MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. June 13-18, 2017

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5 SHUBERT THEATRE SHUBERT THEATRE and STAGEVIEW SEASON Motown The Musical 5 Motown The Musical Title Page 7 Motown The Musical Cast 8 Motown The Musical Scenes 11 Motown The Musical Musical Numbers 13 Motown The Musical Who s Who 15 Motown The Musical Staff 27 Shubert Supporters 31 NO APPS. NO DOWNLOADS Access your program book quickly and securely without a cumbersome download. SOCIAL INTERACTION Connect to your favorite venue and performers while you sit in the audience. STAGEVIEW: your paperless program book Scan the code located to the left with your smart device for additional information on the show, or visit PURCHASE TICKETS Purchase tickets for upcoming shows right from your seat. The Shubert Theatre is located at 247 College Street, New Haven BOX OFFICE HOURS: Mon Fri 9:30am 5:30pm Sat 10am 3pm and during all performances Call or ADVERTISING OnStage Publications Advertising Department korlowski@onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with OnStage Publications, 1612 Prosser Ave., Dayton, Ohio This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. OnStage Publications is a division of Just Business!, Inc. Contents All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Shubert Theatre

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10 the CAST CHESTER GREGORY ALLISON SEMMES DAVID KAVERMAN JARRAN MUSE RAYMOND DAVIS JR. CJ WRIGHT MALCOLM ARMWOOD ERICK BUCKLEY JUDITH FRANKLIN JEREMY GASTON ALYSSA V. GOMEZ GARFIELD HAMMONDS LATRISA HARPER ROD HARRELSON JARED HOWELTON LOUIS JAMES JACKSON ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS JASMINE RAMONE OWENS DEVIN L. PRICE ALANA RANDALL MASLANOVA-BROWN TAVIA RIVEÉ MATTHEW SIMS JR. KIMBERLY ANN STEELE DOUG STORM DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN GABRIELLA WHITING GALEN J. WILLIAMS RICARDO A. ZAYAS 8 Shubert Theatre

11 the CAST Berry Gordy... Chester Gregory Diana Ross... Allison Semmes Smokey Robinson...David Kaverman Marvin Gaye...Jarran Muse Young Berry Gordy/Stevie Wonder/Michael Jackson... Raymond Davis Jr., CJ Wright ENSEMBLE Levi Stubbs, Mickey Stevenson, Contour, Jackson 5, Rick James... Malcolm Armwood Edna Anderson, Anna Gordy, Martha Reeves, Marvelette... Judith Franklin Four Top, Contour, Lamont Dozier, Miller London, Commodore...Jeremy Gaston Four Top, Pop Gordy, David Ruffin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jermaine Jackson, Commodore...Garfield Hammonds Gwen Gordy, Vandella, Marvelette, Mary Wells, Cindy Birdsong... LaTrisa Harper Dennis Edwards, Miracle, Brian Holland, Commodore... Jared Howelton Temptation, Contour, Eddie Holland...Louis James Jackson Four Top, Jackie Wilson, Miracle, Jr. Walker Allstar, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder...Elijah Ahmad Lewis Claudette Robinson, Landlady, Marvelette, Billie Jean Brown, Teena Marie... Jasmine Maslanova-Brown Robert Gordy, Melvin Franklin, Miracle, Jackson 5, Commodore...Ramone Owens Temptation, Contour, Jr. Walker, Commodore...Devin L. Price Mary Wilson, Mother Gordy... Tavia Riveé Esther Gordy, Vandella, Lula Hardaway, Gladys Horton... Kimberly Ann Steele Ed Sullivan, Harold Noveck, Shelly Berger, Dudley Buell...Doug Storm Roger Campbell, Jackie Wilson s Manager, Studio Head, Tom Clay, Barney Ales, Pirate DJ... Daniel Robert Sullivan Suzanne De Passe, Florence Ballard...Gabriella Whiting Temptation, Fuller Gordy, Contour... Ricardo A. Zayas SWINGS Erick Buckley, Alyssa V. Gomez, Rod Harrelson, Alana Randall, Matthew Sims, Jr., Galen J. Williams Dance Captain: Rod Harrelson Assistant Dance Captain: Ramone Owens UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For Berry Gordy Jeremy Gaston, Jarran Muse For Diana Ross Tavia Riveé, Kimberly Ann Steele For Smokey Robinson Garfield Hammonds, Ricardo A. Zayas For Marvin Gaye Malcolm Armwood, Garfield Hammonds Shubert Theatre

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13 SCENES ACT : Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Berry Gordy s House Los Angeles 1938: The Gordy Family Home Detroit, Urban Street 1957: Flame Show Bar, Gwen s House, Jackie Wilson s Manager s Office, Gordy Home 1959: Hitsville House, WJBK Radio 1962: Motortown Revue, Hitsville Office/A Payphone in Birmingham 1963: Hitsville Studio A 1964: Caravan Of Stars, Ed Sullivan Theatre Stage 1965: Theater Manchester, England Backstage & Onstage, Paris Hotel, The Copacabana 1968: In and Around Hitsville ACT : Performance Stage 1968: In and Around Hitsville 1969: Hollywood Palace 1970: Frontier Hotel Stage 1971: A Resort in the Bahamas, Smokey s Hotel Room Los Angeles, Berry s Office, Sales Dept./ Southern Distributor s Office 1972: Diana s Dressing Room, Hollywood Movie Set 1975: Motown L.A. Offices 1981: Diana s Dressing Room, Onstage 1983: Berry Gordy s House, Pasadena Civic Auditorium The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Shubert Theatre

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15 musical NUMBERS Motown music courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. ABC A Breathtaking Guy Ain t No Mountain High Enough Ain t Too Proud to Beg Baby I Need Your Lovin Baby Love Ball of Confusion Brick House Buttered Popcorn Can I Close the Door * Cruisin Dancing in the Street Do You Love Me Get Ready Give It to Me, Baby Good Morning, Heartache Got a Job Happy Birthday Hey Joe (Black Like Me) * I Can t Get Next to You I Can t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) I Got the Feeling I Hear a Symphony I Heard It Through the Grapevine (I Know) I m Losing You It s What s in the Grooves That Counts * Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini I Want You Back I Wish Lonely Teardrops Love Is Here and Now You re Gone Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Money (That s What I Want) My Girl My Guy My Mama Done Told Me Please, Mr. Postman Reach Out (I ll Be There) Reach Out and Touch 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 Happening The Love You Save To Be Loved War What s Going On Where Did Our Love Go Who s Loving You You re All I Need to Get By You re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You You ve Really Got a Hold on Me * Songs written for this production by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith THERE WILL BE ONE FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION. MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL ORCHESTRA Conductor & Keyboard 1 DARRYL ARCHIBALD Associate Conductor & Keyboard 2 JENNIFER OIKAWA Drums TREVOR HOLDER Electric, Acoustic, and 5 String Electric Bass CHRIS THIGPEN Guitar (Electric & Hollow-Body Electric) DAVID MATOS Music Preparation EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATION Keyboard Programming RANDY COHEN Shubert Theatre

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17 a note from BERRY GORDY/ who s WHO A Note from Berry Gordy At Motown, we called ourselves a family and we were a big family. While it is impossible to list here the many people who helped Motown with their love and passion, I personally want to thank them all. Their dedication and talent contributed to our success, as well as helped to inspire me to bring our story to Broadway. Motown was a dream that happened to come true, and it s all because of you. Thank you. Berry Gordy Founder, Motown CHESTER GREGORY (Berry Gordy) is thrilled and honored to return in the role of Berry Gordy, after portraying him last summer on Broadway in Motown The Musical! Broadway credits include Hairspray, Tarzan, Cry-Baby and Sister Act. He has toured nationally with several shows including Dreamgirls and his one-man show The Eve of Jackie Wilson. Chester has received many awards, including the NAACP Theatre Award, and has been presented the key to the city of his hometown of Gary, Ind. and East Chicago. He has also been chosen as an Honorary State Representative and has received a Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater Columbia College in Chicago. Chester is also a songwriter and producer. Join the and chestergregory.com. ALLISON SEMMES (Diana Ross). Thrilled to be traveling the nation with this show again! Proud AEA member. Chicago native. B.M. opera at UIUC, M.M. from NYU- Steinhardt. Broadway credits: Motown The Musical (Florence Ballard) and The Book of Mormon (Nabalungi u/s, Swing). Other credits include The Color Purple national tour, Dreamgirls, Bubbling Brown Sugar, The Wiz, Candide. BroadwayWorld Chicago award for Best Female Lead and an NAACP Theatre Award nomination for Best Female Lead for Diana Ross in Motown. Thanks to Mr. Gordy, Charles, KM and my family. Follow her and allisonsemmes.com. DAVID KAVERMAN (Smokey Robinson) is honored to make his Equity and national tour debuts with Motown! Native of Ohio. Favorite credits (regional): Sister Act, Dreamgirls, Carousel, Chicago, Godspell and Disney Cruise Line. Proud graduate of Otterbein University (B.M.) and the Manhattan School of Music (M.M.). Eternal thanks to Mr. Gordy and Wojcik Seay Casting. Shout out to The Mine, his supermama, Manda and invaluable friends and teachers who have given him the world! Love. davidkaverman.com. JARRAN MUSE (Marvin Gaye), a native Jersey boy, couldn t be happier living his dream. God is good, y all. Broadway/N.Y.C.: Motown The Musical, Irving Berlin s White Christmas, Dreamgirls. Tours: American Idiot, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, 42 nd Street. Check jarranmuse. com for the complete resume. Thank you to Mr. Gordy, Charles and Telsey for this new opportunity to bring Marvin to stage every night, to the Motown legends that lived the story we are telling, to KMR for representing me and to my family and friends for being there. I love you! Proud member of Actors Equity Association. Follow me on or RAYMOND DAVIS JR. (Young Berry Gordy/Young Stevie Wonder/Young Michael Jackson). A 12-year-old native of Indianapolis, Raymond is humbled and extremely grateful to join the Motown cast. He has appeared in commercials and has won many singing contests in Indianapolis. He would like to thank God, family and friends. CJ WRIGHT (Young Berry Gordy/Young Stevie Wonder/ Young Michael Jackson) is an 11-year-old musician from Upland, Calif. and is beyond excited to join the Motown cast and make his national tour debut. He has appeared in a commercial, print, voice overs and has performed in local theater and venues. He would like to thank his family, friends and teachers who have supported him along this amazing journey. MALCOLM ARMWOOD (Ensemble). National tour: Smokey Joes Cafe (Adrian). Regional: Grease (Teen Angel); Show Boat; Ragtime; Hairspray; Kiss Me, Kate. ECU alum! Praises to God for his continuous blessings! Thanks Dad, Mom, Mckenzie, family and friends for all the love and support. ERICK BUCKLEY (Swing). Broadway/national tours: Les Misérables (Valjean); The Addams Family (Uncle Fester); The Full Monty (Dave); The Phantom of the Opera (Piangi); Kiss Me, Kate (Gangster #1); Grease (Roger). Favorite roles: husband to Robin, dad to Miranda. JUDITH FRANKLIN (Ensemble). Houston, Texas native. Regional: Dreamgirls, Memphis The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Company. Tours: Todrick Hall s Straight Outta Oz, Tyler Perry s Madea on the Run. JEREMY GASTON (Ensemble). National/international tours: Sister Act first national (Eddie u/s, Curtis u/s, TJ u/s), Shrek (Donkey), Smokey Joe s Café (Victor u/s), We Will Rock You (Britney), Jesus Christ Superstar (Priest u/s), Sunfish (Monk). Jeremiah Shubert Theatre

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19 who s WHO ALYSSA V. GOMEZ (Swing). A N.Y. native, Alyssa is delighted to join the company of Motown! Regional: In the Heights (Nina), Rent (Mimi), American Idiot (Whatsername). B.A. Emerson College. Much love to mi familia! GARFIELD HAMMONDS (Ensemble) is elated to join the Motown family! Fave credits: Kiss Me, Kate (nat l tour), Ragtime (Coalhouse), Smokey Joe s Cafe, Big River. Love to Chris and Mom. Thanks Bobbie! LaTRISA HARPER (Ensemble): Broadway: The Color Purple, The Lion King. First national tours: The Color Purple, Motown The Musical. Off-Broadway: Invisible Thread (Second Stage Theater NYC). Regional: The Wiz (Arkansas Repertory), Witness Uganda (American Repertory Theater). Was a member of Ailey II. Proud AEA member. Love to family and Susan Batson Studios. ROD HARRELSON (Dance Captain, Swing). Proud AEA member! Originally from Greensboro, N.C., trained/ studied at UNC-Chapel Hill. Golden Rule at all times. Love and thanks to God and family always for Cynthia! JARED HOWELTON (Ensemble). Credits include international tour: Shrek The Musical (Donkey); Off- Broadway: Urinetown (Bobby Strong). Otterbein University (B.F.A.). Thanks be to God, family and TPG! LOUIS JAMES JACKSON (Ensemble). International tour: Shrek The Musical (u/s Donkey and perf d/papa Bear). Regional: Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble, Ogunquit Playhouse). Dance: Luna Negra Dance Theater, DanceWorks Chicago. The Ailey School. ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Motown! Broadway: Motown. Off-Broadway: Mama I Want to Sing, Sing Harlem Sing. Tours: Motown (first nat.), Mama I Want to Sing (Japan). Music: Mario, Ariana Grande, Mary Mary, eal360.com. JASMINE MASLANOVA-BROWN (Ensemble) is thrilled to be working with the cast of Motown! Recent credits include Production Principal Singer for top cruise ship companies. Film credits include: Playin For Love and Dora s Explorer Girls. Thanks to family and friends for their enormous support on her journey! RAMONE OWENS (Assistant Dance Captain/Ensemble). Broadway: Motown. Off-Broadway; Finian s Rainbow (Irish Rep). Regional: Disney s Aladdin, Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Man of La Mancha. Countless thanks to God, his family and The About Artist Agency. B.F.A., The Boston Conservatory. Psalm 16:8. DEVIN L. PRICE (Ensemble). Born and raised in Lansing, Mich. Graduated from Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Mich. with B.F.A. musical theater ( 15). Special thanks always to God, family and friends. ALANA RANDALL (Swing). Toronto native thrilled to be joining the Motown family! Off-Broadway/tours: The Vagina Monologues (Jerry Orbach), Dirty Dancing, The Wizard of Oz. Theater: West Side Story, Hairspray, Hair, High School Musical. TV: Series regular on Hellcats (CW). Love to family and Bloc NYC. TAVIA RIVEÉ (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the Motown family! Favorite credits include Hairspray, Seussical, All Shook Up. Thanks to Wojcik Seay, Brian Graziani and my amazing parents. Glory to MATTHEW SIMS JR. (Swing). Graduate of AMDA. International performer for Carnival Cruise Lines. Wailin Joe in Memphis, Leroy in Hairspray and The Band Leader in the NAACP Award-winning musical Recorded in Hollywood. KIMBERLY ANN STEELE (Ensemble). Favorite credits: Hair (Hollywood Bowl); Kiss Me, Kate! (Pasadena Playhouse); Carrie: The Killer Musical Experience (Los Angeles Theatre); Spring Awakening (UCLA). UCLA alum. electricsteele.com. Thanks, Mom! DOUG STORM (Ensemble). Broadway: Motown, Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Dance of the Vampires, Chess in Concert. Off-Broadway: Bat Boy (original cast). Other: Disney s Tarzan, Because of Winn Dixie, Notre Dame de Paris Vegas (Quasimodo). Trained at HB Studios (N.Y.) and Second City (Chicago). DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN (Ensemble). Over 1000 performances as Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys. Author of award-winning play Prospect High: Brooklyn, and theatrical memoir Becoming a Jersey Boy. Say hello at DanielRobertSullivan@gmail.com! GABRIELLA WHITING (Ensemble). Previous credits include the national tour of Saturday Night Fever (Candy). Regional: Sister Act (Michelle/Delores u/s), Sweet Charity (Helene), Rent (Mimi). Big thanks to mom for always being so supportive. GALEN J. WILLIAMS (Swing). Favorite past credits: Motown The Musical (Broadway), Passing Strange, Three Little Birds. Huge thanks to my loving family, amazing friends and my stellar team at Apex Talent Group! B.F.A., Howard University. RICARDO A. ZAYAS (Ensemble). Brooklyn, N.Y. Honors graduate Fordham. 25 to Watch Dance magazine. Dance: Ailey II, Lar Lubovitch, LINES Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, Shen Wei. Theater: In the Heights, Queen of the Night, West Side Story (Carnegie Hall), Broadway s Hamilton. BERRY GORDY (Book, Producer) is the founder of Motown, the hit-making enterprise that reached out across a racially divided, politically and socially charged country to transform popular music. He is also a Shubert Theatre

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21 who s WHO songwriter, producer, director, innovative entrepreneur, teacher and visionary. Actively involved in the Civil Rights movement, he released the recorded speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His films include Lady Sings the Blues (five Academy Award nominations) and Mahogany. Gordy has received four honorary doctorates in philosophy (Occidental College), the humanities (Morehouse College, Michigan State University) and music (Eastern Michigan University). Other awards include the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, the Gordon Grand Fellow from Yale University, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a star on Hollywood s Walk of Fame, the Rainbow Coalition s Man of the Millennium Award, the Rhythm and Blues Foundation s Lifetime Achievement Award, the T.J. Martell Foundation s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award and the Grammy Salute to Industry Icons President s Merit Award. In 2011, President Obama honored him with a Salute to Motown evening at the White House. He is also the recipient of the 2013 Marian Anderson Award, BET s Visionary Award, Ebony s first Lifetime Achievement Award, Major League Baseball s 2014 Beacon of Change Award and The NAACP 2016 Theatre Award for Best Playwright. In a White House ceremony in September 2015, President Barack Obama presented Gordy with the National Medal of Arts for a lifetime of achievement that transformed music and American life and still reverberates today. Berry Gordy s unparalleled contribution to popular culture is chronicled in his autobiography, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown. SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING. Sony/ATV Music Publishing, established in 1995 as a joint venture between Sony and Michael Jackson, is the world s leading music publisher. Together with EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV owns or administers more than two million copyrights, including those from such iconic music catalogs like Leiber Stoller, Mijac Music, Motown and Famous Music. Sony/ATV also controls many of the best-known songs ever written, such as New York, New York, All You Need Is Love, You ve Got a Friend, Moon River, Jailhouse Rock, The Mission Impossible Theme, Ain t No Mountain High Enough, Over the Rainbow, Stand By Me, I Heard It Through the Grapevine and Singin in the Rain. In addition, Sony/ATV represents the copyrights of such legendary artists as the Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Carole King, Kraftwerk, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Queen, the Rolling Stones, Richie Sambora, Sting, the Supremes, Wyclef Jean, Hank Williams and Stevie Wonder, among others. Its evergrowing list of chart-topping artists, writers and producers includes Akon, Fall Out Boy, Jessie J, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, P!nk, RedOne, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Stargate, Taylor Swift and Kanye West. CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT (Director). Theater directing credits include Motown The Musical (on Broadway, the national tour and London), the new musical Born for This (co-written with Bebe Winans), the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined and Sophisticated Ladies at Arena Stage, the 75 th anniversary international tour of Porgy and Bess, Love/Life at Lincoln Center (with Brian Stokes Mitchell), the national tour of Guys and Dolls (starring Maurice Hines) and They re Playing Our Song (in Brasil in Portuguese). Randolph-Wright wrote the plays Blue (starring Phylicia Rashad and Diahann Carroll), The Night Is a Child (starring JoBeth Williams), Cuttin Up; co-wrote Just Between Friends Bea Arthur on Broadway and the upcoming new play Love in Afghanistan. Charles directed the award-winning film Preaching to the Choir, and has written screenplays for HBO, Showtime, Disney and Fox. Television credits include directing the series Greenleaf, Lincoln Heights, South of Nowhere, the music special America America, the Freestyle football commercial for Nike and producing and writing the Showtime series Linc s. randolph-wright.com. PATRICIA WILCOX (Choreographer). Broadway: Motown The Musical (Astaire Award and NAACP Awards) and A Night with Janis Joplin. Off-Broadway/national tours: Little Shop of Horrors (Encore/City Center starring Jake Gyllenhaal), Children s Letters to God, Bowfire (and PBS television special), Blues in the Night (NAACP nomination) and Seussical. West End: Motown The Musical. Selected regional: The Kennedy Center, Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, Missouri Repertory Theatre, The Alley Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, and Paper Mill Playhouse. She has staged original works for the Houston Symphony, Minnesota Pops, Phoenix Symphony, Norwegian Cruise Line, and she has also created numbers for ice skating gold medalists Viktor Petrenko, Ilia Kulik, Katya Gordeeva, Miki Ando and ice dancing teams for the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. WARREN ADAMS (Choreographer). Motown: Broadway, U.S. tours, West End (Fred Astaire Award, NAACP Theatre Award); Born for This (Alliance and Arena ). Adams is an award winning producer director, choreographer and an adjunct professor at NYU and Princeton University in the theater department. He recently directed the film documentary Africa Straight Up and also choreographed the Pulitzer Prize-winning Off-Broadway plays How I Learned to Drive and Ruined. Other notable credits include the opera Magdalena at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Toy Story the Musical for Disney and Nora Ephron s last film Julie & Julia starring Meryl Streep. His theatrical work has been presented at New York City Center, the Joyce, Second Stage, South Coast Rep, Teatro du Municipal Sao Paulo, Theatre for a New Audience, the Intiman, the Geffen and several dance companies. Upcoming works include directing Michael Ogborn s Trial of the Century and Gilbert Bailey s Bout to Blow. Born and raised in South Africa, he won the Nelson Mandela/Sainsbury Scholarship to study at the Rambert Ballet in London. He is a graduate of Brunel University in England and winner of the Rudolf Nureyev Award. warrenadams.me. Shubert Theatre

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23 who s WHO ETHAN POPP (Music Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements). Awards: 2016 NAACP Theatre Award (Motown The Musical), 2014 Grammy Award nomination (Motown The Musical Original Cast Recording, Music Producer), 2013 Tony Award nomination (Motown The Musical, Best Orchestrations). Theater: Jay Chou s The Secret (Beijing; Orchestrator), School of Rock (Broadway; Music Supervisor), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2014 Tony Award-winner, Best Revival of a Musical Broadway; Music Supervisor), Motown The Musical (Broadway, U.S. tour, London; Music Supervisor, Arranger, Orchestrator), Rock of Ages (2009 Tony Award nomination, Best Musical; Broadway, U.S. tour, London, Australia; Music Supervisor, Arranger, Orchestrator), Disney s Tarzan (Broadway), We Will Rock You (German premiere), Disney s Aida (European premiere), Mamma Mia! (German premiere), among others. Film: The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron and Zendaya (20th Century Fox, Music Director). Television: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO; Music Director, Composer, Arranger), Smash (NBC/Universal; Music Producer, Arranger, Orchestrator), A Capitol Fourth (PBS; Arranger, Orchestrator), The 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards (FOX; Conductor), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC; Music Director, Arranger, Orchestrator), Late Night with Conan O Brien (NBC; Music Director, Arranger, Orchestrator). Love to Vanessa and Aldrin! ethanpopp.com. DAVID KORINS (Scenic Design). Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton (Tony nom.), War Paint, Misery, Motown, Vanya and Sonia, Annie, Bring It On, Magic/ Bird, An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, Godspell, Chinglish, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Passing Strange and Bridge and Tunnel. TV: Grease: Live! (Emmy Award). Concert: Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Sia, Mariah Carey, Andrea Boccelli. Extensive Off-Broadway/regional theater, hospitality, event and experience design. Dad: Stella and EMILIO SOSA (Costume Design). Radio City Spectacular ( ). Broadway: On Your Feet!, Lady Day at Emerson s Bar & Grill, Motown: The Musical (West End, first national tour, NAACP Theater Award), Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination, NAACP Theatre Award), Topdog/ Underdog. Off-Broadway: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lucille Lortell Award, NAACP Theatre Award), Invisible Thread, Sex with Strangers, Crowns, The Invisible Hand, Sunset Baby, Detroit 67, The Misanthrope. Regional: Twist (L.A. Ovation Award), Immediate Family, Marley, American Night: The Ballad of Juan José, Ruined, Cutting Up, Señor Discretion Himself (Helen Hayes nomination), Witness Uganda, Fences, Turandot: The Rumble for the Ring, Pippin, Ain t Misbehavin, Sense & Sensibility The Musical. Project Runway finalist; Trustees, American Theatre Wing. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theater, opera and dance around the world. She is a six-time Tony Award-winner whose recent Broadway credits include Cats, Long Day s Journey into Night, School of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, Skylight, The Glass Menagerie, Once, Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage and Aida. Opera/dance/ other include Alice s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet), Cinderella (Dutch National Ballet), Buried Child (National Theatre, London), Cyrano (the Met), Carnival of the Animals (NYCB), Swan Lake (Edinburgh Festival). Concert acts: Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret and Tommy Tune. Permanent lighting installations: Niketown NYC and London, and the Big Bang at the Museum of Natural History in NYC. PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Design). Grammy, Olivier and four-time Tony award-nominated. Selected designs include Something Rotten!, Rock of Ages, After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek The Musical, On a Clear Day, Lend Me a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry Baby, The Times They Are A-Changin, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Women, Brooklyn. Other credits: Le Reve and ShowStoppers at Wynn Las Vegas, Ragtime (London), Rocky Das Musical (Hamburg, Stuttgart), King Kong (Melbourne), Bull Durham, Mame, Gotta Dance, Anastasia. International arena tours of How to Train Your Dragon and Walking with Dinosaurs. DANIEL BRODIE (Projection Design). Designs include Basil Twist s Behind the Lid, Arias with a Twist and The Rite of Spring, as well as Christopher Wheeldon s Cinderella and The Winter s Tale. His designs for Broadway include Motown the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde and Disney s Aladdin. He has also created large-scale video designs for hip-hop artist Kanye West and for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Hair & Wig Design). Broadway: Hamilton, On Your Feet, Allegiance, Color Purple (revival), Holiday Inn, Violet, A Gentleman s Guide, After Midnight, Of Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, Fences, Clybourne Park, Newsies, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the Verge, The Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Looped, The Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, Martin Short, Good Vibrations, The Apple Tree, A Raisin in the Sun, Cat, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Radio Golf, Sight Unseen, High Fidelity, Xanadu and Bring It On. BRYAN CROOK (Orchestrations, Additional Arrangements) is a Tony-nominated orchestrator, producer, composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist for Broadway, TV and films. In addition to playing woodwinds for The Book of Mormon on Broadway, his work can be heard in Ice Age 4 (FOX), Smash (NBC), The 2011 Billboard Music Shubert Theatre

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25 who s WHO Awards and the 2011 Emmy Awards. He has several projects in development, including Mighty Cindy Cypress, a children s show. His most important credits, however, are as a husband to Hilary and father to Liam, Ethan and Henry. ZANE MARK (Dance Music Arrangements). Broadway: Hollar If You Hear Me; Motown The Musical; Pippin; Leap of Faith; All ShookUp; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Never Gonna Dance; The Full Monty; Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk (Tony and Grammy nominations); Bubblin Brown Sugar; The Wiz. Off-Broadway and regional: Smart People, Frog Kiss, Crowns, The Brother/Sister Plays, Ray Charles Live, Imagine Tap, Radiant Baby, George Wolfe s Harlem Song (AUDELCO Award), Thunder Knocking on the Door, Insurrection, Betsy Brown. Movies: Rosenwald; The Dancer Chronicles, Lackawanna Blues, Frances Ford Coppola s The Cotton Club. DARRYL ARCHIBALD (Musical Director, Conductor). Memphis Broadway tour; Wicked at the Pantages Theater (substitute conductor); Dreamgirls national tour (associate conductor); Disney s The Lion King tour (vocal coach/assistant conductor); Innocence (Banff Centre and Manhattan Theatre Club); Next to Normal, Swing! (McCoy/Rigby); Carousel, Li l Abner (Reprise); Camelot, 1776 (Utah Shakespearean Festival); guest conductor for ERASURE (Palm Springs Convention Center). WOJCIK SEAY CASTING (Casting) is Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay. Along with Holly Buczek, they cast all mediums. Tours: Vocalosity, Flashdance, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Jekyll & Hyde (national and Korean), Dreamgirls (Korean tour), Joseph Dreamcoat, Oklahoma! and A Chorus Line. Off-Broadway current and past: Othello: The Remix, The Portal, Tennessee Williams The Two Character Play with Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif, Handle with Care with Carol Lawrence, Triassic Parq, National Pastime, 666 and more. Regional: multiple seasons/shows for Riverside Theatre, Fla.; The Engeman Theatre, N.Y.; Theatre Raleigh, N.C.; Stages St. Louis, Mo.; Theatre Aspen, Colo.; and Tuacahn PAC, Utah. Pilots: Upstate and Stand-In. Films: Best Man in the Dark, Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon, My Prologue. Webseries: The Fuzz. Many commercials. Currently: The Hunt with John Walsh on CNN. wscasting.com. J. JARED JANAS (Make Up Design). Broadway designs include makeup for The Visit and The Real Thing, wigs and special makeup effects for Lady Day at Emerson s Bar and Grill, wigs and makeup for The Gershwins Porgy and Bess, hair for Peter and the Starcatcher and wigs for All About Me and Next to Normal. TV/film includes 30 Rock, Gotham, Mozart in the Jungle, Master of None, Lola Versus, Angelica and Six by Sondheim. DAVID GOLDSMITH (Script Consultant). Imagine This (lyrics, Theatre Royal, Plymouth and London, West End; a filmed version of the West End production is part of the PBS catalogue); Having It All (book and lyrics, Los Angeles; Ovation nominee, Best Musical, Best Book). Invisible Thread (Story Consultant Second Stage Theatre, Diane Paulus, dir.) Thanks to BG, DS, CB, BB, NNL, CRW and KM. DICK SCANLAN (Script Consultant) has been involved with many acclaimed shows as a writer (Everyday Rapture, Thoroughly Modern Millie 2002 Tony Award, Best Musical) and director (Little Shop of Horrors at Encores! Off-Center, starring Jake Gyllenhaal). He has been a Motown fanatic since his mother bought him a Supremes record in Thanks, mom. Thanks, Berry Gordy. SCHELE WILLIAMS (Associate Director) has directed numerous Broadway Concerts at the Gershwin Theatre in New York, including Uprising of Love, Defying Inequality, for which she received a New York City Proclamation, and From Broadway to Bourbon Street. She had directed at numerous regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, The Village Theatre, Human Race Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Ogunquit Theatre, TheaterWorks, NYMTF and NAMT. Schele is an adjunct professor at NYU New Studio on Broadway and is co founder of Parlor Night, a pop up entertainment experience and Blink Twice Productions. BRIAN HARLAN BROOKS (Associate Choreographer) Training at the Dance Theater of Harlem, and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The William Esper Studio. Since then performing with Forces of Nature, Philadelphia Dance Company (Philidanco), Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre, Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre, the tour of Vinette Carole s Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Donald Byrd/The Group, Williams/Henry Danse Theatre, Earl Moseley s Diversity of Dance and The Color Purple first national tour (Dance Captain). TV and film: Across the Universe; Lifted, a Fox Searchlight film; and the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Working as rehearsal director for Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Donald Byrd/The Group, Ailey Camp Missouri Site Director and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. ANNA R. KALTENBACH (Production Supervisor & Production Stage Manager). Broadway/N.Y.: Motown, Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Broadway Inspirational Voices. Tours: Once, Memphis, Shrek, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Joseph (Tokyo). West End: Motown. Regional: Marriott Lincolnshire, Chicago Shakespeare, Other Theatre Company, Western Stage, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Colorado Ballet, Opera Colorado. Proud AEA member. RALPH STAN LEE (Stage Manager) is pleased to join Motown. Some of his favorite credits are national tours of Dreamgirls; Hello, Dolly!; Cinderella; and Nice Work If You Can Get It. Regional: Whorl Inside a Loop (Second Stage), Porgy & Bess (Spoletto) and A Christmas Carol (N.C. Shakes). Ralph would like to thank Worklight and Mr. Gordy for this opportunity. Shubert Theatre

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27 who s WHO AMBER JOHNSON (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working with Motown again. Touring credits: The Phantom of the Opera (North American tour), Motown The Musical (first national), The Book of Mormon (Chicago tour) and Jersey Boys (Chicago tour). Chicago credits include West Side Story, Mamma Mia! and Oklahoma! (Paramount Theatre); and Gypsy, Seussical The Musical and Shrek The Musical (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Other regional credits include Williamstown Theatre Festival and Antelope Valley Ballet. Amber graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.F.A. in theater. As always, Boomer Sooner! ALLIED LIVE (Press and Marketing) is a full-service marketing/advertising agency representing national tours, performing arts institutions and experiential entertainment entities throughout North America. Current touring clients: Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, An American in Paris, Something Rotten!, Rent 20th anniversary tour, Kinky Boots, Rodgers + Hammerstein s Cinderella, A Gentleman s Guide to Love & Murder, Mamma Mia!, Motown The Musical, Once, Elf and Irving Berlin s White Christmas. Upcoming tours include School of Rock and The Humans. LINDA J. STEWART (Marketing & Press Outreach). It Is Done Communications. Tours/Off-Broadway: The Color Purple, Fela!, Dreamgirls, Ain t Misbehavin, The Scottsboro Boys, Porgy and Bess and Motown the Musical. Broadway: The Color Purple, Fela!, Porgy and Bess, After Midnight, The Gin Game. Urban press: Tyler Perry s The Have and The Have Nots, Madea s Big Happy Family, David E. Talbert s The Fabric of a Man, What My Husband Doesn t Know. Touring: Jamie Foxx, Trey Songz, Mo Nique. Film: Almost Christmas, Baggage Claim, 12 Years a Slave, Black Nativity, Belle and Beyond the Lights. WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (General Management ). Dedicated to creating and producing live entertainment. General management for Something Rotten! and Motown. Producers of Rent 20 th anniversary tour, Cinderella, Mamma Mia!, White Christmas. Currently developing Clue, a new stage play based on the Paramount movie. Produced Julie Andrews, The Gift of Music at The Hollywood Bowl and London s O2 Arena. Other recent touring productions include the Tony Award-winners American Idiot, In the Heights and Avenue Q. WLP is led by founding partner and President Stephen Gabriel and Vice President Nancy Gabriel. worklightproductions.com. PORT CITY TECHNICAL (Production Management) is a production management company based in Charleston, S.C. Current tours with Work Light Productions include Mamma Mia!, Rent, Cinderella and White Christmas. We are thrilled to be working with them again on Motown and Something Rotten! KEVIN McCOLLUM (Producer) has received three Tony Awards for Best Musical for In the Heights (2008), Avenue Q (2004) and Rent (1996), which was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also produced The Drowsy Chaperone (2006, winner of five Tonys) and, most recently, Something Rotten!, Hand to God and Motown The Musical on Broadway. He will be represented on Broadway this spring by The Play That Goes Wrong and also on tour by Something Rotten! Mr. McCollum was trained at the University of Cincinnati s College- Conservatory of Music and earned his master s from the University of Southern California. DOUG MORRIS (Producer) is widely considered the most influential executive in the music industry. Currently CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, he has worked with many of the most popular artists of the past four decades, including the Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler, Tori Amos, INXS, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder and U2. He is on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he has been recognized by numerous organizations for his outstanding contributions to music. Morris is also the founder of VEVO, the top music entertainment destination on the web, and previously spent 15 years as worldwide chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group. He began his career as a songwriter and producer, with credits including the Chiffons Sweet Talkin Guy and Brownsville Station s Smokin in the Boys Room. NANSCI NEIMAN-LEGETTE (Executive Producer ). After a noteworthy career as Executive Vice President and Publisher of Warner Books and West Coast Publisher of Penguin Putnam, Nansci became Berry Gordy s Chief Operating Officer in She has helped shepherd the show from first pages to this production. Shubert Theatre

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29 the STAFF STAFF FOR MOTOWN GENERAL MANAGEMENT WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel Scott Seay Anièle Fortin Kevin Greene Courtney King Emily Miller Carolyn Smith COMPANY MANAGER Maia Sutton Assistant Company Manager...Jasmin Jakobsen CONSULTANT GENERAL MANAGER Nathan Gehan, Bespoke Theatricals PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT PORT CITY TECHNICAL Rhys Williams Mike East Mackenzie Foster Rossella Human D. Wade Jolly Suzanne Prueter ALCHEMATION Kevin McCollum Lucas McMahon Emma Horwitz Darnetha M Baye Jack Eidson Thomas Schermerhorn Jessica Troy TOUR BOOKING AGENCY The Booking Group Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart thebookinggroup.com TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING ALLIED LIVE LAURA MATALON MARYA PETERS Scott Praefke Anne Waisanen Doug Blemker Mary Alyce Blum Sarah Dahlberg Andrew Damer Jennifer Gallagher John Gilmour Meghan Kastenholz Anne Dailey Meyer Jacqueline Smith MARKETING & PRESS OUTREACH IT IS DONE COMMUNICATIONS Linda J. Stewart Charlena Ponders WEST GRAND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Michael Lovesmith, President Brenda Boyce, Director of Creative Services/Archivist CASTING WOJCIK SEAY CASTING Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay Holly Buczek ORIGINAL CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY telseyandco.com LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell, Daniel Watkins, Emily Erstling Production Stage Manager... Anna R. Kaltenbach Stage Manager... Ralph Stan Lee Assistant Stage Manager...Amber Johnson Dance Captain... Rod Harrelson Assistant Dance Captain...Ramone Owens Associate Scenic Designers...James Burns, Rod Lemmond Associate Costume Designer... Heather Stanley Assistant Costume Designers...Tina McCartney, William Mellette Costume Assistant...Amber Paul Associate Lighting Designer...Aaron Spivey Assistant Lighting Designer...Timothy Reed Moving Light Programmer... Sean Beach Automation Programmer... Kevin Donnelly Associate Projection Designer... Olivia Sebesky Lead Projections Animation... Gabriel Aronson Projection Programmer... Benjamin Keightley Projection Image Researcher...Susan Hormuth Associate Sound Designer...Simon Matthews Associate Wig & Hair Designer...Gretchen Androsavich Evans Assistant Wig & Hair Designer...Michael Dondanville II Makeup Designer... J. Jared Janas Assistant Production Manager... Suzanne Prueter Production Carpenter...Paul Hunter Production Automation...McLane Snow Head Carpenter...Shane Lowry Automation Carpenter... Schuyler Woods Flyman...Joshua Townsend Production Electricians... Michael Pitzer, Brendan Quigley Head Electrician...Billy Paton Assistant Electrician/Video...Dave Salazar Front Light Electrician...Rachel Juozapaitis Production Sound...Jeff Human Head Sound...Kevin McCoy Assistant Sound... Elyssa Kohen Head Props... Art Johnson Production and Touring Wardrobe Supervisor... Megan Quinn Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor...Jocelyn Seawright Assistant Wardrobe/ Principal Dresser...Renee Jones Production and Touring Hair/Wig/Makeup Supervisor... Tereza Victoriano Assistant Hair/Wig Supervisor...Adrienne Maurer Associate Keyboard Programmers...Tim Crook, Jeremy King Casting Assistant... Joe Hetterly Tutoring... On Location Education Shubert Theatre

30 the STAFF/music CREDITS Tutor/Child Wrangler... Amy Freedman Production Assistants...Anthony CeFala, Randy Donaldson, Emily Pelletier, Meg Whitehurst Assistant to Mr. Gordy...Mario Escobar Assistant to Mr. Morris... Jane Ellis Associate Producer... Lucas McMahon Production Photographer...Joan Marcus Web/Social/Digital Agency... The Marketing Division Bob Bucci, Maris Smith, Danielle Migliaccio Accountant...WithumSmith+Brown/ Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA Comptroller...Galbraith & Company/ Sarah Galbraith Insurance... Maury Donnelly & Parr, Inc./ Bob Middleton, Meghan Shriver Banking...Signature Bank/Margaret Monigan Payroll...People, Inc. Travel Agent...Road Rebel and Tzell Travel Merchandising... Creative Goods/Pete Milano Housing... Road Rebel CREDITS Automation by TAIT. Video Projection System Engineered and Provided by WorldStage Inc. Scenery constructed by TTS Studios, LLC and Hudson Scenic Design. Scenery and props constructed by Proof Productions, Inc. and Daedalus Design and Production Inc. Props by Paragon Theme and Prop Fabrication, Jerard Studio, Craig Gregg and Zoe Morsette. Onstage guitars compliments of Gibson Guitars USA. Costumes by Artur & Tailors; Beckenstein s Men s Fabric Czar; Steppenwolf Costume Shop; Giliberto Designs Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Timberlake Studio; Paul Chang Custom Tailors; Tricorne, Inc.; Ritz Furs NYC, Sharnelle Furs NYC, Arel Studios. Lighting equipment by PRG Lighting, Inc. Sound equipment by PRG Sound, Inc. Custom shoes by LaDuca Shoes and Worldtone. Dying and distressing by Hochi Asiatico. Custom hats by Arnold S. Levine. Special thanks to Bra*Tenders, Brooks Brothers and Michael Santulli, Pearl Drums and Zildjian Cymbals. I Am a Man iconic image copyrighted by Richard L. Copley. Keyboards Furnished by Yamaha. Research materials by Portia K. Maultsby and Charles E. Sykes. Motown is a trademark of UMG Recordings, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries, and is used under license. The producers wish to thank The MOTOWN MUSEUM The official home of Hitsville U.S.A. motownmuseum.org Experience the little house that ROCKED the world! Visit Motown Museum at Hitsville U.S.A. the birthplace of Motown where it all began. motownmuseum.org THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE MARTY BANDIER FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THIS PRODUCTION. motownthemusical.com MUSIC CREDITS ABC by Mizell, Alphonso J./Perren, Freddie/Richards, Deke/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). A Breathtaking Guy by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Ain t No Mountain High Enough by Simpson, Valerie/Ashford, Nickolas. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Ain t Too Proud to Beg by Whitfield, Norman J./Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Baby I Need Your Loving by Holland, Brian/Holland, Edward, Jr./ Dozier, Lamont Herbert. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Ball of Confusion (That s What the World Is Today) by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Brick House by Richie, Lionel/Lapread, Ronald/Orange, Walter/ Williams, Milan/MC Clary, Thomas/King, William. Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and Cambrae Music/Hanna Music/ Libren Music/Macawrite Music/Old Fashion Publishing/Walter Orange Music (ASCAP). Buttered Popcorn by Gordy, Berry Jr./Ales, Barney. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI). Can I Close the Door written by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith. Crusin by Robinson, Smokey/ Tarplin, Marvin. Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO Bertam Music Company (ASCAP). Dancing in the Street by Gaye, Marvin P./Hunter, Ivy Jo/Stevenson, William Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. OBO itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). Do You Love Me by Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Get Ready by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc.(ASCAP). Give It to Me Baby by James, Rick. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Good Morning Heartache by Drake, Ervin M./ Fisher, Dan/Higginbotham, Irene. Lindabet Music Corporation, Microhits Music Corp., Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC. (ASCAP). Got a Job by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and Taj Mahal Music/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). Happy Birthday by Wonder, Stevie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). Hey Joe (Black Like Me) written by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith. I Can t Get Next to You by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). I Can t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/ Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). I Got the Feelin by James Brown. Bro N Sis Music, Inc. (BMI). I Hear a Symphony by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). 28 Shubert Theatre

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Love Is Here and Now You re Gone by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Mama Done Told Me (My) by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Gaye, Marvin P. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). Money (That s What I Want) by Gordy, Berry Jr./Bradford, Janie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI). My Girl by White, Ronald/Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). My Guy by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). My World Is Empty Without You by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Papa Was a Rollin Stone by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI). Please, Mr. Postman by Garrett, William/ Dobbins, Georgia/Holland, Brian/Gorman, Freddie/Bateman, Robert. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI)/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). Reach Out and Touch (Somebody s Hand) by Ashford, Nickolas/ Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Reach Out I ll Be There by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/ Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) by Gordy, Berry Jr./Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). Remember Me by Ashford, Nickolas/Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Shop Around by Robinson, Smokey/Gordy, Berry Jr. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Shotgun by Dewalt, Autry. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Signed, Sealed, Delivered I m Yours by Wonder, Stevie/Wright, Syreeta/Garrett, Lee/Hardaway, Lula Mae. Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Swandi Music (BMI) c/o EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). Square Biz by Brockert, Mary C./MC Grier, Allen Henry. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and McNella Music (ASCAP). Stop in the Name of Love by Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Stubborn Kind of Fellow by Gaye, Marvin P./Gordy, George/Stevenson, William. Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). Super Freak by James, Rick/Miller, Alonzo. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/ Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI). The Happening by Dozier, Lamont Herbert/Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/ De Vol, Frank. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (BMI). The Love You Save by Perren, Freddie/Mizell, Alphonso J/Gordy, Berry Jr./Richards, Deke. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Theme From Mahogany Do You Know Where You re Going To by Goffin, Gerry/Masser, Michael. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). To Be Loved by Gordy, Berry Jr./Fuqua, Gwendolyn Gordy/Carlo, Tyran. Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo Old Brompton Road Music. (ASCAP)/Third Above Music Inc. (ASCAP). War by Whitfield, Norman J./Strong, Barrett. Stone Agate Music (BMI). What s Going On by Benson, Renaldo/Cleveland, Alfred W/Gaye, Marvin P. Stone Agate Music (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. obo itself and MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music (ASCAP). Where Did Our Love Go by Holland, Edward, Jr./Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert. Stone Agate Music (BMI). Who s Lovin You by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Wonder, Stevie, Jobete Music Co. Inc. and Black Bull Music c/o EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP). You Are You by Gordy, Berry Jr., Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). You Can t Hurry Love by Holland, Edward, Jr./ Holland, Brian/Dozier, Lamont Herbert. Stone Agate Music (BMI). You re All I Need to Get By by Ashford, Nickolas/ Simpson, Valerie. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). You re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You by Cavanaugh, James/ Morgan, Russ/Stock, Larry. Larry Stock Music Co.; Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.; Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP). You ve Really Got a Hold on Me by Robinson, Smokey. Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actor s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Backstage and Front of the House employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers and Scenic Artists for the American Theatre. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The press agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. 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35 shubert SUPPORTERS Mr. & Mrs. William Thiele Samuel and Lois Bergami Karen L. Clute SIGNATURE CIRCLE (STARTING AT $20,000) Alexander & Jennifer Clark LEADERSHIP CIRCLE (STARTING AT $10,000) DIRECTOR S CIRCLE (STARTING AT $5,000) Suzanne Weinstein in memory of Richard Weinstein Jill and Glenn MacInnes Ruby M. Melton and Gail J. McAvay GALAXY CIRCLE (STARTING AT $3,500) Sally and Stephen Glick Waring and Carmen Partridge Kathryn and Timothy Asman Claire Criscuolo Georgiann Dogolo SOCIETY OF 1914 (STARTING AT $1,914) Elm City Cheese Co Inc Kristen and Johan Eveland Richard and Julie Helmreich Jeffrey Alan Johnson Anthony and JoAnn Scillia John and Gladys Soto Drew & Hilarie Alden and Family Dr. Zeno Chicarilli, M.D. John Emra Bonnie Farley-Lucas Dr. John and Natalie Fenn Rosemarie and John Fisher BENEFACTOR (STARTING AT $1,000) Alan and Carol Flaumenhaft John and Janie McNamara Joseph and Cindy Goldberg David I. Newton Tom Griggs and Claire and Dennis Nicotra Ed Bottomley Ms. Sheila M. Powers Beth and Allen Heller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reed Eileen and Farooq Khan Fred and Barbara Sette Gary and Carol Lemmon Janet C. Adami Bob and Teta Anderson and Family Anonymous Kevin and Margaret Burke Kenneth and Amy Burns Don and Margaret Chaffee Angel Fernandez-Chavero The Collins Family Victoria and David Crompton Ernestine and Ronald Cwik Jessica Duly John and Liz Fisher Lajeune Hollis Dr. Jeffrey and Betsy Hoos Pamela and Alex Hutchinson PRODUCER (STARTING AT $500) Edith L. Huzar Phyllis Kauffman Frank and Joan Kenna Barbara Lamb Richard Larson Rochelle and Spencer Lauer Raymond Magaldi Michael and Deborah Martino Glenn McGarvey Jandie McSweet Charles and Galina Murphy Arlene O Tell Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rescigno Emily Cosenza and William Root Dr. and Mrs. Alan Ruskis The Russell Hall Company Barry Silver Mary Louise Spencer Shepard and Marlene Stone Matthew and Victoria Susman Leonardo H. Suzio Jim Travers Cheever and Sally Tyler Barbara Wareck, Charles Perrow and Family Mr. and Mrs. Rahsaan Yearwood Shubert Theatre

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37 shubert SUPPORTERS Peter Abbagnaro Donald Allen Robert Alvine Carl A. Anderson Keith E. Anderson Anonymous (16) Walter Bailey Diana and Bob Blythe Paul H. and Dianne L. Breen Susan Burkhardt Ellen Burns Jacqueline and George Cahill, Jr. Arlene Campeau Marijane Carey Rinell Clow Alyson Cohen Paul K. Courtney Louise and George Crocco Kerry DeDomenico William and Wendy DeForge John J. Dwyer The Fasano Family June Fisher Edward FitzGerald Thomas Fitzgerald Raymond and Jan Foery Stephen Fontana Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fox Maureen Franco Senator Judith G. Freedman Neil Frigand Barbara and Gerald Gaab Paul and Bianca Gambardella Beatriz Gavaghan Marcia and John Gell Steve and Alisa Germaine Frances and Stephen Grodzinsky FRIENDS (STARTING AT $50) Roberta Hanlon Bob and Laurie-Jean Hannon Mark Heithaus Judith Hudak Carolyn M. Hunihan Walter E. Ivers, Jr. Aida Jackson Caroline Jacobs Roland Jones William N. Jones Brent Kaloides Kenneth and Janet Kaminsky Kerry Kane Peter Kane Helen Kelly Susan A. Kelly Sharon and Richard King Laurence and Jacqueline Knoll Ann R. Langdon Jessie Larson Kristy Laydon Humberto Leonffu Eric Lubell Shirley Mack Georgia Marchitto Margaret Mariotti Patricia W. Massey Samuel McKnight, Jr. Mary McSweet Richard and Georgia Miller Ellen and Leonard Milstone Dana Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Nadelmann Joanna and Lawrence Noble Tyler Orehek Mary Lou Palmieri Bob Pannone Anne Penniman Elena Petersen Bob and Diana Peterson Meredith Poster Stephanie R. Susan Rapini James Rollins Elizabeth Rossetti Maureen Rowe Joena Russell Anne Ryder Sandie and Ralph Sammarco Kellen Schult Rebecca and Sam Sciacca Loriann Seluga Michele Silvey Ms. Devra Sirot William H. Smith Veena Sridhar Cynthia Stern Susan Greist Stoddard Arlo and Mary Ann Sturtevant Tracey Tenney Jo Virag Thomas F. Vorio Michael H. Wacks Maureen R. Wagner Jennifer Waltman Dr. Bertrand and Martha Sue Weisbart Dotty and Glenn Weston-Murphy Dawn Wicker Mr. and Mrs. David Willis Gwen Wittstein Louise A. Zwack BOARD OF DIRECTORS Donations received as of May 22, If you would like to make a donation to the Shubert Theatre, please call , thank you. Kevin Burke Chair Karen L. Clute* Vice Chair Michael E. Bailey Treasurer Matt Susman Secretary Don Chaffee Chairman Emeritus Drew Alden Shay Atluru Alexander Clark Frances Bitsie Clark Richard D Aquila John R. Emra Angel Fernandez-Chavero Dr. Dolores Garcia-Blocker Sally Glick Mayor Toni N. Harp, Ex-Officio Richard Helmreich Jeff L. Hubbard Timothy S. Jones II Jill Maclnnes Ruby Melton Richard J. Reed Erik Scaranuzzo Anthony Scillia** John Soto Leonardo H. Suzio * Past Chair ** Past Treasurer

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