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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  1. Tony Nominees Explain Broadway's Most Daunting Demands

    Variety
    They met the challenge, now they've been rewarded with a Tony nomination. But how does that challenge differ for the many scribes, helmers and thesps nommed? Here's what several 2013 Tony nominees had to say on the subject. "The main challenge of any...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Tom Hanks, Music Theater, Entertainment, Matthew Warchus

    2. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

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

    NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three.
    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: Tony Awards, Fiona Shaw, Services and Shopping, Tom Hanks, Real Estate

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

  3. 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: Arts and Culture, Tony Awards, Porgy and Bess (movie), Festive Events, Entertainment

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Lawyers, Entertainment, Aaron Sorkin

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

  5. '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: Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Entertainment, Music

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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 genuinely confounding new Broadway show "Motown the Musical" reveals, is just about the worst person in the world to write the story of Berry Gordy: the founder of Motown records, a music giant he built in a Detroit house under the hubristic handmade sign "Hitsville U.S.A.," which turned out to be nothing less than the darn all-American truth.
    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: Arts and Culture, Fine Artists, Entertainment, Music Theater, Celebrities

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

  7. '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: Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Services and Shopping, Physiology, The Ed Sullivan Show (tv program)

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

  8. 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: Sandra Lee, Elizabeth Perkins, Sarah Hyland, Brad Paisley, A.J. Cook

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

  9. PASSINGS: Deke Richards

    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 a statement from the Universal Music record label.
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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: Motown Records, The Supremes (music group), Entertainment, Bobby Darin, Music

    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: The Supremes (music group), Motown Records, Lil Wayne, Entertainment, Queens of the Stone Age (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: "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: Tom Hanks, Entertainment, Music Theater, Cinderella (movie), Nora Ephron

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

  12. 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: Politics, Freedom of the Press, The Supremes (music group), Detroit Free Press, Smokey Robinson

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