Smokey Robinson News

Motor City Fever, the national touring musical revue is an incredible Motown celebration. This amazing concert features dozens of legendary Motown hits and more performed by an incredibly talented cast who have shared the stage with some of the legends themselves.

Actor/ comedian Rhonda “Passion' Hansome (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”) will host the 'Laughs Likely!' live comedy showcase on Friday, June 17 at Gotham Comedy Club's Vintage Lounge as part of the 2022 Black Women in Comedy LaffFest in New York City.

Cool off at The Chicago Theatre this summer, as Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) presents a wide variety of live entertainment options at the iconic venue from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

In celebration of African American Music Month, the Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present The Motowners in concert as part of the Pompano Beach Arts Music Series 2022. This accomplished and polished group will present the definitive Motown tribute show, recreating the smash hits of The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and many more.

Des McAnuff's slick docudrama production style may not be anything new, but it still works like a charm.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Cincinnati Pops have announced details for the inaugural Andrew J. Brady Neighborhood Concert Series.

Special Offer - Charl Brown in Smokey & Me at The Kate

The evolution of the American musical has morphed from operetta to Vaudevillian musical revue to the classic  integrated musical comedy. The advent of the jukebox musical began as MAMMA  MIA and ALL SHOOK UP shoehorned popular music into a script to showcase Abba or Elvis Presley’s music into paper-thin plots. Now, for better or worse, the bio-concert emerges, as the slick new touring production of AIN’T TOO PROUD : The Life and Times of THE TEMPTATIONS opened at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. The music of the Motown wonder group THE TEMPTATIONS is one of the  latest properties to take to the Broadway stage. And since it's debut, other biographical musicals are being given similar treatment, telling the stories of Cher, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson.

The new album features tracks from Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Porgy & Bess, Rent, Annie, Sweeney Todd, the Lion King, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hamilton. One of the 14 songs on The Soul of Broadway – Deluxe Album is a very special duet of “What About Love” from The Color Purple with Keala Settle (This Is Me, The Greatest Showman).

New artists to join the ‘Words + Music’ include Mariah Carey, singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, rock legend Carlos Santana, singer, songwriter, and record producer Beck, The Who's guitarist and principal songwriter Pete Townshend, comedy rock duo, Tenacious D, comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, and rapper and actor yasiin bey.

Circle Theatre, West Michigan’s go-to destination for exceptional theatrical arts in an intimate setting, will pay tribute to Michigan roots with Get Ready: The Music of Motown, directed by Darius Colquitt. From the 1960s to today, Motown has shaped musicians and communities for generations. Songs from Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and more!

Back by popular demand, stars of Broadway's Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical take the stage at Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University for The Doo Wop Project, Saturday, May 7 at 8:00 P.M. 

Terron Brooks is a powerhouse vocalist and best known for his critically acclaimed role as the great Eddie Kendricks in the Emmy Award-winning NBC mini-series The Temptations. He is no stranger to the Broadway stage; performing in The Lion King and Hairspray. He was featured in the World Premieres of Sleepless in Seattle: The Musical and First Wives Club: The Musical. For his role as Daddy Brubeck in Sweet Charity, Terron earned an Ovation Award nomination. We sat down with two-time NAACP Award nominee to talk about his new album, The Soul of Broadway (Deluxe Album).

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the 2022 Colonial Concert Series: Featuring Broadway Luminaries. 

Broadway hits are back at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre this upcoming 2022/2023 season.  With a brand new facility built to entertain and inspire, this new season of shows will be nothing short of phenomenal!  

Despite challenges of the global pandemic, Seattle Theatre Group has been hard at work this past year: creating a new spoken-word showcase for youth of color, producing online programming for more than 30,540 viewers and participants, and safely bringing a variety of musical, dance, and theatrical acts to the stage, including Black Violin, the Indigenous Canadian dance troupe, Red Sky, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, to name a few.  

Seth Swirsky is a modern day Renaissance man. From the #1 songs he’s written for Taylor Dayne (“Tell it to My Heart”), Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Air Supply, Smokey Robinson, Michael McDonald, Olivia Newton-John, and others, to his 5 bestselling books on subjects ranging from baseball to self-help (21 Ways to a Happier Depression is his latest).

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, release BeforeAfter, the first-ever solo retrospective from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall, as a two-disc set and across all digital platforms, available globally today [April 1st, 2022].

The cast and creative team for the Broadway-bound limited engagement of The Kite Runner at The Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street) this summer.

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2022 is thrilled to officially announce today its initial round of confirmed artists including CeeLo Green; Ledisi; Judith Hill; Javon Jackson's 'Charlie Parker at 100,' Ft. Gary Bartz, Charles McPherson & Donald Harrison; The Brubeck Brothers; Telmary & Friends; Joel Ross; Takuya Kuroda Quintet; and more.