EAST LANSING, Mich.–- Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (performing March 15 - 20, 2016 as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series) will go on sale Monday, November 16th at 10:00 a.m. Tickets to see MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will be available at Wharton Center’s official ticketing outlets: online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more.
Featuring more than 40 classic hits such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, ”MOTOWN THE MUSICAL tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of change in America. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL features choreography by Patricia Wilcox (A Night with Janis Joplin) and Warren Adams (Toy Story), scenic design by David Korins (Bring It On: The Musical, Annie), costume design by Tony Award® nominee ESosa (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, “Project Runway”), lighting design by Tony Award® winner
Natasha Katz (Once, Sister Act), sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenski (Rock of Ages, The Scottsboro Boys), projection design by Daniel Brodie (Jekyll and Hyd), hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe (Memphis) and casting byTelsey +Company.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL’s arrangements and orchestrations are by Grammy and Tony Award® nominee
Ethan Popp (Rock of Ages), who also serves as music supervisor in reproducing the classic
“Sound of Young America,” with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Tony Award® nominee Bryan Crook (“Smash”) and dance arrangements by Zane Mark (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is produced by Tony Award® winning producer Kevin McCollum (Rent, In
the Heights, Avenue Q), Chairman and CEO of SONY Music Entertainment Doug Morris and Motown founder
Berry Gordy. For high-resolution images of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, visit www.whartoncenter.com.
