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Sting, Billy Joel, Elton John at Songwriters Hall

Sting performed in honor of Elton John, Billy Joel sang snippets of Foreigner's hits when introducing the band and Smokey Robinson debuted part of a new song he wrote about Berry Gordy.

Berry Gordy memoir reissued as e-book

The book covers Gordy's rise from high school dropout to head of a record label that featured Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and turned out scores of hits in the 1960s and '70s.

Tony Award nods largely skip stars for veterans

"The hit-stuffed "Motown: The Musical," about Motown Records under founder Berry Gordy, earned four nominations, including Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross and Charl Brown as Smokey Robinson.

Berry Gordy to be honored by Songwriters Hall

As the head of Motown, Gordy helped establish careers and hits for Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five.

Motown founder readies for 'last major endeavor'

But on Broadway, the team includes director Charles Randolph-Wright and actors Brandon Victor Dixon (Gordy) and Valisia LeKae (Diana Ross), all of whom are Broadway fixtures.

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NEW YORK: Berry Gordy memoir reissued as e-book

The book was adapted for "Motown: The Musical," which Gordy co-produced.

'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' lead the Tony race

Record mogul Berry Gordy's Motown the Musical, a jukebox retelling of his hitmaking history in...

NEW YORK: Review: 'Motown' musical big on songs, light story

To be fair, Gordy's story is a remarkable one and should be told onstage, warts and all.

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WDW Connection: Diana Ross and Berry Gordy

Diana Ross and Berry Gordy can be romantically connected by 1 degree of separation:

WDW Connection: Berry Gordy and Selena Gomez

Berry Gordy and Selena Gomez can be romantically connected by 7 degrees of separation:

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Motown memorialized in new musical

Apr 16 - Berry Gordy Jr. brings the history and music of Motown to Broadway.

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It's a vanity production in all senses of the word, since Mr. Gordy wrote the book himself.

Berry Gordy on "Motown: The Musical"

Berry Gordy on "Motown: The Musical"