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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: Amy Morton, Real Estate, Fiona Shaw, Music Theater, Theater
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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?" "I anticipated that," Isaacson replied. "But he didn't. He kept surprising me by...
Tags: Diana Ross, Cirque du Soleil, Motown Records, The Social Network (movie) , Social Media
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'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. The production, directed by Charles Randolph-...Tags: Entertainment, The New York Times, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Music
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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: Artists, Diana Ross, Motown Records, Arts and Culture, Jackie Wilson
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'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"...
Tags: Diana Ross, Sony Corp., Arts and Culture, Doug Morris, Barack Obama
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Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'How to Live With Your Parents' on ABC
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: Eric Stonestreet, KISS (music group), Brad Paisley, Corbin Bernsen, James Roday
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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....
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations (music group), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Politics
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PASSINGS: Deke Richards
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.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: Entertainment, Motown Records, Music Industry, Music, Bobby Darin
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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...Tags: Diana Ross, Entertainment, Lil Wayne, Motown Records, Music
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'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week 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: Janis Joplin, Music Theater, Theater, Maura Tierney, The Lion King (movie)
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Win new DVD package of Jackson 5 cartoon series in our Lehigh Valley Music contest
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGBack 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...... -
2012 concerts: The kids are all right
When it comes to the Central Florida concert scene in 2012, the spotlight was shared by the kids and the classic stars old enough to be their grandparents. Often enough, both ends of the generational spectrum acquitted themselves admirably. At Amway...
Tags: Diana Ross, Motown Records, Mardi Gras, Lindsey Buckingham, One Direction (music group)
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