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Berry Gordy...... CHESTER GREGORY ...... ALLISON SEMMES ...... DAV I D K AV ER M A N ...... JARRAN MUSE Young Berry Gordy//...... RAYMOND DAVIS JR., CJ WRIGHT Chester Gregory Allison Semmes ENSEMBLE Claudette Robinson, Landlady, Marvelette, Brown, ...... MICHELLE ALVES , Mickey Stevenson, Contour, Jackson 5, ....MALCOLM ARMWOOD Edna Anderson, Anna Gordy, , Marvelette...... JUDITH FRANKLIN Four Top, Contour, Lamont Dozier, Miller London, Commodore...... JEREMY GASTON David Kaverman Jarran Muse Raymond Davis Jr. CJ Wright Four Top, Pop Gordy, , Martin Luther King, Jr., , Commodore...... GARFIELD HAMMONDS Gwen Gordy, Vandella, Marvelette, , Cindy Birdsong...... LaTRISA HARPER Dennis Edwards, Miracle, Brian Holland, Commodore...... JARED HOWELTON Temptation, Contour, Eddie Holland...... LOUIS JAMES JACKSON Four Top, , Miracle, Jr. Walker Allstar, Michelle Alves Malcolm Armwood Erick Buckley Judith Franklin Jeremy Gaston Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder...... ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS , Melvin Franklin, Miracle, Jackson 5, Commodore...... RAMONE OWENS Temptation, Contour, Jr. Walker, Commodore...... DEVIN L. PRICE Mary Wilson, Mother Gordy...... TAVIA RIVEÉ Esther Gordy, Vandella, Lula Hardaway, Gladys Horton...... KIMBERLY ANN STEELE Ed Sullivan, Harold Noveck, Shelly Berger, Dudley Buell...... DOUG STORM Roger Campbell, Jackie Wilson’s Manager, Alyssa V. Gomez Garfield Hammonds LaTrisa Harper Rod Harrelson Jared Howelton Studio Head, Tom Clay, Barney Ales, Pirate DJ...... DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN , ...... GABRIELLA WHITING Temptation, Fuller Gordy, Contour...... RICARDO A. ZAYAS

SWINGS Louis James Jackson Elijah Ahmad Lewis Ramone Owens Devin L. Price Alana Randall ERICK BUCKLEY, ALYSSA V. GOMEZ, ROD HARRELSON, ALANA RANDALL, MATTHEW SIMS JR., GALEN J. WILLIAMS

DANCE CAPTAIN: ROD HARRELSON ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: RAMONE OWENS

UNDERSTUDIES Tavia Riveé Matthew Sims Jr. Kimberly Ann Steele Doug Storm Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For Berry Gordy—JEREMY GASTON, JARRAN MUSE For Diana Ross—TAVIA RIVEÉ, KIMBERLY ANN STEELE For Smokey Robinson—GARFIELD HAMMONDS, RICARDO A. ZAYAS For Marvin Gaye—MALCOLM ARMWOOD, GARFIELD HAMMONDS Daniel Robert Sullivan Gabriella Whiting Galen J. Williams Ricardo A. Zayas

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ACT 1 Motown music courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “ABC” “I Wish” 1983: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Berry Gordy’s House— “A Breathtaking Guy” “” 1938: The Home—Detroit, Urban Street “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” 1957: Flame Show Bar, Gwen’s House, Jackie Wilson’s Manager’s Office, Gordy Home “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” 1959: Hitsville House, WJBK Radio “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” “Money (That’s What I Want)” 1962: , Hitsville Office/A Payphone in Birmingham “” “My Girl” 1963: Hitsville Studio A “Ball of Confusion” “” 1964: Caravan Of Stars, Ed Sullivan Theatre Stage “Brick House” “My Mama Done Told Me” 1965: Theater—Manchester, England—Backstage & Onstage, Paris Hotel, The “” “Please, Mr. Postman” Copacabana “Can I Close the Door”* “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” 1968: In and Around Hitsville “Cruisin’” “Reach Out and Touch” “” “” ACT 2 “” “Remember Me” “Get Ready” “” “Give It to Me, Baby” “Shotgun” 1968: Performance Stage “Good Morning, Heartache” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” 1968: In and Around Hitsville “Got a Job” “Square Biz” 1969: Hollywood Palace “Happy Birthday” “Stop in the Name of Love” 1970: Frontier Hotel Stage “Hey Joe (Black Like Me)”* “” 1971: A Resort in the Bahamas, Smokey’s Hotel Room—Los Angeles, Berry’s Office, “I Can’t Get Next to You” “Super Freak” Sales Dept./Southern Distributor’s Office “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey “The Happening” 1972: Diana’s Dressing Room, Hollywood Movie Set Bunch)” “” 1975: Motown L.A. Offices “I Got the Feeling” “To Be Loved” 1981: Diana’s Dressing Room, Onstage “” “War” 1983: Berry Gordy’s House, Pasadena Civic Auditorium “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” “What’s Going On” “(I Know) I’m Losing You” “” “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” “” “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—DARRYL ARCHIBALD; Associate Conductor & Keyboard 2—JENNIFER OIKAWA; Drums—TREVOR HOLDER; Electric, Acoustic, and 5 String Electric Bass—ENZO PENIZZOTTO; Guitar (Electric & Hollow-Body Electric)—DAVID MATOS. Music Preparation—EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATION; Keyboard Programming—RANDY COHEN. LOCAL MUSICIANS Guitar 2—AL AYOUB; Alto Sax/Flute/Piccolo/Clarinet—PAUL McCAFFREY; Tenor Sax/Clarinet/Flute/Oboe—PAUL ONACHUK; Baritone Sax/Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Bassoon—MARK BERGER; The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, Trumpet/Flugelhorn—WALTER WHITE, RIC WOLKINS; either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Trombone/Bass Trombone—GARY HELLICK; Percussion—DAN MASLANKA, JOSHUA JONES; Keyboard Sub—LESLIE SAROLI.

8 9 JEREMY GASTON (Ensemble). National/inter- ALANA RANDALL (Swing). Toronto native A NOTE FROM BERRY GORDY national tours: Sister Act first national (Eddie u/s, thrilled to be joining the Motown family! Off- At Motown, we called ourselves a family and we were—a big family. While it is impossible to list here Curtis u/s, TJ u/s), Shrek (Donkey), Smokey Joe’s Broadway/tours: The Vagina Monologues (Jerry the many people who helped Motown with their love and passion, I personally want to thank them all. Café (Victor u/s), We Will Rock You (Britney), Je- Orbach), Dirty Dancing, The Wizard of Oz. The- Their dedication and talent contributed to our success, as well as helped to inspire me to bring our story sus Christ Superstar (Priest u/s), Sunfish (Monk). ater: West Side Story, , Hair, High to Broadway. Jeremiah 29:11. @JeremyAllynGaston. School Musical. TV: Series regular on “Hellcats” (CW). Love to family and Bloc NYC. Motown was a dream that happened to come true, and it’s all because of you. Thank you. ALYSSA V. GOMEZ (Swing). A N.Y. na- tive, Alyssa is delighted to join the company of TAVIA RIVEÉ (Ensemble) is thrilled to join Berry Gordy Motown! Regional: In the Heights (Nina), Rent the Motown family! Favorite credits include Founder, Motown (Mimi), American Idiot (Whatsername). B.A. Hairspray, Seussical, All Shook Up. Thanks to Emerson College. “Much love to mi familia!” Wojcik|Seay, Brian Graziani and my amazing GARFIELD HAMMONDS (Ensemble) is parents. Glory to God! @TaviaRivee. WHO’S WHO sel, Chicago, Godspell and Disney Cruise Line. elated to join the Motown family! Fave credits: MATTHEW SIMS JR. (Swing). Graduate of Proud graduate of Otterbein University (B.M.) Kiss Me, Kate (nat’l tour), Ragtime (Coalhouse), AMDA. International performer for Carnival CHESTER GREGORY (Berry Gordy) is thrilled and the Manhattan School of Music (M.M.). Eter- Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Big River. Love to Chris and Cruise Lines. Wailin’ Joe in Memphis, Leroy in and honored to return in the role of Berry Gordy, nal thanks to Mr. Gordy and Wojcik|Seay Casting. Mom. Thanks Bobbie! Hairspray and The Band Leader in the NAACP after portraying him last summer on Broadway in Shout out to The Mine, his superMama, Manda Award-winning musical Recorded in Hollywood. Motown The Musical! Broadway credits include and invaluable friends and teachers who have giv- LaTRISA HARPER (Ensemble). Broadway: Hairspray, Tarzan, Cry-Baby and Sister Act. He en him the world! Love. Instagram: @deighvidk. The Color Purple, The Lion King. First national KIMBERLY ANN STEELE (Ensemble). Favor- has toured nationally with several shows includ- davidkaverman.com. tours: The Color Purple, Motown The Musical. ite credits: Hair (Hollywood Bowl); Kiss Me, Kate! Off-Broadway: Invisible Thread (Second Stage (Pasadena Playhouse); Carrie: The Killer Musical ing and his one-man show The Eve of CJ WRIGHT (Young Berry Gordy/Young Stevie Jackie Wilson. Chester has received many awards, Theater NYC). Regional: (Arkansas Rep- Experience (Los Angeles Theatre); Spring Awak- Wonder/Young Michael Jackson) is an 11-year- ertory), Witness Uganda (American Repertory ening (UCLA). UCLA alum. electricsteele.com. including the NAACP Theatre Award, and has old musician from Upland, Calif. and is beyond been presented the key to the city of his home- Theater). Was a member of Ailey II. Proud AEA “Thanks, Mom!” excited to join the Motown cast and make his na- member. Love to family and Susan Batson Studios. town of Gary, Ind. and East Chicago. He has also tional tour debut. He has appeared in a commer- DOUG STORM (Ensemble). Broadway: Motown, been chosen as an Honorary State Representative cial, print, voice overs and has performed in local ROD HARRELSON (Dance Captain, Swing). Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pim- and has received a Honorary Doctorate from his theater and venues. He would like to thank his Proud AEA member! Originally from Greens- pernel, Dance of the Vampires, Chess in Concert. alma mater Columbia College in Chicago. Chester family, friends and teachers who have supported boro, N.C., trained/studied at UNC-Chapel Hill. Off-Broadway: Bat Boy (original cast). Other: is also a and producer. Join the journey him along this amazing journey. “‘Golden Rule’” at all times. Love and thanks to Disney’s Tarzan, Because of Winn Dixie, Notre @ChesterGregory and chestergregory.com. God and family—always for Cynthia!” Dame de Paris—Vegas (Quasimodo). Trained at RAYMOND DAVIS JR. (Young Berry Gordy/ HB Studios (N.Y.) and Second City (Chicago). ALLISON SEMMES (Diana Ross). Thrilled Young Stevie Wonder/Young Michael Jackson). JARED HOWELTON (Ensemble). Credits in- to be traveling the nation with this show again! A 12-year-old native of Indianapolis, Raymond is clude international tour: Shrek The Musical (Don- DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN (Ensemble). Proud AEA member. Chicago native. B.M. opera humbled and extremely grateful to join the Mo- key); Off-Broadway: Urinetown (Bobby Strong). Over 1000 performances as Tommy DeVito in at UIUC, M.M. from NYU—Steinhardt. Broad- town cast. He has appeared in commercials and Otterbein University (B.F.A.). Thanks be to God, . Author of award-winning play Pros- way credits: Motown The Musical (Florence Bal- has won many singing contests in Indianapolis. family and TPG! pect High: Brooklyn, and theatrical memoir Be- lard) and The Book of Mormon (Nabalungi u/s, He would like to thank God, family and friends. LOUIS JAMES JACKSON (Ensemble). Inter- coming a Jersey Boy. Say hello at DanielRobert- Swing). Other credits include The Color Purple [email protected]! MICHELLE ALVES (Ensemble). Broadway/ national tour: Shrek The Musical (u/s Donkey national tour, Dreamgirls, Bubbling Brown Sug- and perf’d/Papa Bear). Regional: Beauty and the GABRIELLA WHITING (Ensemble). Previous ar, The Wiz, Candide. BroadwayWorld Chicago national tour: West Side Story (Anita 2012–2014), Carmen, Rent, Hairspray, Godspell, Hair, Chica- Beast (Ensemble, Ogunquit Playhouse). Dance: credits include the national tour of Saturday Night award for Best Female Lead and an NAACP The- Luna Negra Dance Theater, DanceWorks Chicago. Fever (Candy). Regional: Sister Act (Michelle/De- atre Award nomination for Best Female Lead for go, Nine; Ricky Martin, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Nelly Furtado; Grammy/Billboard Awards; L.A. The Ailey School. lores u/s), Sweet Charity (Helene), Rent (Mimi). Diana Ross in Motown. “Thanks to Mr. Gordy, Big thanks to mom for always being so supportive. Charles, KM and my family.” Follow her journey Broadwayworld Best Featured Actress in a Musi- ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS (Ensemble) is @ladysemmes and allisonsemmes.com. cal Winner (Anita—2013). michellemalves.com. thrilled to return to Motown! Broadway: Motown. GALEN J. WILLIAMS (Swing). Favorite past Off-Broadway: Mama I Want to Sing, Sing Har- credits: Motown The Musical (Broadway), Pass- JARRAN MUSE (Marvin Gaye), a native Jersey MALCOLM ARMWOOD (Ensemble). Na- tional tour: Smokey Joes Cafe (Adrian). Regional: lem Sing. Tours: Motown (first nat.), Mama I Want ing Strange, Three Little Birds. “Huge thanks to boy, couldn’t be happier living his dream. “God is to Sing (Japan). Music: Mario, Ariana Grande, my loving family, amazing friends and my stel- good, y’all.” Broadway/N.Y.C.: Motown The Mu- Grease (Teen Angel); Show Boat; Ragtime; Hair- Mary Mary, Madonna. @eal360. eal360.com. lar team at Apex Talent Group!” B.F.A., Howard sical, ’s White Christmas, Dream- spray; Kiss Me, Kate. ECU alum! Praises to God University. girls. Tours: American Idiot, Dreamgirls, Hair- for his continuous blessings! Thanks Dad, Mom, RAMONE OWENS (Assistant Dance Captain/ spray, 42nd Street. Check jarranmuse.com for Mckenzie, family and friends for all the love Ensemble). Broadway: Motown. Off-Broadway; RICARDO A. ZAYAS (Ensemble). Brook- the complete resume. “Thank you to Mr. Gordy, and support. Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Rep). Regional: Disney’s lyn, N.Y. Honors graduate—Fordham. “25 to Charles and Telsey for this new opportunity to ERICK BUCKLEY (Swing). Broadway/national Aladdin, Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Man of La Man- Watch”—Dance magazine. Dance: Ailey II, Lar bring Marvin to stage every night, to the Motown tours: Les Misérables (Valjean); The Addams cha. Countless thanks to God, his family and The Lubovitch, LINES Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, legends that lived the story we are telling, to KMR Family (Uncle Fester); The Full Monty (Dave); About Artist Agency. B.F.A., The Boston Conser- Shen Wei. Theater: In the Heights, Queen of the for representing me and to my family and friends The Phantom of the Opera (Piangi); Kiss Me, Kate vatory. Psalm 16:8. Night, West Side Story (Carnegie Hall), Broad- for being there. I love you! Proud member of Ac- (Gangster #1); Grease (Roger). Favorite roles: hus- DEVIN L. PRICE (Ensemble). Born and raised way’s Hamilton. tors’ Equity Association. Follow me on Instagram: band to Robin, dad to Miranda. in Lansing, Mich. Graduated from Oakland Uni- BERRY GORDY (Book, Producer) is the found- @JaeMuse or Twitter: @JarranMuse.” JUDITH FRANKLIN (Ensemble). Houston, versity in Rochester Hills, Mich. with B.F.A. mu- er of Motown, the hit-making enterprise that DAV I D K AV ER M A N (Smokey Robinson) is Texas native. Regional: Dreamgirls, Memphis The sical theater (’15). Special thanks always to God, reached out across a racially divided, politically honored to make his Equity and national tour Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Company. Tours: family and friends. and socially charged country to transform popular debuts with Motown! Native of Ohio. Favorite Todrick Hall’s Straight Outta Oz, Tyler Perry’s music. He is also a songwriter, producer, director, credits (regional): Sister Act, Dreamgirls, Carou- Madea on the Run. Grateful! @judithfranklin. innovative entrepreneur, teacher and visionary. 10 11 ® THE TONY–WINNING BROADWAY PHENOMENON CuriousThe Incident Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time illuminates Duethe to media: circuitous 3/27/17 path a young man traverses to a richer and securer understanding of the world around him. Publication: “BELIEVE THE BUZZ!”—Variety BroadwayIt is a path In Detroit as filled playbill with resonant turns as the programwork’s for journey Motown to the the Musical stage itself. What began in 2008 as a novelist’s re- Runquest dates: to 4/18/17 a playwright to 4/30/17 friend—and that play- wright’s request to a director-friend to look at Size:the full-page resulting with script—culminated bleed seven years trimlater size: in 5-3/8 a Tony-winning in. w. x 8-3/8 in.collaboration. h. The play, adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark bleed:Haddon’s 1/8 in. 2003 novel and directed by Mari- Adam Langdon as Christopher Boone and cast from the anne Elliott, of War Horse fame, would open touring production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the insideat London’smargin: 1/4 National in. Theatre and transfer Night-Time, photo: Joan Marcus. Proof:to the 3/16/17; West 11:39AM End, before another production was built for Broadway. Its two-year-long games of the mind to solve a mystery, find For:run Nederlander there closed Detroit in September, as a national peace in a warring family, and right an in- touring version was being put on its feet. justice: “The bravery in that,” the playwright (FisherOver Theatre breakfast & others) at a hotel in Times Square, said. Then again, as a father of three children Agency:Stephens SMZ advertisingand Elliott, both visiting from whose writing tends not to be for audiences London, took a break from equally frenetic of a tender age, he was drawn to a project Design:schedules Frank Bach, to trace the production’s roots. that had potentially broader appeal. Bach(His & Associates; latest play, Phone Heisenberg, 313-822-4303, with Mary-Lou- “I wanted my 9-year-old daughter to see [email protected] Parker and Dennis Arndt, would open on one of my plays,” Stephens said. Broadway that week; her revival of Tony It was to Elliott, a highly regarded direc- Kushner’s sprawling Angels in America was tor who, like Stephens, grew up in the mid- getting ready for rehearsals at the National sized English city of Stockport, a mill town in London). outside Manchester, whom Stephens brought Haddon, it seems, had been contemplating his script, although he kept from her the fact turning his popular novel—about a teenage that he wanted her to come aboard. boy from a troubled family who becomes ob- “I thought he was bringing it to me be- sessed with the circumstances surrounding cause he needed help,” Elliott remembered. the gruesome killing of a neighbor’s dog— Her first impulse was that Stephens had not into a theater piece. But he didn’t think he written a theater piece. “I saw it as a film, was the person for the job. actually,” she said. “And it was such an “He rang me up and asked me if I’d do an emotional, visceral response. I felt emotion- adaptation of the novel,” Stephens recalled. ally floored. I couldn’t even tell you why I —Time Magazine “The reason he didn’t do it is the same reason was crying.” a surgeon doesn’t operate on his own child.” Her observation about the play’s cinemat- The novelist, in other words, was too close ic leanings is borne out in a viewing of El- to the material to feel comfortable altering liott and her designers’ handiwork, a marvel its shape for of the stage. “The of technical wizardry that lays out in three complexity—he was afraid of losing it,” Ste- ecstatic dimensions a fascinating roadmap of phens added. But he was willing to hand it Christopher’s unique way of thinking. over to the dramatist, and Stephens was will- Though Curious Incident is playing at ing to take a crack at it. times to audiences in theaters with tenfold “I mainly did it because he was my mate,” the number of seats of its originating play- Stephens explained. Of course, it became house, Stephens and Elliott believe the story much more personal than that as he explored is big enough—and elastic enough—to tran- the possibilities of telling the story of Curi- scend its environment. “In five years, ama- ous Incident’s young hero, Christopher, in teur groups can be doing it,” Stephens said. PHOTO OF LUKE TREADAWAY BY HUGO GLENDINNING Fisher Theatre • May 2–14 flesh and lighting and steel. For one thing, “That spirit of democracy is in the piece.” ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office. Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. he said, he was intrigued by the strides that Christopher makes, venturing out of his Updated for publication here, this story was written by Groups (10+): [email protected] or 313-871-1132. 7:30PM May 7. comfort zone of ritualized activities and Peter Marks for the Oct. 13, 2016, Washington Post. 13 Mayer, P!nk, RedOne, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Star- City Center, the Joyce, Second Stage, South Coast Film: The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jack- WHO’S WHO gate, Taylor Swift and Kanye West. Rep, Teatro du Municipal Sao Paulo, Theatre for man, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron and Zendaya Actively involved in the Civil Rights movement, CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT (Director). a New Audience, the Intiman, the Geffen and sev- (20th Century Fox, Music Director). Television: he released the recorded speeches of Dr. Martin Theater directing credits include Motown The eral dance companies. Upcoming works include “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO; Luther King, Jr. His films include Lady Sings the Musical (on Broadway, the national tour and Lon- directing Michael Ogborn’s Trial of the Century Music Director, Composer, Arranger), “Smash” Blues (five Academy Award nominations) and don), the new musical Born for This (co-written and Gilbert Bailey’s ’Bout to Blow. Born and (NBC/Universal; Music Producer, Arranger, Or- Mahogany. Gordy has received four honorary with Bebe Winans), the Pulitzer Prize-winning raised in South Africa, he won the Nelson Man- chestrator), “A Capitol Fourth” (PBS; Arranger, doctorates in philosophy (Occidental College), the play Ruined and Sophisticated Ladies at Arena dela/Sainsbury Scholarship to study at the Ram- Orchestrator), “The 2011 Primetime Emmy humanities (Morehouse College, State Stage, the 75th anniversary international tour bert Ballet in London. He is a graduate of Brunel Awards” (FOX; Conductor), “The Tonight Show University) and music (Eastern Michigan Uni- of Porgy and Bess, Love/Life at Lincoln Center University in England and winner of the Rudolf with Jay Leno” (NBC; Music Director, Arranger, versity). Other awards include the Martin Luther (with Brian Stokes Mitchell), the national tour Nureyev Award. warrenadams.me. Orchestrator), “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” King, Jr. Leadership Award, the Gordon Grand of Guys and Dolls (starring Maurice Hines) and ETHAN POPP (Music Supervision, Orchestra- (NBC; Music Director, Arranger, Orchestrator). Fellow from Yale University, induction into the They’re Playing Our Song (in Brasil in Portu- tions, Arrangements). Awards: 2016 NAACP The- Love to Vanessa and Aldrin! ethanpopp.com. Hall of Fame, a star on Holly- guese). Randolph-Wright wrote the plays Blue atre Award (Motown The Musical), 2014 Grammy DAV I D KOR I NS (Scenic Design). Broadway: wood’s Walk of Fame, the Rainbow Coalition’s (starring Phylicia Rashad and Diahann Carroll), Award nomination (Motown The Musical Origi- Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton (Tony nom.), War Man of the Millennium Award, the Rhythm and The Night Is a Child (starring JoBeth Williams), nal Cast Recording, Music Producer), 2013 Tony Paint, Misery, Motown, Vanya and Sonia…, An- Blues Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Cuttin’ Up; co-wrote Just Between Friends—Bea Award nomination (Motown The Musical, Best nie, Bring It On, Magic/Bird, An Evening with the T.J. Martell Foundation’s Lifetime Artistic Arthur on Broadway and the upcoming new play Orchestrations). Theater: Jay Chou’s The Secret Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, Godspell, Ch- Achievement Award and the Grammy Salute to Love in Afghanistan. Charles directed the award- (Beijing; Orchestrator), School of Rock (Broad- inglish, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Industry Icons President’s Merit Award. In 2011, winning film Preaching to the Choir, and has way; Music Supervisor), Hedwig and the Angry Passing Strange and Bridge and Tunnel. TV: President Obama honored him with a Salute to written screenplays for HBO, Showtime, Disney Inch (2014 Tony Award-winner, Best Revival of “Grease: Live!” (Emmy Award). Concert: Bruno Motown evening at the White House. He is also and Fox. Television credits include directing the a Musical Broadway; Music Supervisor), Motown Mars, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Sia, Mariah Car- the recipient of the 2013 Marian Anderson Award, series “Greenleaf,” “Lincoln Heights,” “South of The Musical (Broadway, U.S. tour, London; Mu- ey, Andrea Boccelli. Extensive Off-Broadway/ BET’s Visionary Award, Ebony’s first Lifetime Nowhere,” the music special “America America,” sic Supervisor, Arranger, Orchestrator), Rock of regional theater, hospitality, event and experience Achievement Award, Major League Baseball’s the “Freestyle” football commercial for Nike Ages (2009 Tony Award nomination, Best Musi- design. Dad: Stella and Vivian. @davidkorins. 2014 Beacon of Change Award and The NAACP and producing and writing the Showtime series cal; Broadway, U.S. tour, London, Australia; Mu- 2016 Theatre Award for Best Playwright. In a EMILIO SOSA (Costume Design). Radio City “Linc’s.” randolph-wright.com. sic Supervisor, Arranger, Orchestrator), Disney’s Spectacular (2015–2016). Broadway: On Your White House ceremony in September 2015, Presi- Tarzan (Broadway), We Will Rock You (German dent presented Gordy with the Na- PATRICIA WILCOX (Choreographer). Broad- Feet!, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Mo- way: Motown The Musical (Astaire Award and premiere), Disney’s Aida (European premiere), town: The Musical (West End, first national tour, tional Medal of Arts for a lifetime of achievement Mamma Mia! (German premiere), among others. that “transformed music and American life and NAACP Awards) and A Night with Janis Jop- NAACP Theater Award), Porgy and Bess (Tony still reverberates today.” Berry Gordy’s unparal- lin. Off-Broadway/national tours: Little Shop leled contribution to popular culture is chronicled of Horrors (Encore/City Center starring Jake in his autobiography, To Be Loved: The Music, Gyllenhaal), Children’s Letters to God, Bowfire The Magic, The Memories of Motown. (and PBS television special), Blues in the Night (NAACP nomination) and Seussical. West End: SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING. Sony/ATV Motown The Musical. Selected regional: The Music Publishing, established in 1995 as a joint Kennedy Center, Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona venture between Sony and Michael Jackson, is Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, the world’s leading music publisher. Together Missouri Repertory Theatre, The Alley The- to THEATRE AND DANCE AT WAYNE with EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV owns or atre, Goodspeed Opera House, and Paper Mill COMING SOON administers more than two million copyrights, in- Playhouse. She has staged original works for the cluding those from such iconic music catalogs like Houston Symphony, Minnesota Pops, Phoenix AT THE BONSTELLE THEATRE AT THE STUDIO THEATRE AT THE HILBERRY THEATRE Leiber Stoller, Mijac Music, Motown and Famous Symphony, Norwegian Cruise Line, and she has Music. Sony/ATV also controls many of the best- also created numbers for ice skating gold medal- known songs ever written, such as “New York, ists Viktor Petrenko, Ilia Kulik, Katya Gordeeva, New York,” “All You Need Is Love,” “You’ve Got Miki Ando and ice dancing teams for the 2006, a Friend,” “Moon River,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “The 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Mission Impossible Theme,” “Ain’t No Mountain The Musical High Enough,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Stand By WARREN ADAMS (Choreographer). Motown: Broadway, U.S. tours, West End (Fred Astaire music and lyrics by LAURENCE O’KEEFE 9 Me,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Singin’ in the Rain.” In addition, Sony/ATV rep- Award, NAACP Theatre Award); Born for This and NELL BENJAMIN by CARYL CHURCHILL by LYNN NOTTAGE resents the copyrights of such legendary artists as (Alliance and Arena ). Adams is an award win- book by HEATHER HACH , Leonard Cohen, , Bob ning producer director, choreographer and an ad- Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Carole junct professor at NYU and Princeton University King, Kraftwerk, Joni Mitchell, , in the theater department. He recently directed APRIL 14 – 23 APRIL 20 – 30 APRIL 21 – MAY 7 Roy Orbison, Queen, the Rolling Stones, Richie the film documentary Africa Straight Up and also Sambora, , , Wyclef Jean, Hank choreographed the Pulitzer Prize-winning Off- 313-577-2972 THEATREANDDANCEATWAYNE.COM Williams and Stevie Wonder, among others. Its Broadway plays How I Learned to Drive and Ru- ever-growing list of chart-topping artists, writers ined. Other notable credits include the opera Mag- dalena at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Toy and producers includes Akon, Fall Out Boy, Jes- Theatre and Dance at Wayne sie J, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, John Story the Musical for Disney and Nora Ephron’s last film Julie & Julia starring . 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let, A Gentleman’s Guide…, After Midnight, Of erside Theatre, Fla.; The Engeman Theatre, N.Y.; Millie—2002 Tony Award, Best Musical) and WHO’S WHO Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, Fences, Clybourne Theatre Raleigh, N.C.; Stages St. Louis, Mo.; The- director (Little Shop of Horrors at Encores! Off- nomination, NAACP Theatre Award), Topdog/ Park, Newsies, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bon- atre Aspen, Colo.; and Tuacahn PAC, Utah. Pilots: Center, starring Jake Gyllenhaal). He has been a Underdog. Off-Broadway: By the Way, Meet nie & Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the “Upstate” and “Stand-In.” Films: Best Man in the Motown fanatic since his mother bought him a Vera Stark (Lucille Lortell Award, NAACP The- Verge, The Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry Dark, Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon, My Supremes record in 1967. Thanks, mom. Thanks, atre Award), Invisible Thread, Sex with Strang- IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Looped, Prologue. Webseries: “The Fuzz.” Many commer- Berry Gordy. ers, Crowns, The Invisible Hand, Sunset Baby, The Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Varia- cials. Currently: “The Hunt with John Walsh” on SCHELE WILLIAMS (Associate Director) has Detroit ’67, The Misanthrope. Regional: Twist tions, Guys and Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, CNN. wscasting.com. directed numerous Broadway Concerts at the Ger- (L.A. Ovation Award), Immediate Family, Marley, The Color Purple, Martin Short, Good Vibrations, J. JARED JANAS (Make Up Design). Broadway shwin Theatre in New York, including Uprising of American Night: The Ballad of Juan José, Ruined, The Apple Tree, A Raisin in the Sun, Cat…, The designs include makeup for The Visit and The Love, Defying Inequality, for which she received Cutting Up, Señor Discretion Himself (Helen Lieutenant of Inishmore, Radio Golf, Sight Un- Real Thing, wigs and special makeup effects for a New York City Proclamation, and From Broad- Hayes nomination), Witness Uganda, Fences, Tu- seen, High Fidelity, Xanadu and Bring It On. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, wigs and way to Bourbon Street. She had directed at numer- randot: The Rumble for the Ring, Pippin, Ain’t BRYAN CROOK (Orchestrations, Additional makeup for The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, hair ous regional theaters including The Kennedy Cen- Misbehavin,’ Sense & Sensibility The Musical. Arrangements) is a Tony-nominated orchestrator, for Peter and the Starcatcher and wigs for All ter, The Village Theatre, Human Race Theatre, Project Runway finalist; Trustees, American producer, composer, arranger and multi-instru- About Me and Next to Normal. TV/film includes Weston Playhouse, Ogunquit Theatre, Theater- Theatre Wing. mentalist for Broadway, TV and films. In addition “30 Rock,” “Gotham,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” Works, NYMTF and NAMT. Schele is an adjunct NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has de- to playing woodwinds for The Book of Mormon “Master of None,” Lola Versus, Angelica and Six professor at NYU New Studio on Broadway and signed extensively for theater, opera and dance on Broadway, his work can be heard in Ice Age 4 by Sondheim. is co founder of Parlor Night, a pop up entertain- around the world. She is a six-time Tony Award- (FOX), “Smash” (NBC), The 2011 Billboard Mu- DAVID GOLDSMITH (Script Consultant). ment experience and Blink Twice Productions. winner whose recent Broadway credits include sic Awards and the 2011 Emmy Awards. He has Imagine This (lyrics, Theatre Royal, Plymouth BRIAN HARLAN BROOKS (Associate Cho- Cats, Long Day’s Journey into Night, School of several projects in development, including Mighty and London, West End; a filmed version of the reographer). Training at the Dance Theater of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, Skylight, Cindy Cypress, a children’s show. His most impor- West End production is part of the PBS catalogue); Harlem, and The Alvin Ailey American Dance The Glass Menagerie, Once, Follies, The Coast tant credits, however, are as a husband to Hilary Having It All (book and lyrics, Los Angeles; Ova- Theater, The William Esper Studio. Since then of Utopia: Salvage and Aida. Opera/dance/other and father to Liam, Ethan and Henry. tion nominee, Best Musical, Best Book). Invisible performing with Forces of Nature, Philadelphia include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal ZANE MARK (Dance Music Arrangements). Thread (Story Consultant—Second Stage Theatre, Dance Company (Philidanco), Joseph Holmes Ballet), Cinderella (Dutch National Ballet), Bur- Broadway: Hollar If You Hear Me; Motown The Diane Paulus, dir.) Thanks to BG, DS, CB, BB, Chicago Dance Theatre, Deeply Rooted Dance ied Child (National Theatre, London), Cyrano Musical; Pippin; Leap of Faith; All ShookUp; NNL, CRW and KM. Theatre, the tour of Vinette Carole’s Your Arms (the Met), Carnival of the Animals (NYCB), Swan Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Never Gonna Dance; DICK SCANLAN (Script Consultant) has Too Short to Box with God, Donald Byrd/The Lake (Edinburgh Festival). Concert acts: Shirley The Full Monty; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Group, Williams/Henry Danse Theatre, Earl MacLaine, Ann-Margret and Tommy Tune. Per- been involved with many acclaimed shows as a Funk (Tony and Grammy nominations); Bub- writer (Everyday Rapture, Thoroughly Modern Moseley’s Diversity of Dance and The Color Pur- manent lighting installations: Niketown NYC and blin’ Brown Sugar; The Wiz. Off-Broadway and London, and the Big Bang at the Museum of Natu- regional: Smart People, Frog Kiss, Crowns, The ral History in NYC. Brother/Sister Plays, Ray Charles Live, Imagine PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Design). Grammy, Tap, Radiant Baby, George Wolfe’s Harlem Song Olivier and four-time Tony award-nominated. Se- (AUDELCO Award), Thunder Knocking on the lected designs include Something Rotten!, Rock Door, Insurrection, Betsy Brown. Movies: Ros- of Ages, After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro enwald; The Dancer Chronicles, Lackawanna Take Center Stage Boys, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Blues, Frances Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club. Shrek The Musical, On a Clear Day, Lend Me DARRYL ARCHIBALD (Musical Director, a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry Baby, The Times Conductor). Memphis Broadway tour; Wicked They Are A-Changin’, The Wedding , Sweet at the Pantages Theater (substitute conductor); Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Dreamgirls national tour (associate conductor); Women, Brooklyn. Other credits: Le Reve and Disney’s The Lion King tour (vocal coach/as- ShowStoppers at Wynn Las Vegas, Ragtime (Lon- sistant conductor); Innocence (Banff Centre and don), Rocky Das Musical (Hamburg, Stuttgart), Manhattan Theatre Club); Next to Normal, Swing! King Kong (Melbourne), Bull Durham, Mame, (McCoy/Rigby); Carousel, Li’l Abner (Reprise); Gotta Dance, Anastasia. International arena Camelot, 1776 (Utah Shakespearean Festival); tours of How to Train Your Dragon and Walking guest conductor for ERASURE (Palm Springs with Dinosaurs. Convention Center). DANIEL BRODIE (Projection Design). Designs WOJCIK|SEAY CASTING (Casting) is Scott include Basil Twist’s Behind the Lid, Arias with Wojcik and Gayle Seay. Along with Holly Buczek, a Twist and The Rite of Spring, as well as Chris- they cast all mediums. Tours: Vocalosity, Flash- topher Wheeldon’s Cinderella and The Winter’s dance, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Jekyll & Hyde Tale. His designs for Broadway include Motown (national and Korean), Dreamgirls (Korean tour), the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde and Disney’s Aladdin. Joseph…Dreamcoat, Oklahoma! and A Chorus Beautiful area rugs, unique wall-to-wall carpet, durable hardwood flooring He has also created large-scale video designs for Line. Off-Broadway current and past: Othello: hip-hop artist Kanye West and for the Bonnaroo The Remix, The Portal, Tennessee Williams’ The Music and Arts Festival. Two Character Play with Amanda Plummer and CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair & Wig De- Brad Dourif, Handle with Care with Carol Law- Floor Fashions for Your Well-Dressed Home sign). Broadway: Hamilton, On Your Feet, Alle- rence, Triassic Parq, National Pastime, 666 and giance, Color Purple (revival), Holiday Inn, Vio- more. Regional: multiple seasons/shows for Riv- 1-800-HAGOPIAN (424-6742) • www.OriginalHagopian.com

18 19 Happy Family, David E. Talbert’s The Fabric of NANSCI NEIMAN-LEGETTE (Executive Pro- TOUR BOOKING AGENCY WHO’S WHO a Man, What My Husband Doesn’t Know. Tour- ducer). After a noteworthy career as Executive The Booking Group ple first national tour (Dance Captain). TV and ing: Jamie Foxx, Trey Songz, Mo’Nique. Film: Al- Vice President and Publisher of Warner Books and Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart film: Across the Universe; Lifted, a Fox Search- most Christmas, Baggage Claim, 12 Years a Slave, West Coast Publisher of Penguin Putnam, Nansci thebookinggroup.com light film; and the HBO series “Boardwalk Em- Black Nativity, Belle and Beyond the Lights. became Berry Gordy’s Chief Operating Officer in MARKETING & PRESS OUTREACH pire.” Working as rehearsal director for Deeply 2004. She has helped shepherd the show from first It Is Done Communications WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (General Linda J. Stewart Charlena Ponders Rooted Dance Theater, Donald Byrd/The Group, Management). Dedicated to creating and produc- pages to this production. TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING Ailey Camp Missouri Site Director and Cedar ing live entertainment. General management for Lake Contemporary Ballet. STAFF FOR MOTOWN Allied Live Something Rotten! and Motown. Producers of Laura Matalon Marya Peters ANNA R. KALTENBACH (Production Supervi- Rent 20th anniversary tour, Cinderella, Mamma GENERAL MANAGEMENT Scott Praefke Anne Waisanen sor & Production Stage Manager). Broadway/ N.Y.: Mia!, White Christmas. Currently developing Work Light Productions Doug Blemker Mary Alyce Blum Motown, Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Broad- Clue, a new stage play based on the Paramount Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel Sarah Dahlberg Andrew Damer way Inspirational Voices. Tours: Once, Memphis, movie. Produced Julie Andrews, The Gift of Music Scott Seay Anièle Fortin Jennifer Gallagher John Gilmour Shrek, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia!, Dirty Rot- at The Hollywood Bowl and London’s O2 Arena. Kevin Greene Courtney King Meghan Kastenholz Anne Dailey Meyer Emily Miller Carolyn Smith ten Scoundrels, Joseph… (Tokyo). West End: Mo- Other recent touring productions include the Tony Jacqueline Smith town. Regional: Marriott Lincolnshire, Chicago Award-winners American Idiot, In the Heights COMPANY MANAGER WEST GRAND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Shakespeare, Other Theatre Company, Western and Avenue Q. WLP is led by founding partner Maia Sutton Michael Lovesmith, President Assistant Company Manager...... Jasmin Jakobsen Stage, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Colorado and President Stephen Gabriel and Vice President Brenda Boyce, Director of Creative Services/Archivist Ballet, Opera Colorado. Proud AEA member. Nancy Gabriel. worklightproductions.com. CONSULTANT GENERAL MANAGER CASTING Nathan Gehan, Bespoke Theatricals Wojcik | Seay Casting RALPH STAN LEE (Stage Manager) is pleased PORT CITY TECHNICAL (Production Man- PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay to join MOTOWN. Some of his favorite credits are agement) is a production management company Port City Technical Holly Buczek national tours of Dreamgirls; Hello, Dolly!; Cin- based in Charleston, S.C. Current tours with Work Rhys Williams Mike East ORIGINAL CASTING derella; and Nice Work If You Can Get It. Region- Light Productions include Mamma Mia!, Rent, Mackenzie Foster Rossella Human Telsey + Company al: Whorl Inside a Loop (Second Stage), PORGY Cinderella and White Christmas. “We are thrilled D. Wade Jolly Suzanne Prueter telseyandco.com & BESS (Spoletto) and A C.hristmas Carol (N.C. to be working with them again on Motown and ALCHEMATION LEGAL COUNSEL Shakes). Ralph would like to thank Worklight and Something Rotten! Kevin McCollum LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Mr. Gordy for this opportunity. KEVIN MCCOLLUM (Producer) has received Lucas McMahon Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell, Daniel Watkins, Emily Erstling AMBER JOHNSON (Assistant Stage Man- three Tony Awards for Best Musical for In the Graham Duff Emma Horwitz Darnetha M’Baye Production Stage Manager ...... Anna R. Kaltenbach ager) is thrilled to be working with Motown Heights (2008), Avenue Q (2004) and Rent (1996), Thomas Schermerhorn Jessica Troy Stage Manager...... Ralph Stan Lee again. Touring credits: The Phantom of the Op- which was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Assistant Stage Managers...... Amber Johnson, Anthony CeFala era (North American tour), Motown The Musical Drama. He also produced The Drowsy Chaperone (first national), The Book of Mormon (Chicago (2006, winner of five Tonys) and, most recently, tour) and Jersey Boys (Chicago tour). Chicago Something Rotten!, Hand to God and Motown credits include West Side Story, Mamma Mia! and The Musical on Broadway. He will be represented BAR/BAT Oklahoma! (Paramount Theatre); and Gypsy, Se- on Broadway this spring by The Play That Goes PLAN YOUR NEXT MITZVAHS ussical The Musical and Shrek The Musical (Chi- Wrong and also on tour by Something Rotten! BIRTHDAYS cago Shakespeare Theatre). Other regional credits Mr. McCollum was trained at the University of EVENT WITH US include Williamstown Theatre Festival and An- Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and FUNDRAISERS telope Valley Ballet. Amber graduated from the earned his master’s from the University of South- CORPORATE University of Oklahoma with a B.F.A. in theater. ern . EVENTS “As always, Boomer Sooner!” DOUG MORRIS (Producer) is widely consid- WWEDDING ALLIED LIVE (Press and Marketing) is a full- ered the most influential executive in the music RECEPTIONS service marketing/advertising agency represent- industry. Currently CEO of Sony Music Enter- ing national tours, performing arts institutions tainment, he has worked with many of the most AND MORE and experiential entertainment entities through- popular artists of the past four decades, includ- out North America. Current touring clients: ing the Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, Pete Town- Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, An American in shend, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler, Paris, Something Rotten!, Rent 20th anniversary Tori Amos, INXS, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Stevie tour, Kinky Boots, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cin- Wonder and U2. He is on the board of the Rock derella, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, and Roll Hall of Fame, he has a star on the Holly- Mamma Mia!, Motown The Musical, Once, Elf wood Walk of Fame, and he has been recognized and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming by numerous organizations for his outstanding tours include School of Rock and The Humans. contributions to music. Morris is also the founder LINDA J. STEWART (Marketing & Press Out- of VEVO, the top music entertainment destina- reach), It Is Done Communications. Tours/Off- tion on the web, and previously spent 15 years as Broadway: The Color Purple, Fela!, Dreamgirls, worldwide chairman and CEO of Universal Music Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Scottsboro Boys, Porgy Group. He began his career as a songwriter and 248-414-1005 248-326-5288 and Bess and Motown the Musical. Broadway: producer, with credits including the Chiffons’ ROYAL OAK BIRMINGHAM The Color Purple, Fela!, Porgy and Bess, After “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” and Brownsville Station’s Midnight, The Gin Game. Urban press: Tyler Per- “Smokin’ in the Boys Room.” WWW.EMAGINE-ENTERTAINMENT.COM/HOST-EVENT ry’s “The Have and The Have Nots,” Madea’s Big

20 21 Dance Captain...... Rod Harrelson Brooks Brothers and Michael Santulli, Pearl Drums and Zildjian Cymbals. “I Am Inc. (ASCAP). “My Guy” by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “My Assistant Dance Captain...... Ramone Owens a Man” iconic image copyrighted by Richard L. Copley. Keyboards Furnished World Is Empty Without You” by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Associate Scenic Designers...... James Burns, Rod Lemmond by Yamaha. Research materials by Portia K. Maultsby and Charles E. Sykes. Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by Whitfield, Norman Some of the world’s Associate Costume Designer...... Heather Stanley Motown® is a trademark of UMG Recordings, Inc., J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI). “Please, Mr. Postman” by Assistant Costume Designers...... Tina McCartney, William Mellette registered in the U.S. and other countries, Garrett, William/Dobbins, /Holland, Brian/Gorman, Freddie/Bateman, Robert. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI)/EMI most creative minds Costume Assistant...... Amber Paul and is used under license. Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” by Associate Lighting Designer...... Aaron Spivey The producers wish to thank Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Reach Out suffer from one of the Assistant Lighting Designer...... Timothy Reed The MOTOWN MUSEUM I’ll Be There” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Moving Light Programmer...... Sean Beach The official home of Hitsville U.S.A. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)” by Gordy, most devastating Automation Programmer...... Kevin Donnelly motownmuseum.org Berry Jr./Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. Associate Projection Designer...... Olivia Sebesky (ASCAP). “Remember Me” by Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music Lead Projections Animation...... Gabriel Aronson Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Shop Around” by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete conditions… Projection Programmer...... Benjamin Keightley Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Shotgun” by Dewalt, Autry. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Projection Image Researcher...... Susan Hormuth “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Wonder, Stevie/Wright, Syreeta/Gar- Associate Sound Designer...... Simon Matthews Experience the little house that ROCKED the world! rett, Lee/Hardaway, Lula Mae. Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o Associate Wig & Hair Designer...... Gretchen Androsavich Evans Visit Motown Museum at Hitsville U.S.A.— EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Swandi Music (BMI) c/o EMI Blackwood Music Inc. Assistant Wig & Hair Designer...... Michael Dondanville II the birthplace of Motown…where it all began. (BMI). “Square Biz” by Brockert, Mary C./MC Grier, Allen Henry. Jobete Music Makeup Designer...... J. Jared Janas Co. Inc. obo itself and McNella Music (ASCAP). “Stop in the Name of Love” by motownmuseum.org Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music Assistant Production Manager...... Suzanne Prueter THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE MARTY BANDIER (BMI). “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” by Gaye, Marvin P./Gordy, George/Stevenson, Production Carpenter...... Paul Hunter FOR HISSUPPORT OF THIS PRODUCTION. William. Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, Production Automation...... McLane Snow NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). “Super Freak” by James, Rick/Miller, Alonzo. motownthemusical.com Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI). “The Happening” Head Carpenter...... Shane Lowry MUSIC CREDITS by Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/De Vol, Frank. Automation Carpenter...... Schuyler Woods “ABC” by Mizell, Alphonso J./Perren, Freddie/Richards, Deke/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI). “The Love You Save” by Flyman...... Joshua Townsend Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “A Breathtaking Guy” by Robinson, Smokey. Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J/Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, Deke. Jobete Music Production Electricians...... Michael Pitzer, Brendan Quigley Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Simpson, Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Theme From Mahogany ‘Do You Know Where You’re Going To’” Head Electrician...... Billy Paton Valerie/Ashford, Nickolas. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Ain’t Too Proud to by Goffin, Gerry/Masser, Michael. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Screen Gems- Assistant Electrician/Video...... Dave Salazar Beg” by Whitfield, Norman J./Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “To Be Loved” by Gordy, Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/ Front Light Electrician...... Rachel Juozapaitis “Baby I Need Your Loving” by Holland, Brian/Holland, Edward, Jr./Dozier, Lamont Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo Old Brompton Road Music. (ASCAP)/Third Production Sound...... Jeff Human Herbert. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). “War” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Be a source of hope. Head Sound...... Kevin McCoy Is Today)” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Agate Music (BMI). “What’s Going On” by Benson, Renaldo/Cleveland, Alfred W/ Assistant Sound...... Elyssa Kohen “Brick House” by Richie, Lionel/Lapread, Ronald/Orange, Walter/Williams, Gaye, Marvin P. Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and Help find a cure for bipolar disorder. Head Props...... Art Johnson Milan/MC Clary, Thomas/King, William. Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). “Where Did Our Love Go” by Production and Touring Wardrobe Supervisor...... Megan Quinn Cambrae Music/Hanna Music/Libren Music/Macawrite Music/Old Fashion Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert. Stone Agate Music Publishing/Walter Orange Music (ASCAP). “Buttered Popcorn” by Gordy, Berry (BMI). “Who’s Lovin’ You” by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). What makes a person bipolar, prone to Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor...... Jocelyn Seawright Jr./Ales, Barney. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Can “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” by Wonder, Stevie, Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Assistant Wardrobe/Principal Dresser...... Renee Jones I Close the Door” written by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith. “Crusin’” by Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). “You Are You” by Gordy, Berry manic highs and depressed lows? We are Production and Touring Hair/Wig/Makeup Supervisor...... Tereza Victoriano Robinson, Smokey/Tarplin, Marvin. Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO Bertam Music Jr., Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “You Can’t Hurry Love” by Holland, Edward, Assistant Hair/Wig Supervisor...... Adrienne Maurer Company (ASCAP). “Dancing in the Street” by Gaye, Marvin P./Hunter, Ivy Jo/ Jr./Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “You’re advancing research on the personalized Associate Keyboard Programmers...... Tim Crook, Jeremy King Stevenson, William Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself All I Need to Get By” by Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music Co. Casting Assistant...... Joe Hetterly and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). “Do You Love Me” by Inc. (ASCAP). “You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You” by Cavanaugh, James/ treatment of this illness that affects Tutoring...... On Location Education Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Get Ready” by Robinson, Smokey. Morgan, Russ/Stock, Larry. Larry Stock Music Co.; Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.; Tutor/Child Wrangler...... Amy Freedman Jobete Music Co. Inc.(ASCAP). “Give It to Me Baby” by James, Rick. Jobete Music Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP). “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” close to 6 million Americans. Production Assistants...... Anthony CeFala, Randy Donaldson, Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Good Morning Heartache” by Drake, Ervin M./Fisher, Dan/ by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Emily Pelletier, Meg Whitehurst Higginbotham, Irene. Lindabet Music Corporation, Microhits Music Corp., Sony/ ATV Tunes, LLC. (ASCAP). “Got a Job” by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are Assistant to Mr. Gordy...... Mario Escobar members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Assistant to Mr. Morris...... Jane Ellis Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and Taj Mahal Music/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Happy Birthday” by Wonder, Stevie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black actors and stage managers in the . Associate Producer...... Lucas McMahon Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Hey Joe (Black Like Me)” written Production Photographer...... Joan Marcus by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith. “I Can’t Get Next to You” by Whitfield, Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the Make your donation at: Web/Social/Digital Agency...... The Marketing Division Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). Bob Bucci, Maris Smith, Danielle Migliaccio Pie Honey Bunch)” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, PrechterFund.org/help Accountant...... WithumSmith+Brown/ Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “I Got the Feelin’” by . Bro N Sis Music, United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA Inc. (BMI). “I Hear a Symphony” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/ Designers and Scenic Artists for the American Theatre. 1-877-UM-GENES Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” Comptroller...... Galbraith & Company/Sarah Galbraith The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors Insurance...... Maury Donnelly & Parr, Inc./Bob Middleton, Meghan Shriver by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “(I Know) I’m and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. Banking...... Signature Bank/Margaret Monigan Losing You” by Whitfield, Norman J./Holland, Edward, Jr./Grant, Cornelius. Stone Payroll...... People, Inc. Agate Music (BMI). “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by Gaye, Marvin The press agents, Company and House Managers employed in this Travel Agent...... Road Rebel and Tzell Travel P./Nyx, James. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Merchandising...... Creative Goods/Pete Milano FCG Music (ASCAP). “It’s What’s in the Grooves That Counts” written by Berry Agents & Managers. Housing...... Road Rebel Gordy and Michael Lovesmith. “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” by Pockriss, Lee J./Vance, Paul. Emily Music Corp, Music Sales Corp (ASCAP). “I This production is produced by members of The Broadway League in CREDITS Want You Back” by Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J./Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, collaboration with our professional union-represented employees. Automation by TAIT. Video Projection System Engineered and Provided by World- Deke. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “I Wish” by Stevie Wonder. Jobete Music Co. Stage Inc. Scenery constructed by TTS Studios, LLC and Hudson Scenic Design. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Lonely Teardrops” The musicians employed in this production are members of the Scenery and props constructed by Proof Productions, Inc. and Daedalus Design by Gordy, Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. American Federation of Musicians. and Production Inc. Props by Paragon Theme and Prop Fabrication, Jerard Studio, obo Old Brompton Road Music. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Love Is UNITY • HARMONY • ARTISTRY Craig Gregg and Zoe Morsette. Onstage guitars compliments of Gibson Guitars Here and Now You’re Gone” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, USA. Costumes by Artur & Tailors; Beckenstein’s Men’s Fabric Czar; Steppenwolf Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Mama Done Told Me (My)” by Robinson, Costume Shop; Giliberto Designs Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Timberlake Studio; Paul Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). “Mercy Chang Custom Tailors; Tricorne, Inc.; Ritz Furs NYC, Sharnelle Furs NYC, Arel Stu- Mercy Me (The Ecology)” by Gaye, Marvin P. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and dios. Lighting equipment by PRG Lighting, Inc. Sound equipment by PRG Sound, MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). “Money (That’s What I Want)” Inc. Custom shoes by LaDuca Shoes and Worldtone. Dying and distressing by by Gordy, Berry Jr./Bradford, Janie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Hochi Asiatico. Custom hats by Arnold S. Levine. Special thanks to Bra*Tenders, Music (BMI). “My Girl” by White, Ronald/Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. 22 23 A SALUTE TO THE

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