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 |
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Mise en scène | Charles Randolph-Wright |
Chorégraphie | Patricia Wilcox |
Décors | David Korins |
Costumes | ESosa |
Lumières | Natasha Katz |
Première | 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[1] 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 | Nominé(e) | Résultat |
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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 |
Références
- « Motown: The Musical — Songs », sur Internet Broadway Database (consulté le )