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Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that premiered on Broadway in April 2013. The musical is based on Berry Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown (1994), [1] and on the history of his founding and running of the Motown record label, and his personal and professional relationships with Motown artists such as Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye ...
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [2] [3] it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [4] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered.
Motown AZ: 21st century Motown B.G.O.T.I. 1980s/1990s BGOTI Babyface: 21st century Motown Erykah Badu: 1980s/1990s Motown Bankroll Freddie: 21st century Motown J. J. Barnes: 1960s Ric-Tic Records Drake Bell: 21st century Motown Yummy Bingham: 21st century Motown Will Biondo: 21st century Motown Black Coffey 21st century Motown Blinky: 1960s ...
First, she portrayed the quadruple roles of Esther Gordy Edwards; Lula Mae Hardaway; Gladys Horton; plus, one of the Vandellas, in Motown: The Musical (2016). She was also an understudy for the role of Diana Ross. [5]
Bryan Terrell Clark (born April 9, 1980) is an American actor, singer-songwriter and stage director, known for his performances on Broadway. He made his Broadway debut playing singer Marvin Gaye in Motown: The Musical, which received a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album.
David Goldsmith (born September 3, 1962, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American theatre writer and lyricist. [1] David is most known for his contribution to the book and story of Motown the Musical, which first opened on Broadway in 2013.
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown (founded in January 1959), to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, [1] and broadcast on NBC on May 16.
The group had left Motown in 1977, releasing two albums for Columbia and their final album for the independent label Phase II. Spencer returned briefly in the late 1970s, but after the death of Ty Hunter, on February 24, 1981, [ 5 ] who died of lung cancer, [ 4 ] the group ceased recording and disbanded the following year. [ 2 ]