Motown The Musical at Straz Center for the Performing Arts

1. View All Tampa Shows
 > 
2. Motown The Musical

“More than a Broadway show. A celebration of music that transformed America!”– CBS Sunday Morning.

It began as one man's story … became everyone’s music … and is now Broadway’s musical. Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit Motown The Musical!

Authors

• Alfred W. Cleveland
• Allen Henry McGrier
• Alonzo Miller
• Alphonso J. Mizell
• Autry Dewalt
• Barney Ales
• Barrett Strong
• Berry Gordy
• Berry Gordy, Jr.
• Bob West
• Brian Holland
• Clarence O. Paul
• Cornelius Grant
• Dan Fisher
• David Goldsmith
• Deke Richards
• Dick Scanlan
• Edward Holland, Jr.
• Ervin M. Drake
• Frank De Vol
• Frank Wilson
• Freddie Gorman
• Freddie Perren
• George Gordy
• Georgia Dobbins
• Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua
• Hal Davis
• Henry Cosby
• Herbert Lamont Dozier
• Irene Higginbotham
• Ivy Joe Hunter
• James Cavanaugh
• Joan Pamela Sawyer
• Larry Stock
• Lee Garrett
• Lionel Richie
• Lula Mae Hardaway
• Marvin Gaye
• Marvin Tarplin
• Mary C. Brockert
• Mary Wells
• Michael Lovesmith
• Milan Williams
• Morgan Lewis
• Nancy Hamilton
• Nickolas Ashford
• Norman J. Whitfield
• Orlando Murden
• R. Dean Taylor
• Renaldo Benson
• Rick James
• Robert Bateman
• Ronald Lapread
• Ronald Miller
• Ronald White
• Russ Morgan
• Smokey Robinson
• Sony/ATV Music Publishing
• Stevie Wonder
• Syreeta Wright
• Thomas McClary
• Tyran Carlo
• Valerie Simpson
• Walter Orange
• William Garrett
• William King
• William Robinson
• William Stevenson
• Willie Hutch