BWW Review: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL at Starlight Theatre
by Alan Portner
- Aug 23, 2017
2013's 'Motown, The Musical' opened Tuesday night for a week's run through August 27 at Starlight Theatre inside Swope Park to a responsive, handclapping, music-swaying, delighted audience. 'Motown' is what old films might call a biopic with music. It tells the story of 'Motown' founder and owner Berry Gordy Junior and his business and personal journey through popular music based in the black experience of mid-20th Century Detroit Michigan.
98° AT CHRISTMAS Tickets on Sale This Friday in Minneapolis
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 21, 2017
98° have made their Christmas plans for this year by announcing they will bring their new Christmas tour 98° AT CHRISTMAS to Minneapolis at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of hits and holiday classics from their new Christmas album 'Let It Snow.
THIS IS US Season One DVD & Soundtrack Available This September
by Caryn Robbins
- Aug 15, 2017
THIS IS US (Music from the Series), a companion to the show America loves, is available September 15 via UMe. This Is Us: The Complete First Season will be available on DVD three days earlier so fans can relive all the moments along with the music from the hit show.
Court Theatre presents FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 14, 2017
Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Stephen J. Albert, Executive Director, opens its 2017-2018 season with Five Guys Named Moe by Clarke Peters, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson, Music Director Abdul Hamid Royal and Associate Director Felicia P. Fields. Five Guys Named Moe, which features Louis Jordan's greatest hits, runs September 7 - October 8, 2017 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. The press opening is September 16, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
98 Degrees to Warm Up Aronoff Center on Christmas Tour
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 14, 2017
98° have made their Christmas plans for this year. The vocal quartet comprised of Cincinnati's own Nick Lache and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons, who are renowned for signature R&B-tinged, four-part harmonies will release Let It Snow, their new Christmas album on October 13, 2017 via UMe.
Host and Special Guests Announced For Thelma Houston's MY MOTOWN MEMORIES & MORE
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 14, 2017
Chris Isaacson Presents has announced that Latin Grammy Award nominee Quattrosound, singer/trumpeter Johnny Britt, and comic Michael Colyar will be special guests when Grammy Award-winning recording artist and Motown legend Thelma Houston brings her show My Motown Memories & More! to the Ford Theatres in Hollywood for one show only on Sunday, August 27, at 8pm.
The Sweet Sounds of MOTOWN The Musical Will Fill Starlight Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 11, 2017
Motown The Musical, the Tony Award-nominated tribute to the musical greats of the 1960s and '70s, brings its signature sound and American dream story to Starlight Theatre for six performances August 22-27. The acclaimed musical follows the true life story of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. on his journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul. The man who founded Motown records in Detroit in 1959 went on to launch the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more.
Legendary Ladies of Motown Come to the Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 11, 2017
Two unmistakable voices that helped define an entire generation of music in America, Mary Wilson of The Supremes and Martha Reeves of The Vandellas, come together for an evening of Motown favorites at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, October 7 at 8 p.m.
98° to Perform at DPAC for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 11, 2017
98° will support Let It Snow with the 98° at Christmas tour, a 31-city trek that starts November 10 in Larchwood, IA and concludes December 23 in Primm, NV. They will be performing at DPAC on December 5, 2017. Concert goers can expect a high-energy 98° show featuring holiday songs from their new album, as well as their beloved hits.
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