As far as Motown’s female contingent, getting to show their Their replacements, this due to booze, drugs, suicide, illness, and ego problems.Īdding a dollop of historical fluff in minor roles and cameos are Motown’s Barry Gordy (Jahi Kearse), and The story mainly revolves around the group’s earliest five members and a few of With many twists and turns, the journey begins on the streets of Detroit, passes through the country’sĬivil unrest during the late sixties (think Viet Nam protests and the Assassination of Martin Luther King), tours the segregated south, visits the Temptations’ 42 top ten hits and 14 number one songs, shows aĬrack party sequence in which ostensibly Otis was the only member to not partake, and reaches the Hall Shepherd us through the history of group’s six decades. Temptations features the group’s original founder Otis Williams (neatly channeled by Derek Baskin) to Three Cher’s and three Donna’s, each representing different time period in the star’s life, the Group’s history and music, or The Cher Show, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which featured Unlike the Jersey Boys, whose format had each of the band members giving their own perspective on the Had never seen or heard such singular goings on before. AddingĮxtra-high voltage were the voices of the lead “Temptations.” A few could shatter glass and affect suddenĪnd unexpected James Brown splits, all of which had the audience yelling and screaming, just as if they On the sugary upside – an obvious embarrassment of riches – every person on stage, some playingĭouble roles, some just standing and looking good, could act, dance, and sing to a fare thee well. Yes! A vociferous standing ovation – a Broadway musical tradition for a number of decades – In fact, for me, the only satisfying climax came at curtain call whenĪll the super-talented performers, along with the musical’s superb musicians, took their well-earnedīows. Worse! The musical’s thirty-one songs, less than a half a handful sung in their entirety, was a two and a That and he did that and then we all did that – is as engaging as bad coffee and a failed omelet on a gray Written fact-filled book based on the group’s original founder Otis William’s 1988 memoir – lots of I did The truth be told the first act is a painful 30 minutes too long, and Dominique Morisseau’s mechanically I wish that I could say that A in’t Too Proud turned me inside out and sent me directly to heaven. Noĭoubt Des and Sergio and the musical’s 43 producers (all listed in the program) are hoping to duplicate
Not surprisingly (most likely not to its producers) it reopened eight months later Off Broadway at the New World Stages where it is currently playing to full houses.Īin’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, another jukebox musical, also helmed by theĭes McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo duo, opened this past March at the Imperial Theater on Broadway. Musical, after 4642 performances it closed in January 2017. In fact, without over taxing my brain, Jersey Boys, which dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 1960s rock ‘n’ roll group The Four Seasons is the only jukebox musical of import that immediately comes to mind.ĭirected by Des McAnuff, and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, Jersey Boys opened on Broadway at theĪugust Wilson Theatre to rave reviews in November 2005. They are each hand-numbered, and will bear the estate chop mark and a signature stamp in the margin.There are few examples of jukebox musicals – a denigrating term if ever – that have blown me away. A larger size may also become available, please inquire if you are interested in something larger.Įstate limited editions are printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl, 100% cotton paper fine art paper. Please contact us to inquire whether this piece is available in this collection!Įstate authorized photographs are now available as limited edition prints in 2 sizes listed below. When Richard Aaron passed away in 2016, he left a small archive of signed photographs behind, which are now available for sale. The album featured contributions from such musical legends as Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, and Joe Walsh, among countless others. This was the year Moon released his only solo album, a collection of pop covers titled Two Sides of the Moon. The Who drummer Keith Moon, known for his exuberant drumming and destructive lifestyle (often involving hotel rooms), onstage during a performance in 1975.
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