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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Tonys 2013: Bette Midler, 'Motown' among nomination snubs

    NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three. Members did not disappoint Tuesday morning, leaving out audience favorites like “Motown: The Musical” and critical darlings such as Bette Midler in favor of less...

    Tags: Music Theater, Amy Morton, Tony Awards, Tom Sturridge, Cicely Tyson

    2. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. The original 'Marriage of Figaro' at Muhlenberg

    "The Marriage of Figaro," a comic opera by Mozart based on a play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, is a familiar work. Less well-known is the 1784 comedy by the French playwright, a critical diatribe about 18th-century morals. Muhlenberg...

    Tags: Family, Students, Music Theater, Marriage, Porgy and Bess (movie)

    3. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Steve Jobs' approach a lesson for Broadway's 'Motown'

    In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?"
    In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?" "I anticipated that," Isaacson replied. "But he didn't. He kept surprising me by...

    Tags: The Social Network (movie) , Steve Jobs, Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Apple iPod

    4. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Motown: The Musical' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

    "Motown: The Musical" -- the new Broadway jukebox musical that resurrects the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas and many more -- opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Sunday.
    "Motown: The Musical" -- the new Broadway jukebox musical that resurrects the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas and many more -- opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Sunday. The production, directed by Charles Randolph-...

    Tags: Music Theater, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Theater, Entertainment

    5. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Songs, not stories, get top billing in 'Motown'

    NEW YORK — Berry Gordy, the man who discovered Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells (and on and on), was a peerless record producer when it came to handpicking talent and building careers. But Berry Gordy, the...

    Tags: Music Theater, Artists, Broadway Theater, Fine Artists, Music

    6. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Motown: the Musical' — signed, sealed but will it deliver?

    NEW YORK — The songs are among the most popular of the baby boom era — "My Girl," "I Want You Back," "Dancing in the Streets." They may be the staple of oldies radio; they haven't been part of a big Broadway musical. Now "Motown: The Musical" is about to become this season's big bet on the drawing power of the jukebox.
    NEW YORK — The songs are among the most popular of the baby boom era — "My Girl," "I Want You Back," "Dancing in the Streets." They may be the staple of oldies radio; they haven't been part of a big Broadway musical. Now "Motown: The Musical"...

    Tags: Music Theater, American Idol (tv program), Physiology, Broadway Theater, Music

    7. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'How to Live With Your Parents' on ABC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 7 -13, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES The Middle Her schooling completed, Frankie...

    Tags: Patricia Heaton, Charlie Sheen, Bethenny Frankel, Ken Burns, A.J. Cook

    8. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Bobby Rogers dies at 73; original member of Motown's the Miracles

    Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73.
    Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73....

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press, The Temptations (music group), Politics, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

    9. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. PASSINGS: Deke Richards

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    Deke Richards, 68, who as part of the songwriting and producing team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of the Jackson 5's early hit songs for Motown Records, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to...

    Tags: Obituaries, Motown Records, Entertainment, The Supremes (music group), Music Industry

    10. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Motown producer-songwriter Deke Richards dies

    Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from his record label. He was 68.
    Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from...

    Tags: Lil Wayne, Diana Ross, Motown Records, Queens of the Stone Age (music group), The Supremes (music group)

    11. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week on Broadway

    Motown founder&nbsp;Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: &quot;Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway.
    Motown founder Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: "Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway. The show grossed $1.03 million after seven performances starting March 11 at the Lunt-Fontanne...

    Tags: Music Theater, The Book of Mormon (musical), Music, The Lion King (movie), Janis Joplin

    12. Jan 16, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. Win new DVD package of Jackson 5 cartoon series in our Lehigh Valley Music contest

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    Back in the early 1970s, the singing group Jackson 5 was so popular, it even became the subject of a Saturday morning cartoon series that used its fictionalized adventures -- such as having to do farm work or play for......
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