Opening Date

Apr 22, 2014

Closing Date

Jul 03, 2016

MusicalDramaOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Produced by Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy
Book by Berry Gordy; Music by The Legendary Motown Catalog; Lyrics by The Legendary Motown Catalog; Based on the book "To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown" by Berry Gordy; Music by arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Music orchestrated by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook; Music arranged by Ethan Popp; Additional Arrangements: Bryan Crook; Dance arrangements by Zane Mark; Musical Director: Darryl Archibald; Script Consultant: David Goldsmith and Dick Scanlan
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright; Choreographed by Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams; Assistant Director: Schele Williams; Assistant Choreographer: Brian Harlan Brooks
Scenic Design by David Korins; Costume Design by ESosa; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Sound Design by Peter Hylenski; Projection Design by Daniel Brodie; Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe; Make-Up Design by J. Jared Janas; Associate Scenic Design: Rod Lemmond; Associate Costume Design: Cathy Parrott and Sarah Sophia Lidz; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Spivey; Associate Sound Design: Jesse Stevens; Associate Projection Design: Olivia Sebesky; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Leah Loukas; Assistant Scenic Design: Amanda Stephens; Assistant Costume Design: Rachel Attridge; Assistant Lighting Design: Ken Elliott; Assistant Hair and Wig Design: Gretchen Androsavich; Moving Light Programmer: Sean Beach
Executive Producer: Nina Lannan; General Manager: Bespoke Theatricals and Maggie Brohn; Associate Gen. Mgr: Nathan Gehan; Company Manager: Miguel Ortiz; Assistant Co. Mgr: Clinton Kennedy
Technical Supervisor: David Benken; Production Manager: Rose Palombo; Production Supervisor: Julia P. Jones; Production Stage Manager: Anna R. Kaltenbach; 1st Assistant Stage Manager: Tiffany N. Robinson; 2nd Assistant Stage Manager: Sara Gammage and Matt Schreiber
Musical Supervisor: Ethan Popp; Associate Musical Supervisor: Darren Ledbetter; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Darryl Archibald; Associate Conductor: John Samorian; Keyboard 1: Darryl Archibald; Keyboard 2: John Samorian; Drums: Trevor Holder; Guitar (Electric & Hollow-Body Electric): David Matos; Electric, Acoustic, and 5-String Electric Bass: Enzo Penizzotto; Music Preparation: Emily Grishman Music Preparation; Keyboard Programmer: Randy Cohen; Associate Keyboard Programmer: Tim Crook
Creative Consultant: Christie Burton; Casting: Telsey + Company and Bethany Knox, CSA; Tour Booking Agency: The Booking Group and Meredith Blair; Tour Marketing: Allied Live; Tour Press: Allied Live; Marketing and Press Outreach: Linda Stewart; Broadway Press Office: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Online/Digital Interactive: SPOTCo, Inc.; Dance Captain: Rod Harrelson; Assistant Dance Captain: LaTrisa Harper; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Clifton Oliver
Berry Gordy
Allison Semmes
Diana Ross
Nicholas Christopher
Smokey Robinson
Jarran Muse
Marvin Gaye
Leon Outlaw, Jr.
Young Berry
Alternate
 
Young Michael
Alternate
 
Young Stevie
Alternate
Reed L. Shannon
Young Berry
Alternate
 
Young Michael
Alternate
 
Young Stevie
Alternate
Eric Buckley
Ensemble
Patrice Covington
Ensemble
Jamarice Daughtry
Ensemble
Ashley Tamar Davis
Ensemble
Lynorris Evans
Ensemble
Melanie Evans
Ensemble
Robert Hartwell
Ensemble
Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr.
Ensemble
Trisha Jeffrey
Ensemble
Grasan Kingsberry
Ensemble
Elijah Ahmad Lewis
Ensemble
Jarvis Manning, Jr.
Ensemble
Krisha Marcano
Ensemble
Marq Moss
Ensemble
Rashad Naylor
Ensemble
Chadae Nichol
Ensemble
Ramone Owens
Ensemble
Jamison Scott
Ensemble
Douglas Storm
Ensemble
Martina Sykes
Ensemble
Christian Dante White
Ensemble
Swings: Devon Goffman , Jennie Harney , LaTrisa Harper , Rod Harrelson , Nicholas Ryan and Galen J. Williams (Ensemble)
Understudies: Jamarice Daughtry (Berry Gordy), Ashley Tamar Davis (Diana Ross), Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr. (Marvin Gaye) and Nicholas Ryan (Smokey Robinson)
Associate Co. Mgr: Jim Harrison
Assistant Dance Captain: Lynorris Evans

Cast

Chester Gregory
Berry Gordy
Jan 05, 2016 - ?
Julius Thomas III
Berry Gordy
Josh Tower
Berry Gordy
Jamaal (JJ) Batteast
Young Berry
Alternate
 
Young Michael
Alternate
 
Young Stevie
Alternate
Nathaniel Cullors
Young Berry
Alternate
 
Young Michael
Alternate
 
Young Stevie
Alternate
Jevon McFerrin
Smokey Robinson
Jesse Nager
Smokey Robinson
Nik Alexander
Ensemble
Chante Carmel
Ensemble
Stephen Cerf
Ensemble
Tiffany Janene Howard
Ensemble
Dana Marie Ingraham
Ensemble
Loren Lott
Ensemble
Olivia Puckett
Ensemble
Nicholas Rowe
Ensemble
Joey Stone
Ensemble
Nik Walker
Ensemble
 
Berry Gordy
 
Marvin Gaye
Donald Webber, Jr.
Ensemble
Swings: Stephen Cerf , Darius Crenshaw , Preston W. Dugger III , Anissa Felix , Talya Groves , Dana Marie Ingraham , Marcus Paul James , Jamie LaVerdiere and Moeisha McGill
Understudies: Anissa Felix (Diana Ross) and Joey Stone (Smokey Robinson)
ABC
(music by Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso J. Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso J. Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)
A Breathtaking Guy
(music by Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Smokey Robinson)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
(music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson; lyrics by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson)
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
(music by Edward Holland, Jr. and Norman J. Whitfield; lyrics by Edward Holland, Jr. and Norman J. Whitfield)
All Night Long
(music by Lionel Richie; lyrics by Lionel Richie)
Baby I Need Your Loving
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
(music by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield; lyrics by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield)
Brick House
(music by William King, Ronald Lapread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams; lyrics by William King, Ronald Lapread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams)
Buttered Popcorn
(music by Barney Ales and Berry Gordy Jr.; lyrics by Barney Ales and Berry Gordy Jr.)
Bye Bye Baby
(music by Mary Wells; lyrics by Mary Wells)
Two Lovers
(music by Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Smokey Robinson)
Can I Close the Door
(music by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith)
Come See About Me
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
Cruisin
(music by William Robinson and Marvin Tarplin; lyrics by William Robinson and Marvin Tarplin)
Dancing in the Street
(music by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Joe Hunter and William Stevenson; lyrics by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Joe Hunter and William Stevenson)
Do You Love Me
(music by Berry Gordy Jr.; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr.)
Fingertips, Part 2
(music by Henry Cosby and Clarence O. Paul; lyrics by Henry Cosby and Clarence O. Paul)
For Once in My Life
(music by Ronald Miller and Orlando Murden; lyrics by Ronald Miller and Orlando Murden)
Get Ready
(music by Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Smokey Robinson)
Give It to Me, Baby
(music by Rick James; lyrics by Rick James)
Good Morning, Heartache
(music by Ervin M. Drake, Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham; lyrics by Ervin M. Drake, Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham)
Got a Job
(music by Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson)
I Can't Get Next to You
(music by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield; lyrics by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield)
I Got a Feeling
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.)
I Hear a Symphony
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
(music by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield; lyrics by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield)
(I Know) I'm Losing You
(music by Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland, Jr. and Norman J. Whitfield; lyrics by Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland, Jr. and Norman J. Whitfield)
I'll Be There
(music by Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Willie Hutch and Bob West; lyrics by Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Willie Hutch and Bob West)
It's What's in the Grooves That Counts
(music by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith)
I Want You Back
(music by Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso J. Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso J. Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)
Hail to the Beat
(music by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith)
Happy Birthday
(music by Stevie Wonder; lyrics by Stevie Wonder)
Hey Joe (Black Like Me)
(music by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. and Michael Lovesmith)
How High the Moon
(music by Morgan Lewis; lyrics by Nancy Hamilton)
Lonely Teardrops
(music by Tyran Carlo, Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua and Berry Gordy Jr.; lyrics by Tyran Carlo, Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua and Berry Gordy Jr.)
Love Child
(music by Deke Richards, Joan Pamela Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor and Frank Wilson; lyrics by Deke Richards, Joan Pamela Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor and Frank Wilson)
Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)
(music by Marvin Gaye; lyrics by Marvin Gaye)
My Girl
(music by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White; lyrics by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White)
My Guy
(music by Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Smokey Robinson)
My Mama Done Told Me
(music by Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson)
Please, Mr. Postman
(music by Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland; lyrics by Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland)
Reach Out (I'll Be There)
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
Reach Out and Touch
(music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson; lyrics by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson)
Reet Petite
(music by Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy Jr.; lyrics by Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy Jr.)
Remember Me
(music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson; lyrics by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson)
Shop Around
(music by Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr. and Smokey Robinson)
Shotgun
(music by Autry Dewalt; lyrics by Autry Dewalt)
Sign, Sealed, Delivered
(music by Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright; lyrics by Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright)
Square Biz
(music by Mary C. Brockert and Allen Henry McGrier; lyrics by Mary C. Brockert and Allen Henry McGrier)
Stop in the Name of Love
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
(music by Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson; lyrics by Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson)
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.)
Super Freak
(music by Rick James and Alonzo Miller; lyrics by Rick James and Alonzo Miller)
Tears of a Clown
(music by Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder; lyrics by Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder)
The Happening
(music by Frank De Vol, Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Frank De Vol, Lamont Herbert Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. and Brian Holland)
The Love You Save
(music by Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso J. Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso J. Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)
To Be Loved
(music by Tyran Carlo, Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua and Berry Gordy Jr.; lyrics by Tyran Carlo, Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua and Berry Gordy Jr.)
War
(music by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield; lyrics by Barrett Strong and Norman J. Whitfield)
What's Going On
(music by Renaldo Benson, Alfred W. Cleveland and Marvin Gaye; lyrics by Renaldo Benson, Alfred W. Cleveland and Marvin Gaye)
Where Did Our Love Go
(music by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.; lyrics by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. and Brian Holland)
Who's Loving You
(music by Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Smokey Robinson)
You Are You
(music by Berry Gordy Jr.; lyrics by Berry Gordy Jr.)
You're All I Need to Get By
(music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson; lyrics by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson)
You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You
(music by James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan and Larry Stock; lyrics by James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan and Larry Stock)
You've Really Got a Hold on Me
(music by Smokey Robinson; lyrics by Smokey Robinson)
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City and State

Jun 28, 2016 - Jul 03, 2016
Capitol Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 21, 2016 - Jun 26, 2016
San Jose Center For The Perf. Arts
San Jose, CA
Jun 14, 2016 - Jun 19, 2016
Keller Auditorium
Portland, OR
May 31, 2016 - Jun 12, 2016
Paramount Theatre
Seattle, WA
May 17, 2016 - May 29, 2016
SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
Sacramento, CA
May 03, 2016 - May 08, 2016
Majestic Theatre
San Antonio, TX
Apr 26, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Bass Concert Hall @ U of TX at Austin
Austin, TX
Apr 19, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016
Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts: Moran Theatre
Jacksonville, FL
Apr 12, 2016 - Apr 17, 2016
Kentucky Center For The Perf. Arts
Louisville, KY
Apr 05, 2016 - Apr 10, 2016
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Appleton, WI
Mar 29, 2016 - Apr 03, 2016
Stranahan Theater And Great Hall
Toledo, OH
Mar 22, 2016 - Mar 27, 2016
Bushnell
Hartford, CT
Mar 15, 2016 - Mar 20, 2016
Wharton Center for the Performing Arts
East Lansing, MI
Mar 08, 2016 - Mar 13, 2016
Hippodrome Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Mar 01, 2016 - Mar 06, 2016
Overture Center
Madison, WI
Feb 23, 2016 - Feb 28, 2016
Ohio Theatre
Columbus, OH
Feb 16, 2016 - Feb 21, 2016
Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee PAC
Nashville, TN
Feb 09, 2016 - Feb 14, 2016
Kravis Center For The Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Feb 02, 2016 - Feb 07, 2016
Adrienne Arsht Center
Miami, FL
Jan 26, 2016 - Jan 31, 2016
Hayes Hall
Naples, FL
Jan 19, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
Saenger Theatre
New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2016 - Jan 17, 2016
Bass Performance Hall
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 05, 2016 - Jan 10, 2016
Altria Theater
Richmond, VA
Dec 01, 2015 - Jan 03, 2016
National Theatre
Washington, DC
Nov 24, 2015 - Nov 29, 2015
Peace Center For The Perf. Arts
Greenville, SC
Nov 17, 2015 - Nov 22, 2015
Proctors
Schenectady, NY
Nov 10, 2015 - Nov 15, 2015
Auditorium Theatre
Rochester, NY
Nov 03, 2015 - Nov 08, 2015
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence, RI
Sep 22, 2015 - Nov 01, 2015
Princess of Wales
Toronto, ON
Sep 08, 2015 - Sep 20, 2015
Aronoff Center: Procter & Gamble Hall
Cincinnati, OH
Aug 25, 2015 - Sep 06, 2015
Blumenthal Center: Belk Theater
Charlotte, NC
Aug 18, 2015 - Aug 23, 2015
Fox Theatre
Atlanta, GA
Jul 28, 2015 - Aug 16, 2015
AT&T Performing Arts Center
Dallas, TX
Jul 21, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
Hobby Center For The Perf. Arts
Houston, TX
Jul 14, 2015 - Jul 19, 2015
Orpheum Theatre - Memphis
Memphis, TN
Jul 07, 2015 - Jul 12, 2015
Uihlein Hall at Marcus Performing Arts Center
Milwaukee, WI
Jun 16, 2015 - Jun 28, 2015
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Costa Mesa, CA
Jun 09, 2015 - Jun 14, 2015
San Diego Civic Theatre
San Diego, CA
Apr 28, 2015 - Jun 07, 2015
Pantages Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 21, 2015 - Apr 26, 2015
ASU Gammage
Tempe, AZ
Mar 31, 2015 - Apr 19, 2015
Buell Theatre
Denver, CO
Mar 25, 2015 - Mar 29, 2015
Orpheum Theater
Omaha, NE
Mar 17, 2015 - Mar 22, 2015
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Tampa, FL
Mar 10, 2015 - Mar 15, 2015
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Walt Disney Theater
Orlando, FL
Feb 24, 2015 - Mar 08, 2015
Broward Center For The Perf. Arts
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Feb 17, 2015 - Feb 22, 2015
Durham Performing Arts Center
Durham, NC
Jan 27, 2015 - Feb 15, 2015
Opera House
Boston, MA
Jan 20, 2015 - Jan 25, 2015
Shea's Performing Arts Center
Buffalo, NY
Jan 06, 2015 - Jan 18, 2015
Academy of Music: Kimmel Center
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 30, 2014 - Jan 04, 2015
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 16, 2014 - Dec 28, 2014
Orpheum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 09, 2014 - Dec 14, 2014
Municipal Auditorium Music Hall
Kansas City, MO
Dec 02, 2014 - Dec 07, 2014
Des Moines Civic Center
Des Moines, IA
Nov 18, 2014 - Nov 30, 2014
Fox Theatre
St. Louis, MO
Oct 21, 2014 - Nov 16, 2014
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI
Oct 03, 2014 - Oct 19, 2014
KeyBank State Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Aug 15, 2014 - Sep 28, 2014
Orpheum Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Apr 22, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
James M. Nederlander Theatre
Chicago, IL