Motown the Musical Prepares For Debut With National Casting Tour
The upcoming Broadway production of Motown: The Musical is scouting the country for African-American talent to play roles in the show. The audition tour will visit
- Detroit November 3
- New York City November 3
- Los Angeles November 10
- Chicago November 18
- Atlanta December 1
The two major roles have already been cast.
Brandon Victor Dixon is starring as Berry Gordy, a Motown legend whom the show is based on. Valisia Le Kae is playing Diana Ross.
The public Broadway debut is April 14, 2013 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
The music and dancing is sensational. The cast has been stirring up early excitement with performances in New York City starting back in September.
Watch a clip of one such performance below:
I would love to see this debut. It looks like one of the most exciting and fun prospects to hit Broadway in a while.