs that spotlight the best of the worlds of dance and puppetry, and the return of last year's audience favorite -- Pops On Demand: You Choose the Tunes -- the lineup features a slew of Broadway talent, including Sutton Foster, Mandy Patinkin, and Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley.

BWW Review: MOTOWN Slays 'em in Music City
by Jeffrey Ellis - Feb 17, 2016


It should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that on Tuesday night, February 16, Music City officially fell in love with Motown. Berry Gordy's musical is the stuff of legend and, as it takes us from 1983 all the way back to 1938 and back again, you can't help but be impressed by the ambitious young man's rise to preeminence; his story is the American dream come true and Gordy's impact on pop culture and the very fiber of our nation's history cannot be overstated - it's a story that resonates in Nashville to be certain.

DON'T MISS: Uzo Aduba Leads This Week's Top 10 New London Shows, February 15 2016
by Marianka Swain - Feb 15, 2016


The Maids, Trafalgar Studios Jamie Lloyd has enlisted a cracking trio of actresses to take on this contemporary adaptation of Jean Genet's psychological thriller. Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat) and Laura Carmichael (Dowton Abbey) join forces to explore sex, murder and class.

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Extends Through February 2017 in London
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2016


Just in time for previews, which start tonight 11 February in the West End, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL has announced an extension through 18 February 2017. The Daily Mail revealed this evening that 200,000 new tickets are now on sale.

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Gets Into a London Groove Tonight in the West End
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2016


Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson) and Sifiso Mazibuko (Marvin Gaye) join Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) in the West End production of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, beginning tonight 11 February 2016 with press night on 8 March 2016.

FSCJ Artist Series to Present MOTOWN, 4/19-24
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 8, 2016


Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL comes to Jacksonville's Times-Union Center April 19-24, 2016 for 6 performances only.

Tickets for MOTOWN's Broadway Return Now Available for Citi Card Holders; General Sale Begins Next Week
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 8, 2016


Tickets for the Broadway return of the Motown The Musical are now on sale exclusively to Citi card members, beginning today, Monday, February 8 through Tuesday, February 16 at 9:59am (EST). Visit http://citiprivatepass.com/motown for details.

Ticket Pre-Sale Begins Today for MOTOWN's Broadway Return
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 8, 2016


Tickets for the Broadway return of the Motown The Musical are now on sale exclusively to Citi® card members, beginning today, Monday, February 8 through Tuesday, February 16 at 9:59am (EST).

CBS Debuts Humorous 'All Access' Commercial During SUPER BOWL 50
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 8, 2016


Last night, CBS debuted a humorous CBS All Access commercial, set to the iconic Marvin Gaye song 'Let's Get It On,' during SUPER BOWL 50.

The Currys Announce Sophomore LP 'West Of Here' Out 3/25
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 4, 2016


Anchored by the elastic, entwined harmonies that only seem to exist among kin, The Currys have announced their return with their sophomore LP West Of Here, out March 25th, 2016.

Tickets to MOTOWN National Tour at Fox Cities P.A.C. on Sale Next Week
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 29, 2016


Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, are proud to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, February 5 at 10 a.m. 

Sony/ATV Promotes Jennifer Knoepfle to SVP and Head of West Coast A&R
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 25, 2016


?Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Jennifer Knoepfle to the role of Senior Vice President and Head of West Coast A&R, based in the company's Los Angeles office.

BWW Review: August Wilson's JITNEY Astounds at American Stage
by Peter Nason - Jan 26, 2016


American Stage's ninth venture into Wilson's Pittsburgh Century Cycle is a powerful production that packs quite a punch.

Photo Flash: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Tour Comes to the Adrienne Arsht Center
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 25, 2016


Performances for the Miami premiere of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL begin Tuesday, February 2 for a limited one-week run through Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

BWW Review: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL at Saenger
by Tara Bennett - Jan 25, 2016


There are more than 40 songs packed into the jukebox hit machine of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, the latest show to hit the Saenger Theatre stage. That's a lot of quarters.

BWW Interview: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL with Allison Semmes
by Heidi Scheuermann - Jan 19, 2016


Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross. All are Motown artists that we will get to meet when the national tour of MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL hits New Orleans tonight!

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