Morris Drane

Review: Motown’s Greatest Hits during a Hippodrome 8/10 (Pete Taberner)

THAT a sorcery of Motown strain still works after roughly half a century is clear in a stream biggest hits prolongation How Sweet It Is. The 7 musicians and 5 singers are not a reverence rope as such, though perform a far-reaching operation of material, from early Four Tops, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson numbers to...

Morris Drane

Review: Motown’s Greatest Hits during a Hippodrome 8/10 (Pete Taberner)

THAT a sorcery of Motown strain still works after roughly half a century is clear in a stream biggest hits prolongation How Sweet It Is. The 7 musicians and 5 singers are not a reverence rope as such, though perform a far-reaching operation of material, from early Four Tops, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson numbers to...

Morris Drane

BWW Reviews: Motown and So Much More! Smokey Robinson Got UP CLOSE …

Motown Legend Smokey Robinson brought his implausible songbook, his good passion for behaving and some smashing personal stories to The McCallum Theatre on Oct 27 in a really “Up Close And Personal” concert, and so most more.  The MCallum Theatre has proven itself, once again, a unqualified unison venue — and...

Morris Drane

ENTERTAINMENT BLOG: MOTOWN MUSICAL, TEMPTATIONS

“I don’t ever frustrate during being deliberate a Motown person, since Motown is a biggest low-pitched eventuality that ever happened in a story of music.” -Smokey Robinson The date has come. The Temptations are here. The Winstons are here. Ajay Shughart is here. The Embers Convention Center during Hotel...

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Motown Musical Will Be Fun, But Not Factual

“Motown: The Musical” is wending a approach toward us inexorably. A integrate of weeks ago a producers of a uncover invited organisation museum bookers and advertisers to come see a small bit of a show. Berry Gordy, Jr., a male who invented Motown some-more than 50 years ago, trotted out Smokey Robinson, his crony and...