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MARCH 1–4, 2018 45TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2017/2018 Great Artists. Great Audiences. Hancher Performances.
WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
PRESENTS
BOOK BY
BERRY GORDY
MUSIC AND LYRICS FROM
THE LEGENDARY MOTOWN CATALOG
TO BE LOVED:
BASED UPON THE BOOK MUSIC BY ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE MUSIC, THE MAGIC, THE MEMORIES SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING
OF MOTOWN BY BERRY GORDY
MOTOWN® IS USED UNDER LICENSE FROM UMG RECORDINGS, INC.
STARRING
KENNETH MOSLEY
TRENYCE
JUSTIN REYNOLDS MATT MANUEL
NICK ABBOTT TRACY BYRD KAI CALHOUN ARIELLE CROSBY ALEX HAIRSTON
DEVIN HOLLOWAY QUIANA HOLMES KAYLA JENERSON MATTHEW KEATON
EJ KING BRETT MICHAEL LOCKLEY JASMINE MASLANOVA-BROWN
ROB McCAFFREY TREY McCOY ALIA MUNSCH ERICK PATRICK
ERIC PETERS CHASE PHILLIPS ISAAC SAUNDERS JR. ERAN SCOGGINS
AYLA STACKHOUSE NATE SUMMERS CARTREZE TUCKER
DRE’ WOODS NAZARRIA WORKMAN
SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN PROJECTION DESIGN
DAVID KORINS EMILIO SOSA NATASHA KATZ PETER HYLENSKI DANIEL BRODIE
HAIR AND WIG DESIGN COMPANY STAGE SUPERVISION GENERAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CHARLES G. LAPOINTE SARAH DIANE WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS NANSCI NEIMAN-LEGETTE
CASTING PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TOUR BOOKING AGENCY TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS
WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING PORT CITY TECHNICAL THE BOOKING GROUP ALLIED TOURING
RHYS WILLIAMS MOLLIE MANN
ORCHESTRATIONS MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
ETHAN POPP & BRYAN CROOK MATTHEW CROFT ZANE MARK BRYAN CROOK
SCRIPT CONSULTANTS CREATIVE CONSULTANT
DAVID GOLDSMITH & DICK SCANLAN CHRISTIE BURTON
MUSIC SUPERVISION AND ARRANGEMENTS BY
ETHAN POPP
CHOREOGRAPHY RE-CREATED BY
BRIAN HARLAN BROOKS
ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY
PATRICIA WILCOX & WARREN ADAMS
STAGED BY
SCHELE WILLIAMS
DIRECTED BY
CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT
ORIGNALLY PRODUCED BY
KEVIN MCCOLLUM DOUG MORRIS AND BERRY GORDY
The Temptations in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus, 2017
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KENNETH TRENYCE
MOSLEY
JUSTIN MATT KAI CHASE
REYNOLDS MANUEL CALHOUN PHILLIPS
NICK TRACY ARIELLE ALEX DEVIN
ABBOTT BYRD CROSBY HAIRSTON HOLLOWAY
QUIANA KAYLA MATTHEW EJ BRETT MICHAEL
HOLMES JENERSON KEATON KING LOCKLEY
JASMINE ROB TREY ALIA ERICK
MASLANOVA-BROWN McCAFFREY McCOY MUNSCH PATRICK
ERIC ISAAC ERAN AYLA
PETERS SAUNDERS JR. SCOGGINS STACKHOUSE
NATE CARTREZE DRE’ WOODS NAZARRIA
SUMMERS TUCKER WORKMAN
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CAST
Berry Gordy.....................................................................................................................KENNETH MOSLEY
Diana Ross.............................................................................................................................................TRENYCE
Smokey Robinson.......................................................................................................... JUSTIN REYNOLDS
Marvin Gaye............................................................................................................................. MATT MANUEL
Young Berry Gordy/Stevie Wonder/Michael Jackson...........KAI CALHOUN, CHASE PHILLIPS
ENSEMBLE
Four Top, Contour, Lamont Dozier, Commodore...........................................................TRACY BYRD
Esther Gordy, Martha Reeves, Lula Hardaway, Marvelette..............................ARIELLE CROSBY
Four Top, Jackie Wilson, Miracle,
Jr. Walker Allstar, Jackson 5, Commodore..................................................... DEVIN HOLLOWAY
Mary Wilson, Mother Gordy........................................................................................QUIANA HOLMES
Gwen Gordy, Vandella, Marvelette, Mary Wells, Cindy Birdsong................KAYLA JENERSON
Temptation, Fuller Gordy, Contour.................................................................................................EJ KING
Temptation, Contour, Eddie Holland....................................................BRETT MICHAEL LOCKLEY
Suzanne De Passe, Florence Ballard.......................................... JASMINE MASLANOVA-BROWN
Ed Sullivan, Harold Noveck, Shelly Berger..............................................................ROB McCAFFREY
Temptation, Contour, Jr. Walker, Commodore...............................................................TREY McCOY
Claudette Robinson, Landlady,
Marvelette, Billie Jean Brown, Teena Marie............................................................ ALIA MUNSCH
Four Top, Pop Gordy, David Ruffin, Jermaine Jackson,
Temptation, Rick James..................................................................................................ERICK PATRICK
Roger Campbell, Jackie Wilson’s Manager,
Tom Clay, Barney Ales, Pirate Dj......................................................................................ERIC PETERS
Temptation, Robert Gordy,
Melvin Franklin, Miracle, Jackson 5, Commodore..........................................ERAN SCOGGINS
Edna Anderson, Anna Gordy, Vandella, Gladys Horton...............................AYLA STACKHOUSE
Four Top, Mickey Stevenson, George Gordy, Stevie Wonder....................CARTREZE TUCKER
Dennis Edwards, Miracle, Brian Holland,
Commodore, Jackson 5, Temptation.............................................................................DRE’ WOODS
SWINGS
NICK ABBOTT, ALEX HAIRSTON, MATTHEW KEATON,
ISAAC SAUNDERS JR., NATE SUMMERS, NAZARRIA WORKMAN
DANCE CAPTAIN: BRETT MICHAEL LOCKLEY
ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAINS: KAYLA JENERSON, NAZARRIA WORKMAN
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless
a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance
For Berry Gordy—DEVIN HOLLOWAY, ERICK PATRICK, DRE’ WOODS
For Diana Ross—ARIELLE CROSBY, QUIANA HOLMES, KAYLA JENERSON
For Smokey Robinson—TREY McCOY, DRE’ WOODS
For Marvin Gaye—ERICK PATRICK, CARTREZE TUCKER
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Center:
Kenneth Mosley (Berry Gordy) and Trenyce
(Diana Ross) in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. ©
Joan Marcus, 2017
Opposite page:
Nya Trysha (Martha Reeves) & Cast of
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus,
2017; Kenneth Mosley (Berry Gordy) in
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus,
2017; Matt Manuel (Marvin Gaye) & The
Supremes in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan
Marcus, 2017; Kai Calhoun as Michael Jackson
(center) with the Jackson 5 in MOTOWN THE
MUSICAL © Joan Marcus, 2017
This page:
Justin Reynolds (Smokey Robinson) in MOTOWN
THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus, 2017; Cartreze Tucker
(Stevie Wonder) & Cast of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL.
© Joan Marcus, 2017; Quiana Holmes (Mary Wilson)
Trenyce (Diana Ross) & Kayla Jenerson (Cindy Birdsong) in
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus, 2017
SCENES
ACT 1
1983: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Berry Gordy’s House—Los Angeles
1938: The Gordy Family Home—Detroit, Urban Street
1957: Flame Show Bar, Gwen’s House, Jackie Wilson’s Manager’s Office, Gordy Home
1959: Hitsville House, WJBK Radio
1962: Motortown Revue, Hitsville Office/A Payphone in Birmingham
1963: Hitsville Studio A
1964: Caravan Of Stars, Ed Sullivan Theatre Stage
1965: Theater—Manchester, England—Backstage & Onstage, Paris Hotel,
The Copacabana
1968: In and Around Hitsville
ACT 2
1968: Performance Stage
1968: In and Around Hitsville
1969: Hollywood Palace
1970: Frontier Hotel Stage
1971: A Resort in the Bahamas, Smokey’s Hotel Room—Los Angeles, Berry’s Office,
Sales Dept./Southern Distributor’s Office
1972: Diana’s Dressing Room, Hollywood Movie Set
1975: Motown L.A. Offices
1981: Diana’s Dressing Room, Onstage
1983: Berry Gordy’s House, Pasadena Civic Auditorium
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs,
either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.
10MUSICAL NUMBERS
Motown music courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
“ABC” “I Wish”
“A Breathtaking Guy” “Lonely Teardrops”
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone”
“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)”
“Baby I Need Your Lovin’” “Money (That’s What I Want)”
“Baby Love” “My Girl”
“Ball of Confusion” “My Guy”
“Brick House” “My Mama Done Told Me”
“Buttered Popcorn” “Please, Mr. Postman”
“Can I Close the Door”* “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)”
“Cruisin’” “Reach Out and Touch”
“Dancing in the Street” “Reet Petite”
“Do You Love Me” “Remember Me”
“Get Ready” “Shop Around”
“Give It to Me, Baby” “Shotgun”
“Good Morning, Heartache” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”
“Got a Job” “Square Biz”
“Happy Birthday” “Stop in the Name of Love”
“Hey Joe (Black Like Me)”* “Stubborn Kind of Fellow”
“I Can’t Get Next to You” “Super Freak”
“I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, “The Happening”
Honey Bunch)”
“The Love You Save”
“I Got the Feeling”
“To Be Loved”
“I Hear a Symphony”
“War”
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
“What’s Going On”
“(I Know) I’m Losing You”
“Where Did Our Love Go”
“It’s What’s in the Grooves That Counts”*
“Who’s Loving You”
“Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny
“You’re All I Need to Get By”
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
“You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You”
“I Want You Back”
“You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me”
* Songs written for this production by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith
THERE WILL BE ONE FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL ORCHESTRA
Conductor & Keyboard 1—MATTHEW CROFT
Associate Conductor & Keyboard 2—MARK BINNS
Drums/Percussion—JESSE-RAY LEICH
Electric, Acoustic and 5 String Electric Bass—DAVID WHITE
Guitar (Electric & Hollow-Body Electric)—MIKE FREDERICK
Keyboard Programming—RANDY COHEN
Music Preparation—EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATION
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A NOTE FROM BERRY GORDY
At Motown, we called ourselves a family and we were—a big family. While it is impossible
to list here the many people who helped Motown with their love and passion, I personally
want to thank them all. Their dedication and talent contributed to our success, as well as
helped to inspire me to bring our story to Broadway.
Motown was a dream that happened to come true, and it’s all because of you. Thank you.
Berry Gordy
Founder, Motown
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
KENNETH MOSLEY (Berry Gordy). roles performing with Lincoln Performing
Regional: CMT: Sister Act (TJ), The Little Arts School, Actors Theatre and the Youth
Mermaid (Sebastian u/s) and Children of Theatre Troupe of Louisville. Chase feels
Eden (Lead Storyteller); MTW: Memphis blessed to have the support of his family,
(Gator). TV: “Grace & Frankie,” “Ten Days church and friends.
in the Valley,” “Black-ish,” “Pitch,” “Game
Shakers.” Producing/writer: new web NICK ABBOTT (Swing) is thrilled to be
comedy and music coming soon! Bachelor’s making his national tour debut! Recent
degree in broadcast journalism: Southern credits: Beauty and the Beast (Gaston),
Methodist Univ. Gratitude to Mr. Gordy, Guys and Dolls (Sky), Grease (Kenickie).
the MTM creative team, FSE talent, loved Love to family and friends! B.F.A./Ball
ones and family! Follow: KennethMosley. State University.
com and @KenMos.
TRACY BYRD (Ensemble) is originally
TRENYCE (Diana Ross). Grammy- from N.C. but now resides in N.Y.C. He
nominated singer/actress from “American is so grateful to join this cast to tell the
Idol Season 2” who’s career includes wonderful story of Motown!
shows such as Ain’t Misbehavin’, Vagina
Monologues, Love in the Nick of Tyme ARIELLE CROSBY (Ensemble). Native
with Morris Chestnut, Thriller Live West of Motown itself. Praise be to God.
End, “Taboo China,” and “Marvel’s Kick B.A. in music from KSU. Regional: Aida
Ass 2.” Follow on Instagram and Twitter @ (Aida), Dreamgirls (Lorrell Robinson), In
trenyce1/@trenyce. the Heights (Vanessa), Murder Ballad
( Na r rator ) , Me mph i s ( Ensem ble) .
JUSTIN REYNOLDS (Smokey Robinson) ariellecrosby.com.
was recently seen headlining in Vegas!
The Show on the LV Strip. He has toured ALEX HAIRSTON (Swing). NCSA and
85 countries while performing on WCU graduate. Norwegian Cruise Line:
Silversea, Princess Cruises and The Young Vegas! the Show, Legally Blonde The
Americans. Many thanks to Mr. Gordy, Musical, Priscilla…. Regional: West Side
Wojcik|Seay Casting and WLP for making Story, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Hairspray.
his Smokey dream come true in his national Romans 12:12. alexhairston.net.
tour debut with Motown!
DEVIN HOLLOWAY (Ensemble). Tours:
MATT MANUEL (Marvin Gaye) is a singer/ 42nd Street, Hair (Margaret Mead), Sesame
actor/model from the Detroit area. In 2013, Street LIVE. Regional: Cafe Variations (Siti
he was a contestant on “American Idol.” Company), Carousel (Enoch). Much Love
He was the male vocalist for the Simone to his family and friends for their support.
Vitale Band. In 2016, he played the role of devinholloway.net.
Benjamin in the short film Akoma.
QUIANA HOLMES (Ensemble) is blessed
KAI CALHOUN (Young Berry Gordy/ to join the amazing company of Motown!
Young Stevie Wonder/Young Michael Berklee alum. Regional: Dancing in the
Jackson) is excited about his first Streets (Diana Ross), The Wiz (Dorothy),
appearance with Motown. He is in seventh Dreamgirls (Deena), Rent (Mimi). “Shout
grade and can usually be found making out to God, family and GBM!”
videos for his YouTube channel. Kai is
grateful for his mom, his older brothers, his KAYLA JENERSON (Ensemble). National
papa and family. He is very grateful for Mrs. tour debut! Regional: West Side Story, JC
Frost and Vincent for encouraging his love Superstar, White Christmas, A Chorus Line,
of acting. Violet. Proud UW-Madison graduate. “All
my love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Jacki and
CHASE PHILLIPS (Young Berry Gordy/ Cul!”
Young Stevie Wonder/Young Michael
Jackson) is excited about his first national MATTHEW KEATON (Swing) is making his
tour! As a native of Louisville, KY, he’s had national tour debut in Motown the Musical.
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14WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Graduate of the University of Tennessee- AYLA STACKHOUSE (Ensemble) is
Chattanooga. Thanks to family, friends, thrilled to be making her professional
Open Jar for love and support! “God gets theater debut with Motown! The Detroit
the glory!” native singer/songwriter and AMDA alum
thanks her family and friends for their
EJ KING (Ensemble). Professional credits support.
include Smokey Joe’s Café (Victor), The
Little Mermaid (Sebastian), Sister Act (TJ), NATE SUMMERS (Swing). Making his
Rock of Ages (Ja’Keith). Thanks to ACCD, national touring debut, this Cleveland
Hurrah Players, Nick-Nack, family and God. native is ecstatic and beyond grateful to
join the talented cast of Motown! “Let’s go!”
BRETT MICHAEL LOCKLEY (Ensemble).
A Baltimore, M.D. native and University CARTREZE TUCKER (Ensemble). Hair
of the Arts graduate who is thrilled to (nat’l/int’l tour), Raisin (Joseph Asagai),
be joining the Motown family! Regional: Tarzan (Terk), Sister Act (Eddie Souther),
La Cage aux Folles (NSMT) Int’l: Tokyo The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), Rent
Disney, Universal Studios Japan. (Tom Collins), Hairspray (Seaweed)
and Miss Saigon (John). “Love you,
JA S M I N E M A S L A N OVA- B R OW N mom!” AMDA g rad. @Cr trzTckr/
(Ensemble) is thrilled to be back again with CartrezeTucker.com.
the cast of Motown on her second tour. All
thanks to her family and friends for their DRE’ WOODS (Ensemble) is thrilled to
love and support! be making his professional debut! He is
a native of Louisiana where he attended
ROB McCAFFREY (Ensemble). Regional: Louisiana State University to earn a B.M. in
Happy Days: The Musical, South Pacific vocal performance.
(Gateway Playhouse); Hairspray (Engeman
Theater); The Full Monty (Riverside NAZARRIA WORKMAN (Swing) started
Theater). Thanks to Danny at Hudson performing with National Dance Institute
Artists and family. Ask about his Long at a young age. Part of the 2014–15 cast
Island accent. of In the Heights at LaGuardia Arts as
Yolanda/Ensemble. Broadway Rising Star
TREY McCOY (Ensemble) is thrilled to 2017.
be making his national tour debut with
Motown the Musical! He is a Louisiana BERRY GORDY (Book, Producer) is
native and recent graduate from Montclair the founder of Motown, the hit-making
State University. Special thanks to Mom, enterprise that reached out across a
Torin, family, friends and the creative team. racially divided, politically and socially
For Dad! charged country to transform popular
music. He is also a songwriter, producer,
ALIA MUNSCH (Ensemble). New York director, innovative entrepreneur, teacher
Theatre: Spandex the Musical (Off- and visionary. Actively involved in the
Broadway), Dragon Slayer, Akhenaten Civil Rights movement, he released the
the Musical. Education: Barnard College, recorded speeches of Dr. Martin Luther
B.A. dance. NYU Steinhardt, M.M. vocal King, Jr. His films include Lady Sings the
performance. aliamunsch.com. Blues (five Academy Award nominations)
and Mahogany. Gordy has received
ERICK PATRICK (Ensemble). For as long four honorary doctorates in philosophy
as he could remember, Erick knew he (Occidental College), the humanities
wanted to entertain and inspire people. He (Morehouse College, Michigan State
gets everything he needs from the energy/ University) and music (Eastern Michigan
buzz of an anxious audience. University). Other awards include the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award,
ERIC PETERS (Ensemble). Professional
the Gordon Grand Fellow from Yale
debut. Originally from Minneapolis, Eric
University, induction into the Rock and Roll
recently graduated from Northwestern
Hall of Fame, a star on Hollywood’s Walk
University where he studied musical
of Fame, the Rainbow Coalition’s Man of
theater and mathematics. Many thanks to
the Millennium Award, the Rhythm and
the family, the friends and About Artists.
Blues Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement
erictpeters.com.
Award, the T.J. Martell Foundation’s
ISAAC SAUNDERS JR. (Swing) is Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
overjoyed to be joining the family of the and the Grammy Salute to Industry Icons
Motown national tour with a group of President’s Merit Award. In 2011, President
talented cast members. He would like to Obama honored him with a Salute to
thank his family, friends, Mom and God. Motown evening at the White House. He
is also the recipient of the 2013 Marian
ERAN SCOGGINS (Ensemble). Credits Anderson Award, BET’s Visionary Award,
include Dreamgirls (int’l tour), Memphis Ebony’s first Lifetime Achievement Award,
(Bobby), Oklahoma! and Once on this Major League Baseball’s 2014 Beacon
Island. Big thanks to his family, friends and of Change Award and The NAACP 2016
agency (FSE) for their support. Enjoy! @ Theatre Award for Best Playwright. In a
eranscoggins. White House ceremony, President Barack
Obama presented Gordy with the 2015
15LOOKING BAC:
FERDINAND BAC, 1859-1952
FEBRUARY 17–MAY 16, 2018
Black Box Theater
Iowa Memorial Union
Support for the exhibition is
provided by the Koza Family Fund,
the Members Special Exhibition Fund,
and the Richard V.M. Corton, M.D.
and Janet Y. Corton Exhibition Fund.
Ferdinand Bac (French, 1859–1952), What are looking
for in the sky, crazy old man?, c. 1950, ink on paper,
Collection of Madame Sylviane Jullian
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16WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
National Medal of Arts for a lifetime of PATRICIA WILCOX (Choreographer).
achievement that “transformed music and Broadway: Motown The Musical (Astaire
American life and still reverberates today.” Award and NAACP Awards) and A Night
Berry Gordy’s unparalleled contribution with Janis Joplin. Off-Broadway/national
to popular culture is chronicled in his tours: Little Shop of Horrors (Encore/
autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, The City Center starring Jake Gyllenhaal),
Magic, The Memories of Motown. Children’s Letters to God, Bowfire (and
PBS television special), Blues in the Night
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING. Sony/ (NAACP nomination) and Seussical.
ATV Music Publishing, established in West End: Motown The Musical. Selected
1995 as a joint venture between Sony and regional: The Kennedy Center, American
Michael Jackson, is the world’s leading Conservatory Theater, Denver Theatre
music publisher. Together with EMI Music Center, Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona
Publishing, Sony/ATV owns or administers Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre
more than two million copyrights, including Company, The Alley Theatre, Goodspeed
those from such iconic music catalogs like Opera House and Paper Mill Playhouse.
Leiber Stoller, Mijac Music, Motown and She has staged original works for the
Famous Music. Sony/ATV also controls Houston Symphony, Minnesota Pops,
many of the best-known songs ever Phoenix Symphony, Norwegian Cruise Line
written, such as “New York, New York,” and she has also created numbers for ice
“All You Need Is Love,” “You’ve Got a skating gold medalists Viktor Petrenko, Ilia
Friend,” “Moon River,” “Jailhouse Rock,” Kulik, Katya Gordeeva, Miki Ando and ice
“The Mission Impossible Theme,” “Ain’t dancing teams for the 2006, 2010 and 2014
No Mountain High Enough,” “Over the Winter Olympics.
Rainbow,” “Stand By Me,” “I Heard It
Through the Grapevine” and “Singin’ in the WARREN ADAMS (Choreographer).
Rain.” In addition, Sony/ATV represents the Motown: Broadway, U.S. tours, West End
copyrights of such legendary artists as the (Fred Astaire Award, NAACP Theatre
Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Award); Born for This (Alliance, Arena
Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, & Broad ). Adams is an award-winning
Carole King, Kraftwerk, Joni Mitchell, producer director, choreographer and an
Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Queen, the adjunct professor at NYU and Princeton
Rolling Stones, Richie Sambora, Sting, the University in the theater department. He
Supremes, Wyclef Jean, Hank Williams recently directed the film documentary
and Stevie Wonder, among others. Its ever- Africa Straight Up and also choreographed
growing list of chart-topping artists, writers the Pulitzer Prize-winning Off-Broadway
and producers includes Akon, Fall Out Boy, plays How I Learned to Drive and Ruined.
Jessie J, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Lady Other notable credits include the opera
Gaga, John Mayer, P!nk, RedOne, Shakira, Magdalena at the Theatre du Chatelet
Ed Sheeran, Stargate, Taylor Swift and in Paris, Toy Story the Musical for Disney
Kanye West. and Nora Ephron’s last film Julie & Julia
starring Meryl Streep. His theatrical work
C H A R L E S R A N D O L P H -W R I G H T has been presented at New York City
(Director). Theater directing credits Center, the Joyce, Second Stage, South
include Motown The Musical (Broadway, Coast Rep, Teatro du Municipal Sao Paulo,
the national tour and London); the new Theatre for a New Audience, the Intiman,
musical Born for This (co-written with the Geffen and several dance companies.
Bebe Winans); the Pulitzer Prize-winning Upcoming works include directing Michael
play Ruined and the musical Sophisticated Ogborn’s Trial of the Century and Gilbert
Ladies (starring Maurice Hines) at Arena Bailey’s ’Bout to Blow. Born and raised in
Stage; Love/Life at Lincoln Center South Africa, he won the Nelson Mandela/
(with Brian Stokes Mitchell); the 75th Sainsbury Scholarship to study at the
anniversary international tour of Porgy and Rambert Ballet in London. He is a grad-
Bess; the 50th anniversary national tour of uate of Brunel University in England and
Guys and Dolls; and They’re Playing Our winner of the Rudolf Nureyev Award.
Song (in Brasil in Portuguese). Randolph- warrenadams.me.
Wright wrote the plays Blue (starring
Phylicia Rashad and Diahann Carroll), SCHELE WILLIAMS (Associate Director).
The Night Is a Child (starring JoBeth Brooklyn based director committed
Williams), Cuttin’ Up, the new play Love in to cultivating new musicals, as well as
Afghanistan, and co-wrote Just Between directing /producing devised work.
Friends—Bea Arthur on Broadway. Charles Broadway credits include Associate
directed the award-winning film Preaching director of Motown The Musical, and
to the Choir, and has written screenplays currently Director of the 2017 national
for HBO, Showtime, Disney and Fox. tour. Associate Choreographer for
Television credits include directing the Rent on Broadway. Upcoming projects:
series “Step Up Highwater,” “Greenleaf,” Sweethearts of Swing, My Heart is the
“Lincoln Heights,” “South of Nowhere,” Drum and a devised Implicit Bias project
the music special “America America,” the with Kenji Yoshino and the NYU School
“Freestyle” football commercial for Nike, of Law Center of Diversity, Inclusion and
and producing and writing the Showtime Belonging. Directed numerous Broadway
series “Linc’s.” Randolph-Wright.com. benefits, including Uprising of Love
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18WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
(starring Sting, Patti LuPone) for global EMILIO SOSA (Costume Design). Radio
equality; Defying Inequality (starring City Spectacular (2015–2016). Broadway:
Liza Minnelli, Ben Vereen), a benefit for On Your Feet!, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar
marriage equality (received a New York & Grill, Motown: The Musical (West End,
City proclamation); and From Broadway first national tour, NAACP Theater Award),
to Bourbon Street, a benefit for the victims Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination, NAACP
of Hurricane Katrina (starring Bernadette Theatre Award), Topdog/Underdog.
Peters, David Hyde Pierce). Regional/ Off-Broadway: By the Way, Meet Vera
Festival credits include the Kennedy Stark (Lucille Lortell Award, NAACP
Center, MaYi Theatre, The Village Theatre, Theatre Award), Invisible Thread, Sex with
Theatreworks Palo Alto, Weston Theatre, Strangers, Crowns, The Invisible Hand,
The Ogunquit Playhouse, The Human Race Sunset Baby, Detroit ’67, The Misanthrope.
Theatre, NAMT, NYMTF.Co-founder of Regional: Twist (L.A. Ovation Award),
Blink Twice productions with David Korins. Immediate Family, Marley, American
Member of the Broadway Inspirational Night: The Ballad of Juan José, Ruined,
Voices (Chairperson of the Board). Adjunct Cutting Up, Señor Discretion Himself
professor at New Studio on Broadway (Helen Hayes nomination), Witness
NYU. Uganda, Fences, Turandot: The Rumble for
the Ring, Pippin, Ain’t Misbehavin,’ Sense
ETHAN POPP (Music Supervision, & Sensibility The Musical. Project Runway
Orchestrations, Arrangements). Awards: finalist; Trustees, American Theatre Wing.
2016 NAACP Theatre Award (Motown The
Musical), 2014 Grammy Award nomination NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has
(Motown The Musical Original Cast designed extensively for theater, opera
Recording, Music Producer), 2013 Tony and dance around the world. She is a six-
Award nomination (Motown The Musical, time Tony Award winner whose Broadway
Best Orchestrations). Theater: Jay Chou’s credits include: Frozen; Hello, Dolly!
The Secret (Beijing; Orchestrator), School (starring Bette Midler); Cats; Long Day’s
of Rock (Broadway; Music Supervisor), Journey Into Night; School of Rock; An
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2014 Tony American in Paris; Aladdin; Skylight; The
Award-winner, Best Revival of a Musical Glass Menagerie (Olivier nomination
Broadway; Music Supervisor), Motown 2017); Once; Follies; The Coast of Utopia:
The Musical (Broadway, U.S. tour, London; Salvage and Aida. Opera/dance/other
Music Supervisor, Arranger, Orchestrator), include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Rock of Ages (2009 Tony Award (Royal Ballet), Cinderella (Dutch National
nomination, Best Musical; Broadway, U.S. Ballet), Buried Child (National Theatre,
tour, London, Australia; Music Supervisor, London), Cyrano (the Met), Carnival of the
Arranger, Orchestrator), Disney’s Tarzan Animals (NYCB), Swan Lake (Edinburgh
(Broadway), We Will Rock You (German Festival). Concert acts: Shirley MacLaine,
premiere), Disney’s Aida (European Ann-Margret and Tommy Tune. Permanent
premiere), Mamma Mia! (German lighting installations: Niketown NYC and
premiere), among others. Film: The London and the Big Bang at the Museum of
Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman, Natural History in NYC.
Michelle Williams, Zac Efron and Zendaya
(20th Century Fox, Music Director). PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Design).
Television: “Last Week Tonight with John Grammy, Olivier and four-time Tony award-
Oliver” (HBO; Music Director, Composer, nominated. Selected designs include
Arranger), “Smash” (NBC/Universal; Something Rotten!, Rock of Ages, After
Music Producer, Arranger, Orchestrator), Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys,
“A Capitol Fourth” (PBS; Arranger, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway,
Orchestrator), “The 2011 Primetime Emmy Shrek The Musical, On a Clear Day, Lend
Awards” (FOX; Conductor), “The Tonight Me a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry Baby,
Show with Jay Leno” (NBC; Music Director, The Times They Are A-Changin’, The
Arranger, Orchestrator), “Late Night with Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin
Conan O’Brien” (NBC; Music Director, Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Women,
Arranger, Orchestrator). Love to Vanessa Brooklyn. Other credits: Le Reve and
and Aldrin! ethanpopp.com. ShowStoppers at Wynn Las Vegas, Ragtime
(London), Rocky Das Musical (Hamburg,
DAVID KORINS (Sceni c D esi gn). Stuttgart), King Kong (Melbourne), Bull
Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton Durham, Mame, Gotta Dance, Anastasia.
(Tony nom.), War Paint, Misery, Motown, International arena tours of How to Train
Vanya and Sonia…, Annie, Bring It On, Your Dragon and Walking with Dinosaurs.
Magic/Bird, An Evening with Patti Lupone
and Mandy Patinkin, Godspell, Chinglish, DANIEL BRODIE (Projection Design).
The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Designs include Basil Twist’s Behind the Lid,
Passing Strange and Bridge and Tunnel. TV: Arias with a Twist and The Rite of Spring, as
“Grease: Live!” (Emmy Award). Concert: well as Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella
Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Sia, and The Winter’s Tale. His designs for
Mariah Carey, Andrea Boccelli. Extensive Broadway include Motown the Musical,
Off-Broadway/regional theater, hospitality, Jekyll & Hyde and Disney’s Aladdin. He
event and experience design. Dad: Stella has also created large-scale video designs
and Vivian. @davidkorins. for hip-hop artist Kanye West and for the
19WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Theater, Cedar Lake Contemporary
Ballet (tour) and Donald Byrd/The
CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Hair & Wig Group, Ailey Camp Missouri Site Director,
Design). Over 80 Broadway shows Associate Artistic Director Diversity
including Hamilton, Beautiful: The Carole of Dance. Acting training: The William
King Musical, Anastasia, Amélie; The Esper Studio under Bruce McCarty and
Band’s Visit, SpongeBob SquarePants Suzanne Esper, and co-starring in The
(upcoming), On Your Feet, Allegiance, Metropolitan Playhouse’s 2011 production
Motown the Musical, Color Purple (revival), of One-third a Nation. Currently: Associate
Holiday Inn, Violet, A Gentleman’s Guide…, Choreographer for Motown The Musical,
After Midnight, Of Mice and Men, Julius Associate Choreographer for Born For
Caesar, Fences, Clybourne Park, Newsies, This, Choreographer for The First Noel at
The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & the Apollo.
Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the
Verge, The Merchant of Venice, Memphis, MATTHEW CROFT (Musical Director,
Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombard, Conductor) is very excited to be music
Looped, The Miracle Worker, Superior directing the national tour of Motown The
Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and Dolls, In Musical! He recently made his Broadway
the Heights, Jersey Boys. Television: “The debut conducting and playing keyboard
Wiz Live!” (Emmy Award nomination); for the record-breaking The Illusionists:
“ B l u e b l o o d s” ; “A m e r i c a n C r i m e” , Turn of the Century at the Palace Theatre.
“Maddoff” and “Hairspray.” Touring: The Producers, Guys and Dolls
(Associate Conductor/Keyboards).
BRYAN CROOK (Orchestra ti on s , Regional: Forever Plaid, I Love a Piano,
Additional Arrangements) is a Tony- Altar Boyz—Music Director and Keyboard,
nominated orchestrator, producer, Hair—Music Director and Keyboards, You
c o m p o s e r, a r r a n g e r a n d m u l t i - Never Know, Lysistrata Jones—Keyboards.
instrumentalist for Broadway, TV and films. “Thanks to Ethan, the cast and crew,
In addition to playing woodwinds for The and my Motown band. All my love to my
Book of Mormon on Broadway, his work fiancée, Aubrey—can’t wait to marry you!”
can be heard in Ice Age 4 (FOX), “Smash” matthewcroftmusic.com.
(NBC), The 2011 Billboard Music Awards
and the 2011 Emmy Awards. He has WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING (Casting) is
several projects in development, including Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay. Along with
Mighty Cindy Cypress, a children’s show. Holly Buczek and Kevin Metzger-Timson,
His most important credits, however, are they cast all mediums. Tours: Rent, Kinky
as a husband to Hilary and father to Liam, Boots, Vocalosity, Flashdance, Nice Work
Ethan and Henry. If You Can Get It, Jekyll & Hyde (national
and Korean), Dreamgirls (Korean tour),
ZANE MARK (Dance Music Joseph…Dreamcoat, Oklahoma! and A
Arrangements). Broadway: Hollar If You Chorus Line. Off-Broadway: Church and
Hear Me; Motown The Musical; Pippin; State, Othello: The Remix, The Portal,
Leap of Faith; All ShookUp; Dirty Rotten Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character
Scoundrels; Never Gonna Dance; The Full Play with Amanda Plummer and Brad
Monty; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk Dourif, Handle with Care with Carol
(Tony and Grammy nominations); Bubblin’ Lawrence, Triassic Parq, National Pastime,
Brown Sugar; The Wiz. Off-Broadway and 666 and more. Regional: Multiple seasons/
regional: Smart People, Frog Kiss, Crowns, shows for Riverside Theatre—Fla., The
The Brother/Sister Plays, Ray Charles Live, Engeman Theatre—N.Y., Theatre Raleigh—
Imagine Tap, Radiant Baby, George Wolfe’s N.C., Stages St. Louis—Mo., Theatre
Harlem Song (AUDELCO Award), Thunder Aspen—Colo. and Tuacahn PAC—Utah.
Knocking on the Door, Insurrection, Betsy Pilots: “Upstate” and “Stand-In.” Films: Best
Brown. Movies: Rosenwald; The Dancer Man in the Dark, Tommy Battles the Silver
Chronicles, Lackawanna Blues, Frances Sea Dragon, My Prologue, Webseries: “The
Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club. Fuzz.” Many commercials. wscasting.com.
BRIAN HARLAN BROOKS (Associate J. JARED JANAS (Make Up Design).
Choreographer). Born in Pittsburgh and Broadway wig, hair and makeup designs:
raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. Training Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard,
at the Dance Theater of Harlem and The The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at
Ailey School. Performing with Forces of Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Motown, The
Nature, Philadelphia Dance Company Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Peter and the
(Philidanco), Joseph Holmes Chicago Starcatcher, All About Me, Next to Normal.
Dance Theatre, Deeply Rooted Dance Recent Off-Broadway designs: Bella,
Theatre; the tour of Vinette Carole’s Venus, Yours Unfaithfully (Drama Desk
Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, nomination), The Liar, Invisible Thread,
DonaldByrd/TheGroup,Williams/Henry Perfect Arrangement, Pretty Filthy. Recent
Danse Theatre, Earl Moseley’s Diversity of regional designs: A Legendary Romance,
Dance and The Color Purple first national Taking Steps, Dreamgirls, Marley,
tour (Dance Captain). TV and film: Across Les Misérables. TV/films: “Inside Amy
the Universe, Lifted a Fox Searchlight Schumer,” “Madam Secretary,” “Mozart in
Film and HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” the Jungle,” “Six by Sondheim,” “30 Rock,”
Rehearsal director: Deeply Rooted Dance “Angelica.”
20WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
DAVID GOLDSMITH (Script Consultant). tours: An American in Paris, The Book
Imagine This (lyrics, Theatre Royal of Mormon, Bright Star, Rodgers &
Plymouth and New London Theatre West Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf The Musical,
End, PBS catalogue), Having It All (book The Humans, Kinky Boots, Motown The
and lyrics, Los Angeles; Ovation nominee, Musical, Rent, School of Rock, Something
Best Musical, Best Book), Invisible Thread Rotten! and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.
(Story Consultant—Second Stage Theatre, Upcoming tours: Bandstand; Charlie and
Diane Paulus, dir.), Home Street Home the Chocolate Factory; Hello, Dolly!; and
(book, O’Neill Theatre Center). Thanks to The Play that Goes Wrong.
BG, DM, DS, CB, BB, NNL, CRW, SW, BHB
and especially KM, NG and SG for keeping WO R K L I G H T P R O D U C T I O N S
the dream alive. (Producer). Dedicated to creating and
producing live entertainment. Current
DICK SCANLAN (Script Consultant) has productions: Something Rotten!, Rent
been involved with many acclaimed shows 20th anniversary tour, Cinderella, White
as a writer (Everyday Rapture, Thoroughly Christmas. Currently developing Clue, a
Modern Millie—2002 Tony Award, Best new stage play based on the Paramount
Musical) and director (Little Shop of movie. Upcoming: 2016 Olivier Award-
Horrors at Encores! Off-Center, starring winning production of Jesus Christ
Jake Gyllenhaal). He has been a Motown Superstar. Produced Julie Andrews, The
fanatic since his mother bought him a Gift of Music at The Hollywood Bowl and
Supremes record in 1967. Thanks, mom. London’s O2 Arena. Other recent touring
Thanks, Berry Gordy. productions include the Tony Award-
winners American Idiot, In the Heights
ROD LEMMOND (Associate Scenic and Avenue Q. WLP is led by founding
Designer) has been the lead associate partner and President Stephen Gabriel
on more than 200 shows and projects. and Vice President Nancy Gabriel.
Broadway credits include Hamilton, War worklightproductions.com.
Paint, Misery, Motown, Annie, Chinglish,
The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi and PORT CITY TECHNICAL (Production
Passing Strange. Rod has also worked Off- Management) is a production management
Broadway, regionally and in TV and film. company based in Charleston, S.C. led by
Rhys Williams. Current tours with Work
SARAH DIANE (Company Stage Light Productions include Rent, Motown,
Supervision). National Tours: Matthew Cinderella, Something Rotten and White
Bourne’s The Red Shoes, Blue Man Group. Christmas. “We are thrilled to be working
Other: Blue Man Group Orlando, The with them again!” Past tours include
Walt Disney Company, Berkshire Theatre Vocalosity and the Tony Award-winner
Group, Two River Theatre Company, The Mamma Mia!
Ohio Light Opera.
NANSCI NEIMAN-LEGETTE (Executive
NICK VOIGHT (Assistant Stage Manager) Producer). After a noteworthy career as
is thrilled to be a part of the Motown Executive Vice President and Publisher of
family! Regional credits include Wagon Warner Books and West Coast Publisher
Wheel Theatre, Quintessence Theatre, of Penguin Putnam, Nansci became Berry
Maine State Music Theatre, Riverside Gordy’s Chief Operating Officer in 2004.
Theatre (Vero Beach, Fla.) “Much love and She has helped shepherd the show from
gratitude to my family.” first pages to this production.
KERRICK DOUGHERTY (Assistant
Company Manager/Assistant Stage STAFF FOR MOTOWN
Manager) is an Oklahoma native who GENERAL MANAGEMENT
graduated from the University of WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
Oklahoma with a B.F.A. in drama. He would Scott Seay Anièle Fortin Kevin Greene
like to thank everyone for their wisdom Michael Coglan Courtney King
and support. Emily Miller Carolyn Smith
ARTHUR J. M. CALLAHAN (Company EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Manager) is excited to make every town Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel
Motown! Recent national/international
COMPANY MANAGER
tours: 20th anniversary tour of Rent, Arthur J.M. Callahan
Ragtime, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rock Assistant Company Manager/
of Ages, The Color Purple, Smokey Joe’s Stage Manager............... Kerrick Dougherty
Café and Grease with Frankie Avalon.
Special thanks to Mom, the Fam and JCB CONSULTANT GENERAL MANAGER
for never-ending support. “Happiness is Nathan Gehan, Bespoke Theatricals
not out there; it’s in you.”
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing PORT CITY TECHNICAL
& Press) is a full-service engagement Rhys Williams Mackenzie Foster
Rossella Human Suzanne Prueter
management agency representing Tom Klonowski Perri Schwartzman
Broadway tours and other live touring Taylor-Ann Spencer
events across North America. Current
21TOUR BOOKING AGENCY Accountant....................WithumSmith+Brown/
The Booking Group Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA,
Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart, Mollie Mann Anthony Moore, CPA
thebookinggroup.com Comptroller.................. Galbraith & Company/
Liz Krane, Sarah Galbraith
TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING Insurance..............Maury Donnelly & Parr, Inc./
ALLIED TOURING Bob Middleton, Meghan Shriver
ANDREW DAMER MARYA PETERS Banking.......Signature Bank/Margaret Monigan
Scott Praefke Anne Waisenan Payroll......................................... People, Inc.
Sarah Dahlberg Jennifer Gallagher Travel Agent.......... Road Rebel and Tzell Travel
Meghan Kastenholz Merchandising.......Creative Goods/Pete Milano
Anne Dailey Meyer Jacqueline Smith Housing........................................Road Rebel
WEST GRAND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS CREDITS
Michael Lovesmith, President Automation by TAIT. Video Projection System
Brenda Boyce, Director of Creative Services/ Engineered and Provided by WorldStage Inc.
Archivist Scenery constructed by TTS Studios, LLC and
Hudson Scenic Design. Scenery and props con-
CASTING structed by Proof Productions, Inc. and Daedalus
WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING Design and Production Inc. Props by Paragon
Gayle Seay, Scott Wojcik, Holly Buczek Theme and Prop Fabrication, Jerard Studio, Craig
Casting Assistant....................... Joseph Hetterly Gregg and Zoe Morsette. Onstage guitars com-
pliments of Gibson Guitars USA. Costumes by
LEGAL COUNSEL Artur & Tailors; Beckenstein’s Men’s Fabric Czar;
LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Steppenwolf Costume Shop; Giliberto Designs
Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell, Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Timberlake Studio; Paul
Daniel Watkins, Emily Erstling Chang Custom Tailors; Tricorne, Inc.; Ritz Furs
NYC, Sharnelle Furs NYC, Arel Studios. Lighting
Company Stage Supervision..........Sarah Diane equipment by PRG Lighting, Inc. Sound equipment
Assistant Stage Manager............ Nick L.Voight by PRG Sound, Inc. Custom shoes by LaDuca
Show Consultant...............Brian Harlan Brooks Shoes and Worldtone. Dying and distressing by
Assistant Director.................... Stephanie Card Hochi Asiatico. Custom hats by Arnold S. Levine.
Dance Captain............... Brett Michael Lockley Special thanks to Bra*Tenders, Brooks Brothers
Assistant Dance Captains........ Kayla Jenerson, and Michael Santulli, Pearl Drums and Zildjian
Nazarria Workman Cymbals. “I Am a Man” iconic image copyrighted
Associate Scenic Designer...........James Burns by Richard L. Copley. Keyboards Furnished by
Associate Costume Designer.. Heather Stanley Yamaha. Research materials by Portia K. Maultsby
Assistant Costume Designers.. Tina McCartney, and Charles E. Sykes.
Sydney Gallas
Costume Assistants................... Isabelle Coler, Motown® is a trademark of UMG Recordings,
Jason Lewis, Mitchel Wolf Inc.,
Associate Lighting Designer.........Aaron Spivey registered in the U.S. and other countries,
Assistant Lighting Designer........ Timothy Reed and is used under license.
Moving Light Programmer............ Luther Frank
Assistant Video Designer.. Michael Commendatore The producers wish to thank
Associate Projection Designer.......Max Epstein The MOTOWN MUSEUM
Lead Projections Animation..... Gabriel Aronson The official home of Hitsville U.S.A.
Projection Programmer......... Charles Dabezies motownmuseum.org
Associate Wig &
Hair Designer....................... Elizabeth Printz
Assistant Wig & Hair Designer..... Momi Kumalae
Makeup Designer......................J. Jared Janas
Head Carpenter.......................... Addison Grist Experience the little house that ROCKED the
Automation Carpenter..............Lisa LePoidevin world!
Flyman........................................Sam Vettrus Visit Motown Museum at Hitsville U.S.A.—
Production Electrician.............. Heather Hunter the birthplace of Motown…where it all began.
Head Electrician............................Max Bishop motownmuseum.org
Assistant Electrician.................. Michael Smith
Video........................................David Salazar THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK AND
Production Sound.......................... Jeff Human ACKNOWLEDGE MARTY BANDIER FOR HIS
Advance Sound...........................Kevin McCoy SUPPORT OF THIS PRODUCTION.
Head Sound................................ Mike Skladel
Assistant Sound........................... Brian Rudell motownthemusical.com
Head Props..........................Amy Laemmerhirt
MUSIC CREDITS
Production Wardrobe.................. Megan Quinn
“ABC” by Mizell, Alphonso J./Perren, Freddie/
Wardrobe Supervisor.................... Cat Lovejoy
Richards, Deke/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co.
Assistant Wardrobe/
Inc. (ASCAP). “A Breathtaking Guy” by Robinson,
Supervisor............................James Renton
Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Ain’t No
Star Dresser........................Kathryn Trantham
Mountain High Enough” by Simpson, Valerie/
Hair/Wig Supervisor.............. Adrienne Maurer
Ashford, Nickolas. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP).
Assistant Hair/Wig Supervisor.........Justie Wolf
“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by Whitfield, Norman J./
Associate Keyboard Programmer.... Tim Crook
Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Baby
Casting Assistant......................... Joe Hetterly
I Need Your Loving” by Holland, Brian/Holland,
Tutoring........................On Location Education
Edward, Jr./Dozier, Lamont Herbert. Stone Agate
Tutor/Child Wrangler.................. Mari Henman
Music (BMI). “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the
Production Assistant..................... Alex Golden
World Is Today)” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong,
Assistant to Mr. Gordy.............. Mario Escobar
Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Brick House”
Assistant to Mr. Morris...................... Jane Ellis
by Richie, Lionel/Lapread, Ronald/Orange, Walter/
Production Photographer............. Joan Marcus
Williams, Milan/MC Clary, Thomas/King, William.
Creative Services....... Allied Integrated Marketing/
Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and Cambrae
Debbie Allamong, Doug Blemker, Eric Stormoen
Music/Hanna Music/Libren Music/Macawrite
Web/Social/Digital Agency.The Marketing Division
Music/Old Fashion Publishing/Walter Orange Music
Bob Bucci, Maris Smith, Nic Dris(ASCAP). “Buttered Popcorn” by Gordy, Berry Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Shop Around” by Robinson,
Jr./Ales, Barney. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/ Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc.
Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Can I Close the Door” (ASCAP). “Shotgun” by Dewalt, Autry. Stone
written by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith. Agate Music (BMI). “Signed, Sealed, Delivered
“Crusin’” by Robinson, Smokey/Tarplin, Marvin. I’m Yours” by Wonder, Stevie/Wright, Syreeta/
Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO Bertam Music Company Garrett, Lee/Hardaway, Lula Mae. Jobete Music Co.
(ASCAP). “Dancing in the Street” by Gaye, Marvin Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc.
P./Hunter, Ivy Jo/Stevenson, William Stone Agate (ASCAP)/Swandi Music (BMI) c/o EMI Blackwood
Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and Music Inc. (BMI). “Square Biz” by Brockert, Mary
MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). C./MC Grier, Allen Henry. Jobete Music Co. Inc.
“Do You Love Me” by Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete obo itself and McNella Music (ASCAP). “Stop in
Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Get Ready” by Robinson, the Name of Love” by Holland, Brian/Dozier,
Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc.(ASCAP). “Give It to Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate
Me Baby” by James, Rick. Jobete Music Co. Inc. Music (BMI). “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” by Gaye,
(ASCAP). “Good Morning Heartache” by Drake, Marvin P./Gordy, George/Stevenson, William.
Ervin M./Fisher, Dan/Higginbotham, Irene. Lindabet Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc.
Music Corporation, Microhits Music Corp., Sony/ obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG
ATV Tunes, LLC. (ASCAP). “Got a Job” by Robinson, Music (ASCAP). “Super Freak” by James, Rick/
Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Miller, Alonzo. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone
Co. Inc. obo itself and Taj Mahal Music/Third Above Diamond Music Corp. (BMI). “The Happening”
Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Happy Birthday” by Wonder, by Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr./
Stevie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music Holland, Brian/De Vol, Frank. Jobete Music Co.
c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Hey Joe (Black Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI). “The Love
Like Me)” written by Berry Gordy and Michael You Save” by Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J/
Lovesmith. “I Can’t Get Next to You” by Whitfield, Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, Deke. Jobete Music Co.
Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Theme From Mahogany ‘Do You
(BMI). “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Know Where You’re Going To’” by Goffin, Gerry/
Bunch)” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/ Masser, Michael. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/
Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “I Got Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “To Be Loved”
the Feelin’” by James Brown. Bro N Sis Music, by Gordy, Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/Carlo,
Inc. (BMI). “I Hear a Symphony” by Holland, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo Old Brompton
Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Road Music. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc.
Stone Agate Music (BMI). “I Heard It Through the (ASCAP). “War” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong,
Grapevine” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “What’s Going
Stone Agate Music (BMI). “(I Know) I’m Losing On” by Benson, Renaldo/Cleveland, Alfred W/Gaye,
You” by Whitfield, Norman J./Holland, Edward, Marvin P. Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music
Jr./Grant, Cornelius. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and
“Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” FCG Music (ASCAP). “Where Did Our Love Go” by
by Gaye, Marvin P./Nyx, James. Jobete Music Co. Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont
Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and Herbert. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Who’s Lovin’
FCG Music (ASCAP). “It’s What’s in the Grooves You” by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc.
That Counts” written by Berry Gordy and Michael (ASCAP). “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” by
Lovesmith. “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Wonder, Stevie, Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black
Dot Bikini” by Pockriss, Lee J./Vance, Paul. Emily Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). “You
Music Corp, Music Sales Corp (ASCAP). “I Want Are You” by Gordy, Berry Jr., Jobete Music Co.
You Back” by Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J./ Inc. (ASCAP). “You Can’t Hurry Love” by Holland,
Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, Deke. Jobete Music Co. Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert.
Inc. (ASCAP). “I Wish” by Stevie Wonder. Jobete Stone Agate Music (BMI). “You’re All I Need to Get
Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April By” by Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete
Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Lonely Teardrops” by Gordy, Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “You’re Nobody ’Til
Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/Carlo, Tyran. Somebody Loves You” by Cavanaugh, James/
Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo Old Brompton Road Morgan, Russ/Stock, Larry. Larry Stock Music
Music. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). Co.; Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.; Southern Music
“Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” by Holland, Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP). “You’ve Really Got a
Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Hold on Me” by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music
Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Mama Done Told Me Co. Inc. (ASCAP).
(My)” by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo,
Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Mercy
Mercy Me (The Ecology)” by Gaye, Marvin P.
Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music,
NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). “Money Backstage and Front of the House employees
(That’s What I Want)” by Gordy, Berry Jr./Bradford, are represented by the International Alliance of
Janie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
Music (BMI). “My Girl” by White, Ronald/Robinson,
United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the
Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “My I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers and Scenic
Guy” by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. Artists for the American Theatre.
(ASCAP). “My World Is Empty Without You” by
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. The Director and Choreographer are members of
the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a
Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Papa Was a Rollin’ national theatrical labor union.
Stone” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett.
Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI). “Please, Mr.
Postman” by Garrett, William/Dobbins, Georgia/
Holland, Brian/Gorman, Freddie/Bateman, Robert.
Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Diamond
Music Corp. (BMI)/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI).
“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” by
Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music
Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Reach Out I’ll Be There” by
Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland,
Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Reet Petite
(The Sweetest Girl in Town)” by Gordy, Berry Jr./
Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Third
Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Remember Me” by
Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music
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