Motown the Musical to Play Final Performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre On January 18, 2015 - youtu.be/KK1yncqPlOQ?list=PL1TUj2SKo8nvZ9A3Ah0NKuFI3BWM5aqru. Returns to Broadway July 2016. UK Production Planned for Summer 2015. Hit US Tour Continues Following $20 million Chicago Run. Motown the Musical, the hit musical featuring the music of the legendary Motown catalogue and a book by Berry Gordy, will play its final performance at Broadway’s Lunt Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) on January 18, 2015. In an unprecedented move, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will return to Broadway in a Nederlander theatre to be announced in July, 2016. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL has broken the weekly gross box office record at the Lunt Fontanne with million dollar-grossing weeks and an average ticket price of $112.72 since the start of performances on March 11, 2013. The production will recoup its $18 million investment within the next few weeks at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre. This spring, the first National Tour of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL opened to critical acclaim, grossing an impressive $20 Million dollars during a packed sixteen-week run, and is now heading to major markets across the US. A UK production is planned for the summer of 2015. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is produced by Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL schedule, ticketing information on Broadway and on tour: MotownTheMusical
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