Some of classic R&B’s biggest acts were on the Broadway red carpet Sunday for the opening night premiere of “Motown: The Musical.” The new show captures the heyday of the legendary Detroit recorded label and was written Berry Gordy Jr., the music mogul who founded Motown back in 1959. Diana Ross — one of Motown’s most [...]
Berry Gordy’s ‘Motown: The Musical’ Does Well in Early Previews
March 21, 2013 | Posted by
Berry Gordy must be ecstatic. His Motown: The Musical grossed more than $1 million ($1.03 million) after its first week of previews on Broadway, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. And this was just after seven preview performances. Clearly, there’s a demand for it. The production, which officially opens April 14, stars Tony Award [...]
Dee Dee Bridgewater to Play ‘Lady Day’ on Broadway
March 18, 2013 | Posted by
Tony and multiple Grammy Award-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater will star as one of the world’s incomparable and legendary jazz artists — Billie Holiday, in the celebrated musical Lady Day opening Thursday, September 26th (6:30PM) at Times Square’s Little Shubert Theatre (422 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). Written and directed by Stephen Stahl, [...]
Video: Berry Gordy Bringing ‘Motown: The Musical’ to Life
February 10, 2013 | Posted by
Bit by bit, Berry Gordy’s Broadway vision is being revealed to the world. The Motown Records founder and about 40 cast members welcomed media to a Manhattan rehearsal studio Thursday for a colorful peek into Motown: The Musical, as the show flies toward its spring opening. Dozens of journalists assembled for Thursday’s event in what [...]
Cicely Tyson Returning to Broadway After 30 Year Hiatus
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
Cicely Tyson will return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years, in a revival of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful,” the producers announced Monday. The play, scheduled for a 14-week limited run beginning March 31, 2013, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, will be directed by Michael Wilson, who also directed Foote’s “Dividing [...]
R. Kelly’s ‘Trapped In The Closet’ Might Make It’s Way to Broadway
November 21, 2012 | Posted by
R. Kelly attends a “Trapped In The Closet” screening on November 19, 2012 in New York City. R. Kelly may bring his hip-hop opera “Trapped in the Closet” to Broadway. The R&B singer, who premiered a new chapter of “Trapped in the Closet” in New York on Monday, said he just received an offer to [...]
R.Kelly Says “Trapped in the Closet” Broadway Bound
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
After seven years, R.Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” may be headed to Broadway, according to the R&B singer. Kelly revealed on Monday that he had received an offer to bring the video soap opera to the stage. New York City’s Sunshine Theater was packed for the premiere of Trapped in the Closet: The Next Installment, [...]
Berry Gordy, Diana Ross on Broadway with ‘Motown: The Musical’
August 28, 2012 | Posted by
The story of “Hitsville, USA” is legendary and has been the inspiration for musicals and movies “loosely” based on Berry Gordy’s Motown music factory, but now Motown itself and the life story of Mr. Gordy will be the subject of its own Broadway musical. Brandon Victor Dixon will play Berry Gordy Jr. and Valisia LeKae [...]
Mike Tyson Gets Much Praise in Broadway Debut
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
Mike Tyson’s Broadway play, “Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth,” opened on Brooadway Thursday night and, while it didn’t exactly get rave reviews, the critics seemed to find a lot to like about the play and especially about the charisma of Tyson. Directed by Spike Lee and written by Tyson’s wife Kiki, the play brings the [...]
Spike Lee and Mike Tyson Collaborate for One-Man Broadway Show
June 4, 2012 | Posted by
Most people wouldn’t expect Spike Lee and Mike Tyson to become a production team, but the unlikely pair are collaborating for the heavyweight champ’s one-man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.” Lee will serve as director for the show when it comes to Broadway later this year, according to TMZ. The show had a week long [...]
