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Contents From the President & CEO.................................... 5
From the Chair.............................................................................. 7 Annual Fund Donors..............................................................9 Motown The Musical.............................................................13
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Dear friends, While there are thousands of record labels in the U.S., there is really only one whose name is synonymous with its unique sound as well as the city in which it was founded. That label is Motown. Founded by Berry Gordy in his hometown of Detroit in 1958, Motown Records served as a recording mecca for African-American performers at a time when black artists faced immense obstacles in the entertainment world. Motown became a place where black performers were nurtured. At a time when music was largely segregated, Motown began selling records to all people and was at the center of the integration of pop music in America. The story of Berry Gordy, the Motown sound and their music is the essence of our Willis Broadway Series presentation of Motown The Musical. In fact, Gordy wrote the book of the musical, which he based on his 1994 autobiography “To Be Loved,” and also produced the musical in New York and the national tour you’re about to see. The backbone of this show is the music. The production contains more than 50 hits from the fabulous Motown catalog, many of them standards in the pop world that continue to sound as fresh and fun as when they were recorded, mostly during Motown’s golden era of the 1960s and ’70s. Throughout Motown’s history, Gordy remained the driving force for the label and was the consummate manager and promoter of his artists. In fact, when I met Berry Gordy in New York shortly after the opening of Motown, he remembered musical tours to Des Moines and correctly recalled the biggest radio stations in the market. Motown The Musical is a high-energy show, and we hope you enjoy it. Our Willis Broadway Series continues at the Civic Center in January with the return of The Book of Mormon. From all of us at Des Moines Performing Arts, we wish you happy holidays and a safe and prosperous new year.
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Dear friends, Welcome! We are so pleased that you are with us. On behalf of the Board of Directors, please accept our sincere thanks to our Willis Broadway Series Season Ticket Holders and Donors. Your interest, patronage and generosity build the foundation for all we do. Des Moines Performing Arts is the non-profit organization that operates the Des Moines Civic Center, Stoner Theater, Temple Theater and Cowles Commons. At these venues, you will find an extensive range of high-quality live, professional performing arts. The world’s top dance companies perform in The Dance Series. The Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series offers an ideal introduction to theater and the arts for families and children. The Prairie Meadows Temple Comedy Series brings laughs and creative theater performances to the Temple Theater, a space that is also the home to the Prairie Meadows Live at the Temple Concert Series. Des Moines Performing Arts also offers highly impactful educational programs. The Applause Series offers $1 tickets to every one of the more than 54,000 students and teachers who come to its performances annually. Professional development programs provide teachers with new strategies for the classroom. And, I hope you will mark your calendar for June 1, 2015, when we celebrate the work of Iowa’s talented young people and their committed instructors at the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase. All of these programs require donations to operate successfully. I invite you to join us in our mission by becoming a Donor. Your gift will impact many, as will the opportunities for you to explore everything that is Des Moines Performing Arts. To learn more about attending any of our performances or making a donation, please visit DesMoinesPerformingArts.org or call (515) 246-2300. Enjoy the show!
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COWLES COMMONS DONORS Athene USA Bankers Trust Bravo Greater Des Moines Tom and Michele Brown Robert Brownell Jeff Chelesvig Rick Clark and Mary Grace Herrington Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Gardner and Florence Call Cowles Foundation Eric and Kathy Crowell City of Des Moines Draper & Kramer, Inc. DuPont Pioneer Charles and Karin Edwards EMC Insurance Companies
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Des Moines Performing Arts thanks its
PREMIER PARTNERS for their support:
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Polk County Board of Supervisors Prairie Meadows Thomas Press and Donna Paulsen The Principal Financial Group Register Media John Ruan Foundation Trust Mike Simonson Tom Stanberry Jeffrey and Mary Stier UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Vision Iowa Joe and Rhonda Watton Wells Fargo Douglas and Deborah West James and Ann Willer Angela Williams Connie Wimer and Frank Fogarty
welcome Once again the Willis Auto Campus is honored to provide title sponsorship to Des Moines Performing Arts’ main stage season in the form of the 2014-2015 Willis Broadway Series. We recognize the importance of this type of cultural enrichment and appreciate the vitality it brings to our community. It is our privilege, through our partnership with Des Moines Performing Arts, to bring Motown The Musical to Central Iowa. ENJOY THE SHOW! — Rich Willis, President
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DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER A Des Moines Performing Arts Theater Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO
Kevin McCollum Doug Morris and Berry Gordy PRESENT
BOOK BY
MUSIC AND LYRICS FROM
Berry Gordy
The Legendary Motown Catalog
Based upon the Book To Be Loved: 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
Jarran Muse
Clifton Oliver Allison Semmes
Jesse Nager
Erick Buckley Patrice Covington Jamarice Daughtry Ashley Tamar Davis Lynorris Evans Melanie Evans Devon Goffman Jennie Harney LaTrisa Harper Rod Harrelson Robert Hartwell Marcus Paul James Trisha Jeffrey Grasan Kingsberry Elijah Ahmad Lewis Jarvis B. Manning, Jr. Krisha Marcano Marq Moss Rashad Naylor Chadaé Nichol Leon Outlaw, Jr. Ramone Owens Nic Rowe Jamison Scott Reed L. Shannon Doug Storm Martina Sykes Christian Dante White Galen J. Williams SCENIC DESIGN
David Korins
COSTUME DESIGN
CASTING
Peter Hylenski ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Charles G. LaPointe PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Anna R. Kaltenbach Julia P. Jones TOUR BOOKING AGENCY
The Booking Group Meredith Blair ORCHESTRATIONS
SOUND DESIGN
Natasha Katz HAIR & WIG DESIGN
Telsey + Company Bethany Knox, CSA PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
LIGHTING DESIGN
Esosa
Schele Williams
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
Bespoke Theatricals
TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS
MARKETING AND PRESS OUTREACH
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR
DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS
Allied Live
Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
David Benken
Linda J. Stewart
Darryl Archibald
Zane Mark
SCRIPT CONSULTANTS
David Goldsmith & Dick Scanlan
CREATIVE CONSULTANT
Christie Burton
MUSIC SUPERVISION & ARRANGEMENTS BY
Ethan Popp CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Patricia Wilcox & Warren Adams DIRECTED BY
Charles Randolph-Wright PRESENTED BY DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS • DECEMBER 2-7, 2014
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PROJECTION DESIGN
Daniel Brodie ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER
Brian H. Brooks EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Nina Lannan MUSIC COORDINATOR
Michael Keller ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Bryan Crook
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Jarran Muse
Clifton Oliver
Allison Semmes
Jesse Nager
Leon Outlaw, Jr.
Reed L. Shannon
Erick Buckley
Patrice Covington
Jamarice Daughtry
Ashley Tamar Davis
Lynorris Evans
Melanie Evans
Devon Goffman
Jennie Harney
LaTrisa Harper
Rod Harrelson
Robert Hartwell
Marcus Paul James
Trisha Jeffrey
Grasan Kingsberry
Elijah Ahmad Lewis
Jarvis B. Manning, Jr.
Krisha Marcano
Marq Moss
Rashad Naylor
ChadaĂŠ Nichol
Ramone Owens
Nic Rowe
Jamison Scott
Doug Storm
Martina Sykes
Christian Dante White 15
Galen J. Williams
CAST Berry Gordy...............................................................................................................CLIFTON OLIVER Diana Ross...............................................................................................................ALLISON SEMMES Smokey Robinson.............................................................................................................JESSE NAGER Marvin Gaye...................................................................................................................JARRAN MUSE Young Berry Gordy/Stevie Wonder/Michael Jackson.......... LEON OUTLAW, JR., REED L. SHANNON
ENSEMBLE Jackie Wilson Manager, Harold Noveck, Studio Head............................................. ERICK BUCKLEY Edna Anderson, Martha Reeves, Chattie Hattie, Marvelette............................PATRICE COVINGTON Dennis Edwards, Miracle, Mickey Stevenson, Commodore..........................JAMARICE DAUGHTRY Esther Gordy, Lula Hardaway, Gladys Knight, Vandella, Gladys Horton.....ASHLEY TAMAR DAVIS Temptation, Fuller Gordy, Contour, Jackson 5........................................................ LYNORRIS EVANS Claudette Robinson, Landlady, Teena Marie, Billie Jean Brown, Hitsville Employee, Marvelette............................................................................. MELANIE EVANS Temptation, Contour, Jackson 5, Robert Gordy..................................................ROBERT HARTWELL Lamont Dozier, David Ruffin, Commodore, Jermaine Jackson, Pip................................................................................... MARCUS PAUL JAMES Mary Wilson, Mother Gordy..................................................................................... TRISHA JEFFREY Four Top, Norman Whitfield, Commodore ................................................... GRASAN KINGSBERRY Stevie Wonder, Levi Stubbs, Miracle, Pip, Jr. Walker Allstar ...................... ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS Contour, Eddie Holland, Magnificent Montague, Hitsville Employee...........JARVIS B. MANNING, JR. Florence Ballard, Suzanne de Passe....................................................................... KRISHA MARCANO Temptation, Commodore, Contour, Jr. Walker................................................................. MARQ MOSS Jackie Wilson, Four Top, Contour, Brian Holland, Jackson 5, Rick James............ RASHAD NAYLOR Anna Gordy, Marvelette............................................................................................CHADAÉ NICHOL Melvin Franklin, Miracle, Commodore.....................................................................RAMONE OWENS Barney Ales, Roger Campbell, Tom Clay, Pirate DJ................................................. JAMISON SCOTT Ed Sullivan, Shelly Berger, Dudley Buell....................................................................... DOUG STORM Gwen Gordy, Vandella, Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wells.............................................. MARTINA SYKES Four Top, Georgie Woods, Martin Luther King Jr., Pip, Miller London, Pop Gordy......................CHRISTIAN DANTE WHITE
SWINGS DEVON GOFFMAN, JENNIE HARNEY, LaTRISA HARPER, ROD HARRELSON, NIC ROWE, GALEN J. WILLIAMS
DANCE CAPTAIN: ROD HARRELSON ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: LaTRISA HARPER UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For Berry Gordy—JAMARICE DAUGHTRY, CHRISTIAN DANTE WHITE For Diana Ross—ASHLEY TAMAR DAVIS, TRISHA JEFFREY For Smokey Robinson—GRASAN KINGSBERRY, NIC ROWE For Marvin Gaye—MARCUS PAUL JAMES, CHRISTIAN DANTE WHITE
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ACT 1 Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Berry Gordy’s House—Los Angeles The Gordy Family Home—Detroit, Urban Street Flame Show Bar, Gwen’s House, Jackie Wilson’s Manager’s Office, Gordy Home Hitsville House, WJBK Radio Motortown Revue, Hitsville Office/A Payphone in Birmingham Hitsville Studio A Caravan Of Stars, Ed Sullivan Theatre Stage Theater—Manchester, England—Backstage & Onstage, Paris Hotel, The Copacabana In and Around Hitsville ACT 2 Performance Stage In and Around Hitsville Hollywood Palace Frontier Hotel—Outer Lobby & Stage L.A. Recording Studios, A Resort in the Bahamas, Smokey’s Hotel Room—Los Angeles, Berry’s Office, Sales Dept./Southern Distributor’s Office Diana’s Dressing Room, Hollywood Movie Set Motown L.A. Offices Diana’s Dressing Room, Onstage Berry Gordy’s House, Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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MUSICAL NUMBERS Motown music courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “ABC” “A Breathtaking Guy” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” “Baby Love” “Ball of Confusion” “Brick House” “Buttered Popcorn” “Bye Bye Baby/Two Lovers” “Can I Close the Door”* “Cruisin’” “Dancing in the Street” “Do You Love Me” “Get Ready” “Give It to Me, Baby” “Good Morning, Heartache” “Got a Job” “Happy Birthday” “Hey Joe (Black Like Me)”* “I Can’t Get Next to You” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” “I Got the Feeling” “I Hear a Symphony” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” “(I Know) I’m Losing You” “I’ll Be There” “It’s What’s in the Grooves That Counts” “I Want You Back” “I Wish” “Lonely Teardrops”
“Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” “Money (That’s What I Want)” “My Girl” “My Guy” “My Mama Done Told Me” “Please, Mr. Postman” “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” “Reach Out and Touch” “Reet Petite” “Remember Me” “Shop Around” “Shotgun” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” “Square Biz” “Stop in the Name of Love” “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” “Super Freak” “The Happening” “The Love You Save” “To Be Loved” “Two Lovers” “War” “What’s Going On” “Where Did Our Love Go” “Who’s Loving You” “You’re All I Need to Get By” “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–JOHN SAMORIAN Drums–TREVOR HOLDER Electric, Acoustic, and 5 String Electric Bass–ENZO PENIZZOTTO Guitar 1 (Electric & Hollow-Body Electric)–DAVE MATOS Reed 1–JIM ROMAIN**; Reed 2–LYNNE HART**; Reed 3–HAROLD JANSEN** Trumpet 1–ANDY CLASSEN**; Trumpet 2–JIM BOVINETTE**; Trumpet 3–NANCY VOGT** Violin/Viola–JULIE FOX HENSON** Guitar 2–JEFF LIND** Percussion 1–AARON WILLIAMS**; Percussion 2–MARK DORR** Local Contractor–HAROLD JANSEN** Music Coordinator–MICHAEL KELLER Keyboard Programmer–RANDY COHEN Music Preparation–EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATION **Denotes local musician
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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 CLIFTON OLIVER (Berry Gordy) is honored to be a part of the Motown family. Broadway: The Lion King (Simba), In The Heights (Benny opposite Jordin Sparks), Wicked (Fiyero). National tours: The Lion King (Simba), Rent (Benny and Collins), Ragtime (Ensemble). Regional: Pal Joey (Arkansas Rep.), Kinky Boots (Lola’s standby for Bill Porter), West Coast tour of The Scottsboro Boys (Charlie/Victoria), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Victor), Godspell (Judas) MUNY. Television: “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” Clifton would like to express his love and gratitude to his mother, family & friends, Scotty Kreindler, Telsey & Co., Don Buchwald & Associates, Matt Farnsworth, Dani Super and his foundation, God.
Dreamgirls. Tours: American Idiot, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, 42nd Street. Check jarranmuse. com for the complete resume. Thank you to Mr. Gordy, Charles and Telsey for this new opportunity to bring Marvin to stage every night; to the Motown legends that lived the story we are telling; to KMR for representing me and to my family and friends for being there. I LOVE YOU! Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Follow me on Instagram: @JaeMuse or Twitter: @JarranMuse. JESSE NAGER (Smokey Robinson) is thrilled to continue his Motown journey as Smokey having opened the show on Broadway as Eddie Kendricks/The Temptations. Broadway: Scandalous, Mary Poppins, Good Vibrations, Mama Mia!. Tours/Off-Broadway: Xandadu/ Fame on 42nd St. Jesse has sung with Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, and Patti Labelle. Jesse is the founder and Artistic Director of The Broadway Boys, a touring group that redefines the “musical theater” (www.bwayboys.com). Jacob, you are my rock!
ALLISON SEMMES (Diana Ross). Chicago native. B.M. Opera at UIUC, M.M. from NYU-Steinhardt. Broadway credits: Motown The Musical (Florence Ballard) and The Book of Mormon (Nabalungi U/S, Swing). Other credits include The Color Purple national tour, Dreamgirls, Bubbling Brown Sugar, The Wiz, Candide. “I want to thank you Bethany and everyone at Telsey, Renee, my CCC/ KACC/ GIAME families, Momma and Poppa Bear, Emile, QVD, and my friends for the unconditional love and support!” allisonsemmes.com. @ladysemmes. Romans 12:12 NMRK.
LEON OUTLAW, JR. (Young Berry Gordy/ Young Stevie Wonder/Young Michael Jackson). At a very young age, Leon began to sing and dance to the amazement of his parents. Inspired by Michael Jackson and James Brown, Leon made his stage debut at age 9. Ecstatic about being a part of Motown and thanks God, family and friends. Facebook: Leon-C-Outlaw-Jr; Twitter: @ leoncoutlawjr; Instagram: LJOutlaw312.
JARRAN MUSE (Marvin Gaye). A native Jersey boy couldn’t be happier living his dream. God is good y’all. Broadway/N.Y.C.: Motown The Musical, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST DEVON GOFFMAN (Swing). Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.! Tours: Jersey Boys, Grease! (w/ Frankie Avalon), Titanic, Buddy. Film: Michael & Javier. “Thank you Bethany, everyone at Telsey & Judy Boals. Love to my family! In loving memory of Jack Greenan.”
REED LORENZO SHANNON (Young Berry Gordy/Young Stevie Wonder/Young Michael Jackson) was trained at NC Theatre Conservatory. He has performed roles in NCTC productions of The Who’s Tommy, In the Heights and on the main stage in Oliver! Reed received rave reviews while in the cast of Les Misérables (2014— Gavroche) with NCT and Broadway Series South. reedshannon.com.
JENNIE HARNEY (Swing). Brooklyn baby! Broadway: Broadway Rising Stars (featured). National: We the People (Dawn). Regional: Dreamgirls (Deena), Thunder Knocking on the Door (Glory), Beehive (Jasmine), Pearl (Pearl Bailey). AUDELCO Nominee. “Thanks to God, Mom and Dad!”
ERICK BUCKLEY (Ensemble). Broadway/ national tours: Les Misérables (Valjean); The Addams Family (Uncle Fester); The Full Monty (Dave); The Phantom Of The Opera (Piangi); Kiss Me, Kate (Gangster #1), Grease! (Roger). Favorite roles: husband to Robin, dad to Miranda.
LATRISA A. HARPER (Ensemble). Fort Pierce, Fla. Ailey II. Broadway: The Color Purple, The Lion King. Broadway workshop: Beehive with Debbie Allen. A.R.T: Witness Uganda. Love to family and Susan Batson Studios.
PATRICE COVINGTON (Ensemble). The Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls (Effie), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Armelia). Find her self-titled original album and the Grammy-nominated Ain’t Misbehavin’ on iTunes. Numerous national voiceovers. Instagram: @Sangtrice. “Don’t be a star…be a galaxy!”
ROD HARRELSON (Swing). Excited to be a part of the Motown tour! Originally from Greensboro, N.C, began dancing at UNC-Chapel Hill. “Love and thanks to God and family. This one’s for Cynthia.”
JAMARICE DAUGHTRY (Ensemble). From Bartow, Fla., Bethune Cookman University alum. Member of the Stellar Award-winning group Group Therapy. Winner of the Grady Rayam Prize in Negro Spirituals. “Thank you to my mom Sharon for always supporting me!” jamaricedaughtry.com.
ROBERT HARTWELL (Ensemble). Proud magna cum laude University of Michigan. Broadway: Memphis (Wailin’ Joe), Nice Work… (Astaire Award nominee), Cinderella. Tours: Dreamgirls. Host and interior designer of web series “Broadway Quick Change.” Jeremiah 29:11. “As always, for Nana.” robert-hartwell.com.
ASHLEY TAMAR DAVIS (Ensemble). Tours: Prince. Theater: Perry Productions. TV: “SNL,” BRIT Awards. Grammy-nominated; co-wrote “Beautiful, Loved and Blessed.” Graduate of USC School of Music. “Thanks to God, family, friends!” tamardavis.com.
MARCUS PAUL JAMES (Ensemble) From the Original Broadway closing cast of RENT (Mr. Jefferson) and RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway. Bway credits: Motown, In The Height; Off-Broadway: RENT. Singer/ songwriter with last CD project titled “Meant to Be.” marcuspauljames.com
LYNORRIS EVANS (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the national tour of Motown The Musical. Broadway: Leap of Faith. Tours: Flashdance, Memphis. Cirque Du Soleil: “Viva Elvis.” B.F.A.: Fordham University. “Thanks to my supportive family and friends.”
TRISHA JEFFREY (Ensemble). 2013 Broadway World Chicago Best Actress for “Celie” in The Color Purple. Broadway: Little Shop Of Horrors, All Shook Up, Rent. Tour: Sister Act, Rent. Full bio: trishajeffrey.com. @ trishajeffrey. “Love and gratitude.”
MELANIE EVANS (Ensemble). National/ international: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Junie B. Jones, Disney’s Believe (original cast). New York workshop: Amazing Grace. Regional: Ragtime (Sarah) and Aida (Nehebka). AMDA graduate. “Thank you to The Mine and Telsey casting!”
GRASAN KINGSBERRY (Ensemble). A Juilliard alumnus, Grasan joins this company directly from the Broadway production of
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Motown. Broadway: Nice Work…, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Color Purple, Aida. Tour: Dreamgirls (u/s Curtis). Film/TV: I Am Legend, “Smash,” “All My Children.” grasan-kingsberry.com. ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS (Stevie Wonder/ Ensemble). Award-winning song writer/ arranger, choreographer. Off-Broadway: Mama I Want To Sing, Sing Harlem Sing, We Are. Regional: Once on This Island, Guys and Dolls, The Piano Lesson. TV/Film: Mama I Want To Sing, “America” (Rosie O’Donnell), “Celebrity Apprentice,” TBN, “Bobby Jones Gospel.” elijahahmadlewis.com. JARVIS B. MANNING, JR. (Ensemble). Houston, Tex. native. This is his first Equity production and he feels honored and blessed that it’s with Motown! This performance is dedicated to his amazing family, especially his Aunt Barbs! “Thank you God!” KRISHA MARCANO (Ensemble). Broadway: Motown, The Color Purple (Squeak, original cast), Sweet Charity, Aida, Fosse (first national tour). Concert dance: Martha Graham Dance Co., Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Krisha is a proud member of AEA. MARQ MOSS (Ensemble). Background vocalist: Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Carole King, Anita Baker, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross. Graduate of Clark Atlanta University. Broadway tour: The
Lion King (u/s Simba). Thanks God, family and friends. “Hey, Mom!” marqkmoss.com. RASHAD NAYLOR (Ensemble). Broadway: Hairspray (Thad, Seaweed u/s, original cast album), Jersey Boys (Barry Belson). OffBroadway: Rent (Benny). Tours: Rock of Ages, The Book of Mormon. Regional: The Rat Pack (Sammy Davis Jr.), The Wiz (Scarecrow). CHADAÉ NICHOL (Ensemble). Chicagoland native, Ball State grad, Chadaé is overjoyed to embark on this historic Motown tour! Regional: Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Cabaret, Little Shop…. “Thanks to God, and my support system! Brittyn you are my star.” Matt 5:14 @ChadaeNichol. RAMONE OWENS (Ensemble). A Los Angeles native, Ramone is beyond thrilled to be a part of Motown. Regional: Disney’s Aladdin, Dreamgirls, Man of La Mancha. B.F.A., Boston Conservatory. “Thanks to God, Mom, Dad and my ‘we knows.’” Hab: 2:3. NIC ROWE (Swing) is thrilled to be joining Motown! Last seen in the world premiere Duncan Sheik musical Because of Winn Dixie. A graduate of The Boston Conservatory. “Love to my family and friends, boys and girl at Henderson/Hogan Agency.” JAMISON SCOTT (Ensemble). Broadway: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Memphis, Grease! Tour/regional: Grease!, Hairspray,
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST University, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, the Rainbow Coalition’s Man of the Millennium Award, the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the T.J. Martell Foundation’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award and the Grammy Salute to Industry Icons President’s Merit Award. In 2011, President Obama honored him with a Salute to Motown evening at the White House. He is also the recipient of the 2013 Marian Anderson Award, BET’s Visionary Award, Ebony’s first Lifetime Achievement Award and Major League Baseball’s 2014 Beacon of Change Award. Berry Gordy’s unparalleled contribution to popular culture is chronicled in his autobiography, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown.
We Will Rock You, Saturday Night Fever, Altar Boyz. Recordings: Hairspray movie, Killer Queen—A Tribute to Queen, Grease! 2007 cast album. “To God be the glory! ILYHMS.” @JamisonScottR. DOUG STORM (Ensemble). Broadway: Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Dance of the Vampires, Chess in Concert. Off-Broadway: Bat Boy (original cast). Other: Disney’s Tarzan, Because of Winn Dixie, Heathers. 20-year member of Actors’ Equity Association. MARTINA SYKES (Ensemble). Native of St. Petersburg, Fla. and graduate of the University of Florida. Favorite credits (regional): Raindogs, Rent, Hairspray. “I would like to thank God, my family and friends for their unconditional love and support.” Ephesians 3:20.
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING. Sony/ ATV Music Publishing, established in 1995 as a joint venture between Sony and Michael Jackson, is the world’s leading music publisher. Together with EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ ATV owns or administers more than two million copyrights, including those from such iconic music catalogs like Leiber Stoller, Mijac Music, Motown and Famous Music. Sony/ ATV also controls many of the best-known songs ever written, such as “New York, New York,” “All You Need Is Love,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Moon River,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “The Mission Impossible Theme,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Stand By Me,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Singin’ in the Rain.” In addition, Sony/ATV represents the copyrights of such legendary artists as the Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Carole King, Kraftwerk, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Queen, the Rolling Stones, Richie Sambora, Sting, the Supremes, Wyclef Jean, Hank Williams and Stevie Wonder, among others. Its ever-growing list of chart-topping artists, writers and producers includes Akon, Fall Out Boy, Jessie J, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, P!nk, RedOne, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Stargate, Taylor Swift and Kanye West.
CHRISTIAN DANTE WHITE (Ensemble). Scottsboro Boys: Broadway, London. N.Y./ tours: The Book of Mormon, Hairspray, The Wiz, Lost in the Stars, Cotton Club Parade, Jersey Boys. TV: NBC pilot “Mann’s World,” Tonys. “Mom, Boo, Tosh, Kerrs, Sheehans, Headline, SBI, memory of UNC BROTHER.” GALEN J. WILLIAMS (Swing) is thrilled to be on his very first tour with Motown. Favorite past credits: Black Nativity, Passing Strange, Three Little Birds, 2-2 Tango, BDF’s Circle of Dreams. B.F.A., Howard University. BERRY GORDY (Book, Producer) is the founder of Motown, the hit-making enterprise that reached out across a racially divided, politically and socially charged country to transform popular music. He is also a songwriter, producer, director, innovative entrepreneur, teacher and visionary. Actively involved in the Civil Rights movement, he released the recorded speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His films include Lady Sings the Blues (five Academy Award nominations) and Mahogany. Gordy has received four honorary doctorates in philosophy (Occidental College), the humanities (Morehouse College, Michigan State University) and music (Eastern Michigan University). Other awards include the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, the Gordon Grand Fellow from Yale
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lincoln Center), Sophisticated Ladies (starring Maurice Hines) and Ruined at Arena Stage; Guys and Dolls (national tour); Through the Night (Daniel Beaty); They’re Playing Our Song in Brazil (in Portuguese). Additional credits include productions at the Roundabout, Williamstown, NYSF, NY Theatre Workshop, MTC, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen, ACT and Carnegie Hall. Playwright: Blue (starring Phylicia Rashad), The Night Is a Child (starring Jobeth Williams), Cuttin’ Up and co-author of Just Between Friends (Bea Arthur, Broadway), Love in Afghanistan (premiered last fall at Arena Stage, where he is a resident playwright). Film: Preaching to the Choir, screenplays for HBO, Showtime, Disney and Fox. Television: “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family), “South of Nowhere” (The N), “Freestyle” soccer campaign for Nike, director/producer “America, America” (Bebe Winans, BET Centric), writer/producer “Linc’s” (series, Showtime). Honors graduate of Duke University, Roundabout Theatre Board of Directors, artistic
director for Different Voices and Create Carolina, Paul Robeson Award recipient. Randolph-Wright.com. PATRICIA WILCOX (Choreographer). Broadway: Motown The Musical (Astaire Award for Best Choreography on Broadway 2013) and A Night With Janis Joplin. Off-Broadway/ national tours: Children’s Letters To God, Bowfire (and PBS television special), Blues In The Night (NAACP Image Award nomination), Seussical. Co-Conceiver and Choreographer: A Marvelous Party (LA Drama Critics Circle Award, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Award, Elliott Norton Award, JEFF Award). Selected regional: Seattle Rep, The Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Missouri Rep, Arizona Theatre Co. Selected European credits: Thames Television, Canale 5, Falco (Vienna), A Magic Night (Stockholm) and tours. Original works for the Houston Symphony, Minnesota Pops, Phoenix Symphony and Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd Street Y). She has choreographed for several ice skating gold medalists, and her work was represented at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST WARREN ADAMS (Choreographer) is an award-winning director, choreographer and an adjunct professor at NYU and Princeton University in the theater department. He recently directed the film documentary Africa Straight Up and also choreographed the Pulitzer Prize-winning Off-Broadway plays How I Learned to Drive and Ruined. Other notable credits include the opera Magdalena at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Toy Story the Musical for Disney and Nora Ephron’s last film Julie & Julia starring Meryl Streep. His theatrical work has been presented at New York City Center, the Joyce, 2nd Stage, South Coast Rep, Teatro du Municipal Sao Paulo, Theatre for a New Audience, the Intiman, the Geffen and several dance companies. Born and raised in South Africa, he won the Nelson Mandela/Sainsbury Scholarship to study at the Rambert Ballet in London. He is a graduate of Brunel University in England and winner of the Rudolf Nureyev Award. warrenadams.me.
Up, Señor Discretion Himself (Helen Hayes Award nomination). Alliance: Twist. Pasadena Playhouse: Twist (2011 Ovation Award). Berkeley Rep: The Blue Door. Centerstage: Once on This Island, Gleam. Denver Center Theatre Company: Sense & Sensibility the Musical. “Project Runway” finalist. esosadesign.com. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theater, opera and dance. Recent Broadway: Once (Tony Award), Follies, Sister Act, The Addams Family, The Little Mermaid, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage (Tony Award), A Chorus Line (revival), Spelling Bee, Tarzan, Aida (Tony Award) and Beauty and the Beast. Opera/dance/other include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet), Cinderella (Dutch National Ballet), Buried Child (National Theatre, London), Cyrano (the Met), Carnival of the Animals (NYCB), Swan Lake (Edinburgh Festival). Concert acts: Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret and Tommy Tune. Permanent lighting installations: Niketown NYC and London and the Big Bang at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.
DAVID KORINS (Scenic Design). Broadway: Motown, Annie, Bring It On, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Chinglish, An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, Magic/Bird, Godspell, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Passing Strange and Bridge & Tunnel. David has worked extensively both Off-Broadway and regionally. Opera credits include world premieres of The Gospel of Mary Magdalene at San Francisco Opera and Oscar at Santa Fe Opera. David served as Kanye West’s creative director, designing several concerts in the U.S. and abroad. Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, three Henry Hewes Awards and an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Design. Dad to Stella and Vivian. davidkorinsdesign.com.
PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Design). Grammy, Tony and Olivier Award nominated. Selected Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys, Shrek the Musical, Rock of Ages, Lend Me a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry-Baby, The Times They Are A-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Women, Brooklyn. Other credits: Rocky das Musical (Hamburg), Le Rêve (Wynn Las Vegas), Ragtime (West End), How to Train Your Dragon, Walking With Dinosaurs, Mame, Opening Doors, Annie. Selected architectural: 54 Below, Plaza Hotel (NYC). Peter is also a producer and engineer for film, album and television projects. He holds a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University.
ESOSA (Costume Design). Broadway: Porgy and Bess (Tony Award nomination), Topdog/ Underdog. Off-Broadway: Second Stage: Water by the Spoonful; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lucille Lortel Award); Trust; Crowns. MCC: Break of Noon (Geffen Playhouse). Delacorte: The Capeman. Public Theater: Detroit ’67, Juan and John, Father Comes Home From the Wars, Romeo and Juliet. Regional: La Jolla/Center Theatre Group: American Night. Arena Stage: Ruined, Cuttin’
DANIEL BRODIE (Projection Design). Designs include Basil Twist’s Behind the Lid, Arias with a Twist and The Rite of Spring, as well as Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella and The Winter’s Tale. His designs for Broadway include Motown the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde and Disney’s Aladdin. He has also created large-scale video designs for hip-hop
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST artist Kanye West and for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. ETHAN POPP (Music Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements). 2013 Best Orchestrations Tony Award nomination for Motown The Musical and 2014 Grammy nomination as producer of the original cast recording of Motown The Musical. Television: “Smash” (music supervisor, music producer, arranger, orchestrator), “A Capitol Fourth” (PBS), The 2013 TonyAwards (CBS), The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (FOX), “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” (NBC), The 2009 Tony Awards (CBS), “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” (NBC). Broadway/theater: Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris, Motown the Musical (Broadway), Rock of Ages (Broadway, U.S. tour, Toronto, Australia and London productions as music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator), Disney’s Tarzan (Broadway), Glory Days (Broadway), We Will Rock You (German premiere), Disney’s Aida (German premiere, European tour), Mamma Mia! (German premiere), Disney’s
The Lion King (German premiere), Forever Plaid (U.S. tour), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Mexico City production), Fame! (U.S. tour), amongst countless others. He has also orchestrated for the National Symphony Orchestra. Much love to his wife Vanessa and his entire family for their endless support. BRYAN CROOK (Orchestrations, Additional Arrangements) is a Tony-nominated orchestrator, producer, composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist for Broadway, TV and films. In addition to playing woodwinds for The Book of Mormon on Broadway, his recent work can be heard in Ice Age 4 (FOX), “Smash” (NBC), The 2011 Billboard Music Awards and The 2011 Emmy Awards. His most important credits, however, are as a husband to Hilary and father to Liam, Ethan and Henry. ZANE MARK (Dance Music Arrangements). Broadway: Motown the Musical; Pippin; Leap of Faith; All Shook Up; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Never Gonna Dance; The Full Monty; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (Tony and Grammy nominations); Bubblin’ Brown Sugar; The Wiz. Off-Broadway and regional: Frog Kiss, Crowns, The Brother/ Sister Plays, Ray Charles Live, Imagine Tap, Radiant Baby, George Wolfe’s Harlem Song (AUDELCO Award), Thunder Knocking on the Door, Insurrection, Betsy Brown. Movies: The Dancer Chronicles, Lackawanna Blues, Frances Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club. DARRYL ARCHIBALD (Musical Director/ Conductor). Memphis Broadway tour; Wicked at the Pantages Theater (substitute conductor); Dreamgirls national tour (associate conductor); Disney’s The Lion King tour (vocal coach/ assistant conductor); Innocence (Banff Centre and Manhattan Theatre Club); Next To Normal, Swing! (McCoy/Rigby); Carousel, Li’l Abner (Reprise); Camelot, 1776 (Utah Shakespearean Festival); guest conductor for ERASURE (Palm Springs Convention Center). MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Current Broadway: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County,
Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Mamma Mia!, The Lion King. Tours: The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, Wicked. Concert: Barbra Streisand (1994–2013). Pamela, Alexis, Zachary & Christin make it all worthwhile. TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ tours: The Cripple of Inishmaan, If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County, All the Way, Kinky Boots, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Evita, Porgy and Bess, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Macbeth, Atlantic, MCC, 2nd Stage, Signature. Regional: A.R.T., Dallas Theater Center, Goodman, La Jolla, Signature. Film: Focus, Into the Woods, Song One, The Last Five Years, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends with Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City 1 & 2, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Across the Universe. TV: “Masters of Sex,” “The Sound of Music Live!,” “Smash,” “The Big C,” commercials. telseyandco.com. CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair & Wig Design). Broadway: Violet, Gentleman’s
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ROD LEMMOND (Associate Scenic Designer) has been the lead associate on more than 200 shows and projects. Broadway credits include Motown, Annie, Chinglish, An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Passing Strange and Bridge & Tunnel. Rod has also worked OffBroadway, regionally and in TV and film.
Guide…, After Midnight, Of Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, Fences, Clybourne Park, Newsies, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the Verge, The Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Looped, The Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, Martin Short, Good Vibrations, The Apple Tree, A Raisin in the Sun, Cat…, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Radio Golf, Sight Unseen, High Fidelity, Xanadu and Bring It On.
SCHELE WILLIAMS (Associate Director) has directed productions at the Human Race Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Gershwin Theatre NYC, Theatreworks Palo Alto, NAMT and NYMT festivals. She is currently an adjunct professor at NYU New Studio on Broadway.
J. JARED JANAS (Make Up Design). Recent Broadway designs and consultations include wigs and f/x makeup for Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, wigs and makeup for The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, hair for Peter and the Starcatcher and wigs for All About Me and Next to Normal. TV/film includes “30 Rock,” Lola Versus, Angelica and Six by Sondheim.
JULIA P. JONES (Production Supervisor). Broadway: Motown the Musical, Dead Accounts, Ghost the Musical, A Little Night Music (revival), The Norman Conquests, Young Frankenstein, Disney’s Tarzan, Sweeney Todd (revival), Urinetown the Musical, The Producers. Select tours: The Sound of Music, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Jekyll & Hyde, Fiddler on the Roof. OffBroadway/regional: Pete ’n’ Keely, Irma Vep. MUNY, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Studio Arena and Two River Theatre. Accomplishments: Doreen, Olivia, Cooper and Ruby Jones.
DAVID GOLDSMITH (Script Consultant). Imagine This (lyrics, Theatre Royal, Plymouth and London, West End; a filmed version of the West End production is part of the PBS catalogue); Having It All (book and lyrics, Los Angeles; Ovation nominee, Best Musical, Best Book). Thanks to BG, DS, CB, BB, NNL, CRW and KM.
ANNA R. KALTENBACH (Production Stage Manager). National/international tours: Once, Memphis, Shrek, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Joseph… (Tokyo). Regional: Joseph… (Chicago), The Other Theatre Company, Western Stage, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Colorado Ballet, Opera Colorado. Proud Actors’ Equity member.
DICK SCANLAN (Script Consultant) has been involved with many acclaimed shows on and Off-Broadway, as an actor, an agent, a journalist and—most notably—lyricist/librettist (Everyday Rapture, Thoroughly Modern Millie—2002 Tony Award, Best Musical). He has been a Motown fanatic since his mother bought him a Supremes record in 1967. Thanks, mom. Thanks, Berry Gordy.
TIFFANY N. ROBINSON (Stage Manager) is ecstatic to tour the country with such an amazingly talented cast, crew and musicians. This Philly native holds a B.F.A in Theatre Arts Administration from Howard University. National tours: Dreamgirls and Memphis (First National). Regional: Freedom Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem and Theatre Exile. Thanks Mom for all of your support.
DAVID BENKEN (Technical Supervisor) has supervised more than 50 domestic and international Broadway productions and tours. Current: Aladdin, The Lion King, Motown The Musical, El Rey Leon. Past: Annie, Mary Poppins, Peter and the Starcatcher, One Man Two Guvnors, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Boy from Oz, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Come Fly Away, The History Boys, Jumpers, The Little Mermaid, The Seafarer, Phantom Las Vegas.
SARA GAMMAGE (Assistant Stage Manager) is delighted to be working on Motown. Chicago credits include productions with Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater,
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STAFF AND CREDITS STAFF FOR MOTOWN GENERAL MANAGEMENT BESPOKE THEATRICALS Maggie Brohn Amy Jacobs Devin Keudell Nina Lannan Associate General Manager................................ Nathan Gehan
Associate Lighting Designer................................ Aaron Spivey Assistant Lighting Designer..................................... Ken Elliott Moving Light Programmer..................................... Sean Beach Associate Projection Designer...........................Olivia Sebesky Lead Projections Animation........................... Gabriel Aronson Projection Programmer................................... Olivia D’Angelo Interactive Projection Programmers................Michael Kohler, Raul Herrera Projection Image Researcher............................ Susan Hormuth Associate Sound Designer................................... Jesse Stevens Associate to the Hair Designer............................. Leah Loukas Assistant to the Hair Designer................... Gretchen Androsavich
COMPANY MANAGER Miguel Ortiz Associate Company Manager............................... Jim Harrison PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Julia P. Jones
Makeup Designer................................................. J. Jared Janas
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT David Benken Rose Palombo
Production Carpenter...................................................Jeff Zink Head Carpenter..................................................... Michael Nye Automation Carpenter.......................................Brooke Carlson Assistant Carpenter......................................... Michael Clifford Flymen....................................... Patrick Eviston, Duke Wilson Production Electrician.........................................Michael Pitzer Advance Electrician........................................Shannon January Head Electrician................................................Matthew Rocha Electrican........................................................ Heather Layman Front Light Electrician...........................................Jada M. Cox Production Sound........................................................ Phil Lojo Advance Sound...................Jason Choquette, Simon Matthews Head Sound........................................................ Matt McShane Assistant Sound............................................... Keith Monaghan Production Props...............................................Denise J. Grillo Head Props................................................................Mark Rich Assistant Props.....................................................Patrick Musni Props Shopper............................................. Christine Keen Gat Wardrobe Supervisor....................................... Heather Yerrick Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors.............................CJ Baptista, Lowell Mathwich, Lyssa Sligar Hair/Wig Supervisor........................................ Brandon Bolton Assistant Hair/Wig Supervisors............................Paige Howie, Tereza Victoriano Associate Music Supervisor............................Darren Ledbetter Associate Keyboard Programmer............................ Tim Crook Tutoring.................................................On Location Education Tutor/Child Wrangler........................................ Melissa Waters Costume Shoppers........................................ Lindsey P. Navin, Jessica Rodriguez, Adrienne Clare, Capper Wasserman Production Assistants.......................................Amber Johnson, Allison Tiagonce Assistant to Mr. Gordy....................................... Mario Escobar Assistant to Mr. Morris...............................................Jane Ellis Assistant to Mr. McCollum............................Lucas McMahon Assistant to Mr. Randolph-Wright......................... Aaron Mays Physical Therapy......................... NeuroTour Physical Therapy Medical Director........................................Thomas Myers, MD Production Photographer.......................................Joan Marcus Advertising.............................................SpotCo/Drew Hodges, Tom Greenwald, Ilene Rosen, Beth Watson, Corey Schwitz Online/Digital Interactive............................................. SpotCo/ Kyle Young, Kristen Bardwil, Amanda Baker, Shelby Ladd, Marisa Reo Delmore, James McGowan, Callie Goff Marketing & Press Outreach......................It Is Done Communications Linda J. Stewart, Charlena Ponders Accountant...................................................Robert Fried CPA/ Fried & Kowgios CPAS LLP Comptroller........................................... Galbraith & Company/ Tabitha Falcone General Management Associates........................ Danielle Saks, Michael Demniak General Management Interns.......................... Shana Ferguson, Tucker Delaney-Winn
TOUR BOOKING AGENCY The Booking Group Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart thebookinggroup.com TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING ALLIED LIVE LAURA MATALON MARYA PETERS Andrew Damer John Gilmour Doug Blemker Mary Alyce Blum Sarah Dahlberg Jennifer Gallagher Meghan McDonald Anne Dailey Meyer Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen IT IS DONE COMMUNICATIONS Linda J. Stewart Charlena Ponders BROADWAY PRESS OFFICE BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Adrian Bryan-Brown Joe Perrotta Michelle Farabaugh WEST GRAND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Michael Lovesmith, President Brenda Boyce, Director of Creative Services/Archivist CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe, Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins, Hailey Ferber PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER....................................... Anna R. Kaltenbach Stage Manager..........................................Tiffany N. Robinson Assistant Stage Manager....................................Sara Gammage Dance Captain.....................................................Rod Harrelson Assistant Dance Captain....................................LaTrisa Harper Associate Scenic Designer................................. Rod Lemmond Assistant Scenic Designer............................. Amanda Stephens Assistants to Scenic Designer....................... Stephen Edwards, Emily Inglis, Sarah Wreede Associate Costume Designers..............................Cathy Parrott, Sara Sophia Lidz Assistant Costume Designer.............................Rachel Attridge Costume Assistant............................................ Isabelle Simone
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“Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Brick House” by Richie, Lionel/Lapread, Ronald/Orange, Walter/Williams, Milan/MC Clary, Thomas/King, William Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and Cambrae Music/Hanna Music/Libren Music/Macawrite Music/Old Fashion Publishing/Walter Orange Music (ASCAP) “Buttered Popcorn” by Gordy, Berry Jr./Ales, Barney Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Bye Bye Baby” by Wells, Mary Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Can I Close the Door” Written by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith “Cruisin’” by Robinson, Smokey/Tarplin, Marvin Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO Bertam Music Company (ASCAP) “Dancing in the Street” by Gaye, Marvin P/Hunter, Ivy Jo/Stevenson, William Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP) “Do You Love Me” by Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Get Ready” by Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Give It to Me Baby” by James, Rick Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Good Morning Heartache” by Drake, Ervin M./Fisher, Dan/Higginbotham, Irene Lindabet Music Corporation, Microhits Music Corp., Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC. (ASCAP) “Got a Job” by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, 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 Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) “Hey Joe (Black Like Me)” Written by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith “I Can’t Get Next to You” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett Stone Agate Music (BMI) “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI) “I Got the Feelin’” by James Brown Bro N Sis Music, Inc. (BMI) “I Hear a Symphony” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI) “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett Stone Agate Music (BMI) “(I Know) I’m Losing You” by Whitfield, Norman J./Holland, Edward, Jr./Grant, Cornelius Stone Agate Music (BMI) “I’ll Be There” by Davis, Hal/Gordy, Berry Jr./West, Bob/Hutch, Willie Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by Gaye, Marvin P./Nyx, James Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP) “It’s What’s in the Grooves That Counts” Written by Berry 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)
CREDITS Scenery and automation constructed by Hudson Scenic Studios. Scenery and props constructed by Proof Productions, Inc. and Daedalus Design and Production Inc. Props by Paragon Theme and Prop Fabrication, Jerard Studio, Craig Gregg and Zoe Morsette. Onstage guitars compliments of Gibson Guitars USA. Costumes by Artur & Tailors; Beckenstein’s Men’s Fabric Czar; Steppenwolf Costume Shop; Giliberto Designs Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Timberlake Studio; Paul Chang Custom Tailors; Tricorne, Inc.; Ritz Furs NYC, Sharnelle Furs NYC, Arel Studios. Lighting equipment by PRG Lighting, Inc. Sound equipment by PRG Sound, Inc. Video Projection System Engineered and Provided by Worldstage Inc. Custom shoes by LaDuca Shoes and Worldtone. Dying and distressing by Hochi Asiatico. Custom hats by Arnold S. Levine. Makeup provided by M.A.C. Onstage guitars compliments of Gibson Guitars USA. Special thanks to Bra*Tenders, Brooks Brothers and Michael Santulli, Pearl Drums and Zildjian Cymbals. “I Am a Man” iconic image copyrighted by Richard L. Copley. Keyboards Furnished by Yamaha. Motown® is a trademark of UMG Recordings, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries, and is used under license. The producers wish to thank The MOTOWN MUSEUM The official home of Hitsville U.S.A. motownmuseum.org
Experience the little house that ROCKED the world! Visit Motown Museum at Hitsville U.S.A.— the birthplace of Motown… where it all began. motownmuseum.org THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE MARTY BANDIER FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THIS PRODUCTION. motownthemusical.com MUSIC CREDITS “ABC” by Mizell, Alphonso J./Perren, Freddie/Richards, Deke/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “A Breathtaking Guy” by Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Simpson, Valerie/Ashford, Nickolas Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by Whitfield, Norman J./Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Baby I Need Your Loving” by Holland, Brian/Holland, Edward, Jr./Dozier, Lamont Herbert Stone Agate Music (BMI)
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STAFF AND CREDITS “I Want You Back” by Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J./Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, Deke Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
“The Happening” by Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/De Vol, Frank Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI) “The Love You Save” by Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J/Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, Deke Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Theme From Mahogany ‘Do You Know Where You’re Going To’” by Goffin, Gerry/Masser, Michael Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) “To Be Loved” by Gordy, Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/Carlo,Tyran Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo Old Brompton Road Music. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP) “Two Lovers” by Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Up the Ladder to the Roof” by Vincent DiMirco and Frank Edward Wilson Stone Agate Music (BMI) “War” by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett Stone Agate Music (BMI) “What’s Going On” by Benson, Renaldo/Cleveland, Alfred W/Gaye, Marvin P. Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP) “Where Did Our Love Go” by Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/ Dozier, Lamont Herbert Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Who’s Lovin’ You” by Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” by Wonder, Stevie, Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) “You Are You” by Gordy, Berry Jr., Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “You Can’t Hurry Love” by Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert Stone Agate Music (BMI) “You’re All I Need to Get By” by Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You” by Cavanaugh, James/Morgan, Russ/Stock, Larry Larry Stock Music Co.; Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.; Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP) “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” by Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
“I Wish” by Stevie Wonder Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) “Lonely Teardrops” by Gordy, Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/Carlo, Tyran Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo Old Brompton Road Music. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP) “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Mama Done Told Me (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 (That’s What I Want)” by Gordy, Berry Jr./Bradford, Janie Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI) “My Girl” by White, Ronald/Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “My Guy” by Robinson, Smokey Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “My World Is Empty Without You” by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Papa Was a Rollin’ 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 Co. Inc. (ASCAP) “Shop Around” by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
“Shotgun” by Dewalt, Autry Stone Agate Music (BMI)
Backstage and Front of the House employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Wonder, Stevie/Wright, Syreeta/Garrett, Lee/Hardaway, Lula Mae Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Swandi Music (BMI) c/o EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI)
United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers and Scenic Artists for the American Theatre. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
“Square Biz” by Brockert, Mary C./MC Grier, Allen Henry Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and McNella Music (ASCAP)
The press agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
“Stop in the Name of Love” by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI) “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” by Gaye, Marvin P./Gordy, George/Stevenson, William Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself aAnd MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP) “Super Freak” by James, Rick/Miller, Alonzo Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI)
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees. The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
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Berry Gordy In His Own Words The history of Motown and its contributions to the cultural landscape of the United States is a compelling story. Here’s the story from Berry Gordy’s point of view.
On Motown’s Rise to the Top I am often asked, “How did you do it? How did you make it work at a time when so many barriers existed for black people and black music?” There are many answers to those questions but at the base of them is atmosphere. Hitsville had an atmosphere that allowed people to experiment creatively and gave them the courage not to be afraid to make mistakes. In fact, I sometimes encouraged mistakes. Everything starts as an idea and as far as I was concerned there were no stupid ones. “Stupid” ideas are what created the light bulb, airplanes and the like. . . . It was an atmosphere that made you feel no matter how high your goals, they were reachable, no matter who you were. I had always figured that less than 1 percent of all the people in the world reach their full potential. Seeing that potential in others, I realized that by helping them reach theirs, maybe I could reach mine.
Obstacles Faced by Black Artists Prior to Motown The biggest obstacle faced by talented black artists was having a place to go – a record company where they would be accepted, where the records would be distributed, get played, and where they would get paid. Another obstacle was an artist having access to great material and great production in order to get a hit record. Photo by Kal Lee
From Songwriter to Publisher and Producer
Rhythm and Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Pop. When I started out, I wanted music for all people. When I went to the white radio stations to Songwriting was my love, and protecting get my records played, they would laugh that love, in many ways, was the motivation at me. They thought I was trying to bring for everything I did in the early years of black music to white my career. Producing people, to “cross over,” the artists who sang and I said, “Wait a my songs was the minute; it’s not really next logical step to black music. It’s music making sure my songs by black stars.” I refused were done the way to be categorized. They I wanted. Publishing called my music all came about when kinds of stuff: Rhythm I couldn’t get my and Blues, Soul. And I songwriters’ royalties said, “Look, my music from a New York is Pop. Pop means publisher. Protecting popular. If you sell a my songs was also million records, you’re the reason I got popular.” And that’s into publishing and what we did. White eventually the record stations in Detroit and business. Berry Gordy founded the Motown Record then white stations Corporation in 1959. everywhere starting How Working at an Photo Courtesy of West Grand Media playing our records. Automobile Plant Our music became the Influenced His soundtrack of people’s lives for people all Approach to Motown around the world who love this music. At the plant the cars started out as just a frame, pulled along on conveyor belts until On Reaching White Audiences they emerged at the end of the line – brand We released some of our early albums spanking new cars rolling off the line. I without showing the artists’ faces on them. wanted the same concept for my company, The Marvelettes’ album Please Mr. Postman only with artists and songs and records. I had a picture of a mailbox on it; Bye Bye wanted a place where a kid off the street Baby by Mary Wells, a love letter. We put could walk in one door an unknown and a cartoon of an ape on the cover of The come out another a recording artist – a star. Miracles’ Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey; and an Isley Brothers album had two white lovers at the How Motown Began Making Inroads beach on its cover. and Eventually Changed the Culture
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GUEST INFORMATION ASL INTERPRETATION
Hall during designated performances. No other food or drink is allowed in the theater.
Des Moines Performing Arts offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for select performances through Deaf Services Unlimited.
ELEVATORS
Elevators to the second level are located in the Nollen Lobby and near the Stoner Theater.
ATM
An ATM is located in the Ticket Office Lobby.
EMERGENCY EXITING
In case of an emergency, please leave through your nearest exit location.
AUDIO DESCRIPTION
The Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print Handicapped, Inc. (IRIS) offers audio description services for select performances. Call (515) 246-2300 to reserve a listening device.
LATE SEATING
Late seating will be accommodated by House Staff at the earliest appropriate time. Pay attention to lobby chimes, which are sounded five minutes before the show begins, as well as after intermission.
BINOCULARS
Binoculars are available for rent at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters for $5.
LISTENING DEVICES
Listening devices are available for use at no charge at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters.
BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT
Playbills for most Broadway productions are available in Braille at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters, compliments of the lowa Department of the Blind. Large print playbills are also generally available.
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The use of cameras or any type of recording device in the Main Hall is prohibited at all times.
Lost items may be reported or claimed at the Nollen Lobby Guest Services Counter during an event. After an event, please contact our Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 or stop by Monday through Friday, 9 am. to 5 p.m. Items are kept for 30 days.
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If you have a medical need, please notify the House Staff. Medical services are provided by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines in the Prairie Meadows Lobby.
Please turn cell phones and mobile devices off, or set them to the silent mode. Please also refrain from text messaging and using them as light sources during the performance.
PRE-ORDERING DRINKS
Avoid the line at intermission by ordering your drink ahead of time. Order and pay at any open bar before the performance. Pick your drink up at either lobby’s Guest Services Counter during intermission.
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Children age five and above are generally welcome to attend performances. Children younger than five are welcome to attend designated family-oriented productions only. Regardless of age, all guests must present a ticket. Call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 if you are unsure if your child will be admitted.
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Seating is available for all performances for a variety of accessibility requirements (including wheelchair, motorized cart, difficulty with stairs and sight impairment). Please call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300.
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Bottled water is permitted in the Main Hall during all performances. Souvenir cups with lids are available for purchase and are allowed in the Main
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