Motown the Musical - US Tour Creative Team

AEA, AFTRA, SAG Titanic (1997-99)- Lunt-Fontane Theatre, Capt. Smith, Mr. Straus, Edgar Beane. The Sound of Music(1990)- Lincoln Center, u.s. Captain Von Trapp (Dir. Jamie Hammerstein) AEA National Tours: The King and I(2004-05), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (2001-02), Titanic(2000), Grease (1990)(1986), Joseph and the...Dreamcoat (1982-83), I'm Getting My Act Together...(1981) Regional/Stock: The Repetory Theatre of St.Louis,, Berkshire Theatre Co., Whole Theatre Co., Theatre Virginia, Gateway Playhouse, Music Theatre of Wichita, Casa Manana/Bass Hall, Stage One, Broadway Westchester, Tennessee Repetory, MUNY, Theatre of the Stars, New Harmony Theatre, North CArolina Theatre Co., ECU Summer Theatre Asst. Professor of Musical Theatre, University of North Carolina-Pembroke. Graduate ... read more DAVID GOLDSMITH is a playwright, bookwriter, lyricist, composer and “script doctor.” He is currently represented at the National Theatre of Israel in Tel Aviv with book & lyrics for Masada 1942 (Shuki Levy, music, Moshe Kepten, dir). BROADWAY: Motown The Musical (“script consultant,” book & lyrics), also London’s West End (Shaftesbury Theatre), two US National tours, and a UK tour. WEST END: book & lyrics for Imagine This (New London Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth, a filmed production of which aired on PBS and is part of the ShopPBS catalogue, as well as a 2017 revival at the Union Theatre ... read more He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. The following year, he wrote and produced the single "Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he ... read more William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and former record executive director. Robinson was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. He led the group from its 1955 origins as "the Five Chimes" until 1972, when he announced his retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. After the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. Robinson was ... read more Dick Scanlan is a multi-talented actor, director, and writer who has made a name for himself both on and off Broadway. Born in Massachusetts in 1960, Scanlan developed a love for the theater at a young age and went on to study drama at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Scanlan's first major Broadway credit came in 1996 when he co-wrote the book and lyrics for the musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" alongside Richard Morris. The show, which starred Sutton Foster in the title role, went on to win six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Scanlan's clever lyrics and witty book were praised ... read more