Motown: The Musical

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Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the history of Motown Records and its legendary artists through their iconic songs.

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instanceOf jukebox musical
stage musical
basedOn To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown
basedOnAuthor Berry Gordy
broadwayRunEndDate 2015-01-18
broadwayRunStartDate 2013-04-14
broadwayTheatre Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
choreographer Patricia Wilcox
Warren Adams
costumeDesigner Esosa
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Berry Gordy
director Charles Randolph-Wright
featuresCharacter Berry Gordy
Diana Ross
Marvin Gaye
Smokey Robinson
featuresMusicBy Diana Ross
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Martha and the Vandellas
Marvin Gaye
Smokey Robinson
Stevie Wonder
The Four Tops
The Jackson 5
The Supremes
The Temptations
featuresSong ABC
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
surface form: Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Dancing in the Street
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
My Girl
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Stop! In the Name of Love
What's Going On
genre biographical musical
jukebox musical
hasOfficialWebsite http://www.motownthemusical.com/
hasTour Motown: The Musical self-linksurface differs
surface form: Motown: The Musical first national tour
language English
lightingDesigner Natasha Katz
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
nominatedPerformer Charl Brown
notableCastMember Brandon Victor Dixon
Charl Brown
Valisia LeKae
orchestrator Ethan Popp
originalBroadwayOpeningNightCastSize large ensemble
premiereCity New York City
premiereCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
premiereDate 2013-04-14
premiereLocation Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
producer Berry Gordy
Doug Morris
Kevin McCollum
setDesigner David Korins
settingPeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
soundDesigner Peter Hylenski
subject Berry Gordy
Motown
surface form: Motown Records

Motown artists
theme history of Motown Records
music business
racial integration in music industry
westEndCity London, England
surface form: London
westEndProductionStartDate 2016-02-11
westEndTheatre Shaftesbury Theatre
writer Berry Gordy

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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre notableProduction Motown: The Musical
Ariana DeBose stageWork Motown: The Musical
David Korins designedForProduction Motown: The Musical
Motown: The Musical hasTour Motown: The Musical self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Motown: The Musical first national tour
Shaftesbury Theatre notableProduction Motown: The Musical
Peter Hylenski notableWork Motown: The Musical