For Immediate Release
November 30, 2015
Presented by:
Contact: Daniela Medina
DMedina@TPAC.org
(615) 782-4081
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL at TPAC February 16-21,
2016
Tickets on sale Friday, December 4, at 10:00 a.m.
NASHVILLE – Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, and Berry Gordy are proud
to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday,
December 4 at 10:00 a.m. CT. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play a limited one-week
engagement at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall on
February 16-21, 2016.
Tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL are available at TPAC.org, by phone at 615-7824040, and at the TPAC Box Office, 505 Deaderick Street, in downtown Nashville. For
group tickets, please call 615-782-4060.
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 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 Hyde), hair and wig
design by Charles LaPointe (Memphis), and casting by Telsey + 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 more information, visit www.MotownTheMusical.com.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the fourth production featured in the 2015-16 HCA/TriStar
Health Broadway at TPAC season and is presented locally by Bank of America.
Performance schedule, prices, and cast are subject to change without notice. The season
is supported by The HCA Foundation on behalf of HCA and the TriStar Family of
Hospitals, and media sponsors for the season include NewsChannel 5 and The
Tennessean. Institutional sponsors for TPAC include Nissan North America, and CocaCola. TPAC is funded in part by support from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the
Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission. TPAC reminds ticket buyers that the only official
place to buy tickets online is TPAC.org.
TPAC is an accessible facility that provides a variety of services including wheelchair
accommodations, accessible parking, and assistive listening devices. Open captioning,
American Sign Language, audio description, and large print and Braille programs are
offered at the Sunday matinee performance of each Broadway Series and Broadway
Special show. For more information about accessible services, contact Lori Ward at (615)
782-4077.
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Over three decades, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center has welcomed more than 11 million audience
members and served more than 1.6 million students and educators with performances at TPAC, resources
for teachers, classroom residencies, and enrichment programs for adults. Founded in 1980, TPAC serves
several hundred thousand audience members each year with the annual series of HCA/TriStar Health
Broadway at TPAC, a variety of special engagements, and the productions of the three resident artistic
companies – Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, and Nashville Repertory Theatre. For more information,
visit TPAC.org.