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Flashback Friday: <em>Motown the Musical</em> Was a Broadway Warm-Up for the Temptations

Flashback Friday: Motown the Musical Was a Broadway Warm-Up for the Temptations

NBC's <em>Hairspray Live!</em> Mines Broadway for Its Seaweed and Little Inez

NBC's Hairspray Live! Mines Broadway for Its Seaweed and Little Inez

Brandon Victor Dixon Begins Performances as Aaron Burr in <em>Hamilton</em>

Brandon Victor Dixon Begins Performances as Aaron Burr in Hamilton

Brandon Victor Dixon's Start Date in <em>Hamilton</em> Announced

Brandon Victor Dixon's Start Date in Hamilton Announced

<em>Motown The Musical</em> Will End New Broadway Engagement Three Months Early

Motown The Musical Will End New Broadway Engagement Three Months Early

<em>Motown The Musical</em>

Motown The Musical

<em>Motown The Musical</em> Celebrates Its Second Broadway Opening

Motown The Musical Celebrates Its Second Broadway Opening

<em>Motown The Musical</em>'s Berry Gordy Receives a Sardi's Caricature

Motown The Musical's Berry Gordy Receives a Sardi's Caricature

<em>Motown The Musical</em> Gets Ready for Its Broadway Return

Motown The Musical Gets Ready for Its Broadway Return

<em>Hamilton</em>'s Daniel J. Watts to Present <em>The Jam: Love Terrorists</em>

Hamilton's Daniel J. Watts to Present The Jam: Love Terrorists

<em>Shuffle Along</em> to Close Abruptly on Broadway

Shuffle Along to Close Abruptly on Broadway

Danielle Brooks, Danny Burstein, and More at Manhattan Theatre Club Gala

Danielle Brooks, Danny Burstein, and More at Manhattan Theatre Club Gala

Savion Glover to Join Cast of <em>Shuffle Along</em>; Replacement Announced for Audra McDonald

Savion Glover to Join Cast of Shuffle Along; Replacement Announced for Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Joshua Henry Jubilantly Bow as <em>Shuffle Along</em> Opens

Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Joshua Henry Jubilantly Bow as Shuffle Along Opens

<em>Shuffle Along</em>, Starring Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Set to Open

Shuffle Along, Starring Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Set to Open

<em>Mad Men</em>'s Christina Hendricks to Lead Reading of <em>Whorl Inside a Loop</em>

Mad Men's Christina Hendricks to Lead Reading of Whorl Inside a Loop

<em>Motown</em> Announces Casting for Broadway Return Engagement

Motown Announces Casting for Broadway Return Engagement

Broadway's <em>Shuffle Along</em> to Offer $40 Tickets for Special Actors Fund Performance

Broadway's Shuffle Along to Offer $40 Tickets for Special Actors Fund Performance

Morgan James and More Set for Ray Mercer's <em>Pure Motion</em> Benefit

Morgan James and More Set for Ray Mercer's Pure Motion Benefit

Get Ready! <em>Motown the Musical</em> Announces Broadway Return Engagement

Get Ready! Motown the Musical Announces Broadway Return Engagement

The Broward Center, the Kravis Center, and More Receive Broadway League Grants

The Broward Center, the Kravis Center, and More Receive Broadway League Grants

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry to Join Audra McDonald in <em>Shuffle Along</em>

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry to Join Audra McDonald in Shuffle Along

Brandon Victor Dixon, Steven Pasquale, and <em>Hamilton</em>'s Phillipa Soo Celebrate <em>The Wild Party</em>

Brandon Victor Dixon, Steven Pasquale, and Hamilton's Phillipa Soo Celebrate The Wild Party

Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, and More Rehearse Andrew Lippa's <em>The Wild Party</em>

Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, and More Rehearse Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party

Additional Casting Change Announced for Sutton Foster-Led <em>Wild Party</em> Revival

Additional Casting Change Announced for Sutton Foster-Led Wild Party Revival

Steven Pasquale, Miriam Shor, and More Join Sutton Foster in Encores! <em>Wild Party</em>

Steven Pasquale, Miriam Shor, and More Join Sutton Foster in Encores! Wild Party

<em>Broadway Bares</em> to Present Intimate <em>Solo Strips</em> Show

Broadway Bares to Present Intimate Solo Strips Show

<em>Wicked</em> Vet Eden Espinosa Joins Cast of <em>Seasons of Broadway</em>

Wicked Vet Eden Espinosa Joins Cast of Seasons of Broadway

Broadway's <em>Aladdin</em> and <em>Motown The Musical</em> Start West End House-Hunting

Broadway's Aladdin and Motown The Musical Start West End House-Hunting

Final Bow: <em>Motown</em>'s Charl Brown on Playing Smokey Robinson and Delivering a "Yo' Mama" Joke on Broadway

Final Bow: Motown's Charl Brown on Playing Smokey Robinson and Delivering a "Yo' Mama" Joke on Broadway

Motown Legends The Temptations and The Four Tops Begin Their Broadway Engagement Tonight

Motown Legends The Temptations and The Four Tops Begin Their Broadway Engagement Tonight

Get Ready for The Temptations to Hit Broadway

Get Ready for The Temptations to Hit Broadway

NYMF 2015 Grand Jury Announced

NYMF 2015 Grand Jury Announced

<em>The Ensemblist</em> Explores Broadway Tech Rehearsals in Latest Podcast

The Ensemblist Explores Broadway Tech Rehearsals in Latest Podcast

<em>Motown The Musical</em> to Hold Open Casting Call in Detroit

Motown The Musical to Hold Open Casting Call in Detroit

Palace Theater, Hennepin Theatre Trust, and More Receive Broadway League Grants

Palace Theater, Hennepin Theatre Trust, and More Receive Broadway League Grants

Broadway Inspirational Voices Joins Benefit Concert, Hosted by Justin Guarini and Mary Testa

Broadway Inspirational Voices Joins Benefit Concert, Hosted by Justin Guarini and Mary Testa

Susan Stroman, Brandon Victor Dixon, and David Thompson Bring <em>The Scottsboro Boys</em> to London

Susan Stroman, Brandon Victor Dixon, and David Thompson Bring The Scottsboro Boys to London

<em>Whiskeyland!</em>, a Musical Developed by <em>Jersey Boys</em>' Richard H. Blake, to Receive Concert Production

Whiskeyland!, a Musical Developed by Jersey Boys' Richard H. Blake, to Receive Concert Production

<em>Motown The Musical</em> Will Take a Break on Broadway

Motown The Musical Will Take a Break on Broadway

Tony Winner <em>Kinky Boots</em> Leads Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award Nominees

Tony Winner Kinky Boots Leads Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award Nominees

Broadway’s Changing Face: Is It Destined to Look More Like Michael Jackson Than Ethel Merman?

Come See About Me! Motown the Musical Announces the “Makin’ It Motown” Open Casting Call

Arthur Darvill, Eve Plumb, and More Sing in the Sunshine at Final Broadway in Bryant Park

Broadway’s 2013 Tony Award Nominees Celebrate at Tonys-Eve Cocktail Party

Motown Star Brandon Victor Dixon Dishes About the Chipotle Meeting That Changed His Life

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Broadway Grosses: Filling the House

Dancing in the Streets! The Cast of Broadway’s Motown: The Musical Holds Open Rehearsal

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Watch Succession's Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook Reunite at the Stage Door

The former Succession co-stars started previews in their Broadway shows on the same night.