Casting Begins for 'Motown,' New Musical About Berry Gordy

Casting Begins for 'Motown,' New Musical About Berry Gordy By Daniel Lehman February 16, 2012 Photo by Getty Images Berry Gordy Auditions are actually introduced for just about any developmental lab of "Motown," a completely new musical using the information on Berry Gordy, Junior. Bethany Knox of Telsey + Customers are casting the project, which runs March 10-April 12 in NY City.Gordy, the 81-year-old record producer who founded the Motown label in 1960, is creating the autobiographical musical with former Universal Music Boss Doug Morris and Broadway producer Kevin McCollum. The lab production will probably be directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, with choreography by Bradley Rapier and Patti Wilcox. "The NY Publish" reported in May that Gordy "features a $100 million budget around the cornerInch for your show.Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, "little" Berry Gordy, Stevie Question, and Michael Jackson will probably be figures inside the musical, featuring the task of several Motown composers. One youthful boy actor may have the roles of Gordy, Question, and Jackson as eight-year-old children. The producers are searching for African-American artists for those roles.Equity principal auditions for your above lead roles will probably be held on Friday, February 24 in NY City. An Equity chorus demand ballroom ballroom dancers will probably be held on Monday, February 27. For more information and audition particulars, begin to see the full notices on BackStage.com. (Subscription needed.)In line with the Equity casting notice, the casting director states, "Because a number of these figures are true people, although we are not seeking impersonators, perform want stars that stimulate the look and appear of individuals music symbols. Research photos of people you don't know and audition only if you believe you are able to play these figures All stars must sing perfectly in design for that figures they are representing. All ought to be subtle stars who is able to capture the essence of this time around around period." Casting Begins for 'Motown,' New Musical About Berry Gordy By Daniel Lehman February 16, 2012 Berry Gordy PHOTO CREDIT Getty Images Auditions are actually introduced for just about any developmental lab of "Motown," a completely new musical using the information on Berry Gordy, Junior. Bethany Knox of Telsey + Customers are casting the project, which runs March 10-April 12 in NY City.Gordy, the 81-year-old record producer who founded the Motown label in 1960, is creating the autobiographical musical with former Universal Music Boss Doug Morris and Broadway producer Kevin McCollum. The lab production will probably be directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, with choreography by Bradley Rapier and Patti Wilcox. "The NY Publish" reported in May that Gordy "features a $100 million budget round the cornerInch for your show.Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, "little" Berry Gordy, Stevie Question, and Michael Jackson will probably be figures inside the musical, featuring the task of several Motown composers. One youthful boy actor may have the roles of Gordy, Question, and Jackson as eight-year-old children. The producers are searching for African-American artists for individuals roles.Equity principal auditions for your above lead roles will probably be held on Friday, February 24 in NY City. An Equity chorus demand ballroom ballroom dancers will probably be held on Monday, February 27. For more information and audition particulars, begin to see the full notices on BackStage.com. (Subscription needed.)In line with the Equity casting notice, the casting director states, "Because a number of these figures are true people, although we are not seeking impersonators, perform want stars that stimulate the look and appear of individuals music symbols. Research photos of people you don't know and audition only if you believe you are able to play these figures All stars must sing perfectly in design for that figures they are representing. All ought to be subtle stars who is able to capture the essence of this time around around period."