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Das Theater am Kurfurstendamm startet rasant ins Neue Jahr: Bereits am 5. Januar findet dort die Premiere von „MOTOWN - DIE LEGENDE" statt. Songs wie „My Girl", „Stop in the Name of Love" oder „When A Man Loves A Woman" treffen mitten ins Herz, wahrend Soul-Klassiker wie „Heatwave", „War" oder „Papa Was A Rollin´ Stone" in die Beine gehen.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes jazz master Dr. Lonnie Smith in his Center debut on February 21 and 22 in Samueli Theater. He will be joined by guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg and drummer Johnathan Blake. Musician, composer, performer and recording artist, the Doctor is a guru of the Hammond B-3 organ. With a career that spans more than five decades, he is affectionately dubbed "The Turbanator" and has been featured on more than 70 albums and has performed with some of the best in the music industry. Today, a new generation of audiences and music makers are happily discovering and sampling his innovative and boundless grooves.

Chicago Choirs get the chance of a lifetime when they perform along-side Original Supreme Mary Wilson during "Mary Wilson's Holiday Spectacular Featuring Special Guests The Four Tops" December 23, 2013 - January 5, 2014 at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph St.). Seven Chicago choirs will perform throughout the limited engagement including Walt Whittman's Soul Children of Chicago, Shelly & Friends (members from Salem Baptist Church and Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park), Calvin Bridges & Friends, Central Missionary Baptist Church Inspirational Choir, Dr. Issac Whittmon & the Greater Metropolitan Church, Dr. Alfred Wheeler & Blessed Music Ministry and Ramon Perry & the Ministry and Praise Chorale.

A sneak peek first listen to the new holiday-themed soundtrack for this week's special Glee Christmas episode is now available to hear.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatre announces 2014 Concert Series through June, including tributes to famous singers.

Motown founder Berry Gordy and GRAMMY() winner Smokey Robinson will be honored with The GRAMMY Museum's first-ever Architects of Sound Award today, Nov. 11, 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles -- will provide essential support for the Museum, an educational and interactive museum dedicated to engaging both children and adults in the power of music through dynamic exhibits, educational programs, live performances and more. The event will be hosted by music industry veteran and television personality Randy Jackson.

This week, it's Motown Night on The X Factor!

The board, artists, top supporters and staff of Chicago Children's Theatre invite Chicagoans to the company's 2013 fall gala Making a Scene, an incredible party dedicated to celebrating Chicago's No. 1 non-profit, professional children's theater today, November 8, 2013 at Germania Place.

N'Kenge, who has been busy with Motown eight shows a week will take a quick break from Broadway to perform as a soloist continuing the era of the 60's with Indianapolis Symphony. NY Post calls N'Kenge 'Electrifying' in the role of Mary Wells in Motown and she made her Broadway debut in Sondheim on Sondheim alongside Vanessa Williams and Barbara Cook. Indianapolis Symphony will turn back the clock to the 1960's when the 'Fab Four' took the world by storm, the Beach Boys made summer 'endless,' and the Supremes put Motown on the map. Reminisce with music from television, movie themes, as well as popular hits from the airwaves, including music by Burt Bacharach, Simon & Garfunkel, Frankie Valli and more.

Vision Films, a worldwide distributor of independent feature films, documentaries and music programming, has announced today that they have picked up international sales rights to THE IDENTICAL, the musical drama directed by Dustin Marcellino and starring Blake Rayne, Erin Cotrell('Love's Long Journey'), Amanda Crew ('Crazy Kind of Love'), Brian Geraghty('Boardwalk Empire'), Seth Green ('Dads'), Ashley Judd ('Olympus Has Fallen'),Joe Pantoliano ('The Matrix') and Ray Liotta ('GoodFellas').

The Saenger Theatre adds even more star power to its grand opening celebration with music legend Diana Ross performing tonight, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m.

From Stevie Wonder to The Supremes, the music of Motown defined an era. To celebrate the music and legacy of Hitsville USA, Slacker Radio has teamed up with the cast of Broadway's MOTOWN THE MUSICAL to create a handcrafted retrospective highlighting the 55 greatest Motown songs of all time. Hosted by Tony Award-nominated Brandon Victor Dixon (Berry Gordy), and featuring Tony Award-nominated Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson), and Director Charles Randolph-Wright, The 55 Greatest Motown Songs of All Time is available now for free on Slacker Radio for iOS, Android and the web at: http://www.slacker.com/station/55-best-motown-songs

EBONY Magazine, the curator of the African American experience, past, present and future, today announced that it will host a gala event in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday evening, November 4, 2013 to celebrate the honorees on its annual EBONY Power 100 list. The event is presented by Nationwide Insurance, and this is the second year the company holds the presenting sponsor title.

The Holiday Season gets a taste of the Motown Sound as 'Mary Wilson's Holiday Spectacular Featuring Special Guests The Four Tops' blows into the Windy City December 23, 2013 - January 5, 2014 at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph St.) Presented by Reach Out Entertainment and Starvox Entertainment and Marketing, audiences will be taken on a journey through some of the greatest Motown hits as well as Holiday classics by Mary Wilson, one of the original Supremes and the legendary Four Tops, celebrating 60 years of performing in 2013. Pre-sale tickets ($59.99 - $119.99) go on sale Tuesday, October 22 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com with an American Express Card.

The GRAMMY Museum To Honor Berry Gordy And Smokey Robinson With First-Ever Architects Of Sound Awards On Nov. 11

Motown founder Berry Gordy and GRAMMY winner Smokey Robinson will be honored with The GRAMMY Museum's first-ever Architects of Sound Award, it was announced today by Bob Santelli, executive director of the Museum. Proceeds from the inaugural GRAMMY Museum benefit gala dinner and concert — to be held on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles — will provide essential support for the Museum, an educational and interactive museum dedicated to engaging both children and adults in the power of music through dynamic exhibits, educational programs, live performances and more. The event will be hosted by music industry veteran and television personality Randy Jackson.

Chicago Children's Theatre is tuning up to present the world premiere of Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, an all-new, rhythm and blues family musical based on the book by Christopher Paul Curtis, featuring music and lyrics by Motown legend Lamont Dozier and his son, co-music writer/lyricist Paris Dozier, book by David Ingber, directed by Derrick Sanders, musical supervision by Brian Usifer.

The Laguna Playhouse invites you to rock & roll into the night as it presents STOP IN THE NAME OF FUN: A MOTOWN GALA, on Saturday, November 23, at 6:00pm, at The Resort at Pelican Hill, 22701 Pelican Hill Road South in Newport Beach.

The Show Goes On Productions presents To Carry On... a Tribute to the Life and Music of Laura Nyro written and performed by Mimi Cohen. Gretchen Cryer directs and Jeffrey Klitz music directs. The production opens on Ms. Nyro's 66th birthday, tonight, October 18th, and runs for six performances beginning tonight, October 18 to Sunday, October 27, 2013, at The TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor in NYC.

The Detroit News reports that Maxine Powell, the mentor behind the success of some of Motown Records' biggests stars for almost five decades, died Monday, October 14th at age 98.