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*A remake of the 1975 Diana Ross film “Mahogany” is reportedly in the works from former Motown executive and producer Suzanne de Passe, reports BET. Motown founder Berry Gordy directed the original, which starred Ross as Tracy, a Chicago native who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Her rising international fame takes her to Rome, [...]
*After hearing varied opinions about the good and bad of the play Motown the Musical, I was glad to get the chance to see it myself to make my own determination. The play which opened on Sunday April 14th, proved quite entertaining. This musical extravaganza is delighting audiences at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, located at 205 [...]
*”Motown: The Musical” makes its big Broadway debut on Sunday in New York, and the Detroit News has details of what’s in store. The show has gone through a month of previews, tweaking and trimming numbers from its length (just under three hours), which features snippets of some 70 Motown hits. The producers said they [...]
*Aretha Franklin turned 71 on Monday, March 25th, and celebrated the occasion by working her way through New York City. She began Monday afternoon by hosting a dinner at Le Bernardin restaurant in Manhattan for friends, including fellow birthday girl Chaka Khan, who turned 60 on Saturday, March 23. The Queen of Soul went on [...]
*Berry Gordy is making room for yet another award in his collection. The Songwriters Hall of Fame organization announced Tuesday that the Motown founder will receive the Pioneer Award at its 44th annual induction ceremony on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The award was established last year to honor [...]
*In a Chrysler ad that will soon hit the airwaves (and is posted now on YouTube), Berry Gordy – the founder of the Motown record label and the book writer of its upcoming Broadway musical – takes a drive through Detroit in the automaker’s new Motown 300 model, pre-loaded with classic Motown tunes. Gordy’s destination [...]
*(New York, NY) – The Jesse Jackson/Rainbow Push 16th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit (WSP) will take place January 30 – February 1, 2013 at The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th Street, New York, NY, 10017. WSP will honor notable people in law, politics, music and entertainment such as famed attorney Willie E. Gary, [...]
*Viral star PSY has reached a new milestone on YouTube. The South Korean rapper’s video for “Gangnam Style “has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube’s own counter. It’s the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned by Google Inc. It shows the enduring popularity of the self-deprecating video [...]
*Chrysler started something good when the company recruited Eminem for a memorable ad campaign during the 2011 Super Bowl. So, going for a similar, if not better effect, the company brought Motown Records founder Berry Gordy to the team. “We are Motown, and this is what we do,” the 83-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of [...]
*On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago, award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill conducted an intimate interview with Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, during An Evening with Berry Gordy presented by The HistoryMakers before a live audience that was personal, humorous, candid and insightful. Ifill’s interview navigated the audience through Gordy’s [...]
*A damaged 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists during the record label’s “Hitsville USA” heyday has been restored, thanks to an assist from Paul McCartney. The former Beatle is scheduled to play the instrument during its unveiling next month. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] A Motown Museum official said late Wednesday that the [...]
*Producers of “Motown: The Musical” today announced that it will open on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013, with previews beginning March 11, 2013. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Tickets will go on sale to the general public October 1. As previously reported, Motown: The Musical will be based on the life [...]
*Production is under way for Berry Gordy’s Broadway musical, “Motown.” The team is already looking for stars to play roles like young Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Like EURweb on Facebook But Gordy’s casting in an unconventional way for Broadway. He set up an audition website on Tuesday to help find the perfect people for [...]
*Berry Gordy is gearing up for something totally new. He’s writing a Broadway musical about his life. But don’t expect a whole lot of the real Motown in there. It could be void of many themes most are familiar with. Like EURweb on Facebook One critic is on the fence about how this actually might [...]
*A musical based on the life of legendary Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is set to open on Broadway next year, reports the Associated Press. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Producers today announced that “Motown,” with 81-year-old Gordy writing his own book, will open in the spring of 2013 at a Nederlander Theatre to be [...]
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