Motown: The Musical

Motown: The Musical est une comédie musicale juke-box ayant pour thème l'histoire de la Motown et des chansons issues de ce répertoire. Le spectacle est conçu sur la base du livre To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown (1994) par Berry Gordy, fondateur de cette entreprise.

Motown: The Musical
Livret	Berry Gordy
Mise en scène	Charles Randolph-Wright
Chorégraphie	Patricia Wilcox
Décors	David Korins
Costumes	ESosa
Lumières	Natasha Katz
Première	14 avril 2013 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway
Langue d’origine	anglais
Pays d’origine	États-Unis

Inauguré à Broadway en 2013, la comédie musicale réalise une tournée nationale en 2014 avant d'être portée à Londres à partir de 2016.

Numéros musicaux

La comédie musicale est composée de 66 chansons dont ; ABC, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, All Night Long (All Night), Baby I Need Your Loving, Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today), A Breathtaking Guy, Brick House, Buttered Popcorn, Bye Bye Baby, Can I Close the Door, Come See About Me, Cruisin', Dancing in the Street, Do You Love Me, Fingertips (Part 2), For Once in My Life, Get Ready, Give It to Me Baby, Good Morning Heartache, Got a Job, Hail to the Beat, The Happening, Happy Birthday, How High the Moon, I Can't Get Next to You, I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch), I Got a Feeling, I Hear a Symphony, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, (I Know) I'm Losing You, I Want You Back, I'll Be There, It's What's in the Grooves That Counts, Lonely Teardrops, Love Child, Love Is Here and Now You're Gone, The Love You Save, Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), My Girl, My Guy, My Mama Done Told Me, Please Mr. Postman, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), Reach Out I'll Be There, 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 Tears of a Clown, To Be Loved, Two Lovers, War, What's Going On, Where Did Our Love Go, Who's Lovin' You, You Are You, You're All I Need to Get By, You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You et You've Really Got a Hold on Me.

Récompenses et nominations

Production originale de Broadway

Année	Cérémonie	Catégorie	Nomination	Résultat
2013	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Valisia LeKae	Nomination
		Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Charl Brown	Nomination
		Best Orchestrations	Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook	Nomination
		Best Sound Design of a Musical	Peter Hylenski	Nomination
	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Valisia LeKae	Nomination
		Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Raymond Luke Jr.	Nomination
	Theatre World Award		Valisia LeKae	Lauréat
	Fred and Adele Astaire Awards	Outstanding Choreographer in a Broadway Show	Warren Adams & Patricia Wilcox	Nomination
		Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show	Eric LaJuan Summers	Lauréat

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