Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and the AT&T Performing Arts Center, are proud to announce that single tickets for “Motown: The Musical” will go on sale Monday, Aprilth 13 at 10 a.m. “Motown: The Musical” will play the Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District Tuesday, July 28th through Sunday, August 16th.
Center Members get first access to the best available tickets. Call Membership Services at 214-978-2888 or go to www.attpac.org/support. Center Membership presale began on Monday, March 30th at 10 a.m.
Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased online at www.attpac.org, by phone at 214-880-0202 or in person at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Information Center at 2353 Flora Street (Monday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.).
Clifton Oliver and Allison Semmes will star in the leading roles of Berry Gordy and Diana Ross. Portraying groundbreaking Motown artists, Jesse Nager will play Smokey Robinson and Jarran Muse will play Marvin Gaye. Leon Outlaw, Jr. and Reed L. Shannon will portray Berry Gordy’s boyhood counterpart and the roles of young stars Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
“Motown: The Musical” will also feature Erick Buckley, Patrice Covington, Jamarice Daughtry, Tamar Davis, Lynorris Evans, Melanie Evans, Devon Goffman, Jennie Harney, Rod Harrelson, Robert Hartwell, Dana Marie Ingraham, Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr., Trisha Jeffrey, Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Jarvis B. Manning, Jr., Krisha Marcano, Moeisha McGill, Marq Moss, Rashad Naylor, Chadaè Nichol, Ramone Owens, Nicholas Ryan, Jamison Scott, Joey Stone, Doug Storm, Martina Sykes and Galen Williams.
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, “Motown: The Musical” is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more.
Featuring more than 40 classic hits such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” MOTOWN THE MUSICAL tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of change in America. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.
“Motown: The Musical” features choreography by Patricia Wilcox (“A Night with Janis Joplin”) and Warren Adams (“Toy Story”), scenic design by David Korins (“Bring It On: The Musical,” “Annie”), costume design by Tony Award® nominee ESosa (“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” “Project Runway”), lighting design by Tony Award® winner Natasha Katz (“Once,” “Sister Act”), sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenski (“Rock of Ages,” “The Scottsboro Boys”), projection design by Daniel Brodie (“Jekyll and Hyde”), hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe (“Memphis”) and casting by Telsey + Company.
“Motown: The Musical’”s arrangements and orchestrations are by Grammy and Tony Award® nominee Ethan Popp (“Rock of Ages”), who also serves as music supervisor in reproducing the classic “Sound of Young America,” with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Tony Award® nominee Bryan Crook (“Smash”) and dance arrangements by Zane Mark (“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”).
“Motown: The Musical” is produced by Tony Award® winning producer Kevin McCollum (“Rent,” “In the Heights,” “Avenue Q”), Chairman and CEO of SONY Music Entertainment Doug Morris and Motown founder Berry Gordy.
For more information, visit www.MotownTheMusical.com
