Breaking News: Get Ready- MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Will Return to Broadway Next Summer!

It's time to start dancing in the street! BroadwayWorld has just learned that Motown The Musical, the smash hit production featuring the music of the legendary Motown catalogue and a book by Berry Gordy, will return to Broadway for an 18 week limited engagement beginning July 2016 at The Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41 Street).

A commercial success, Motown The Musical concluded its original world premiere Broadway engagement on January 18, 2015 following 775 performances at The Lunt Fontanne Theatre.

When Motown The Musical began performances in March 2013, it marked the first time in fifteen years that an original musical that opened directly on Broadway - without a prior, out-of-town engagement or transfer from London's West End - grossed over $1 million for three consecutive weeks during previews prior to it's opening.

Motown The Musical is produced by Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy.

Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Motown The Musical is the real story of the one-of-a-kind sound that hit the airwaves in 1959 and changed our culture forever. This exhilarating show charts Motown Founder Berry Gordy's incredible journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and many more.

Featuring all the classics you love, Motown The Musical tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of change in America. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.

Motown The Musical's creative team features choreography by Patricia Wilcox (Blues in the Night) and Warren Adams (Toy Story), scenic design by David Korins (Bring It On: The Musical, Annie), costume design by Tony Award® nominee ESosa(The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, "Project Runway"), lighting design by Tony Award® winner Natasha Katz (Once, Sister Act), sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenski (Rock of Ages, The Scottsboro Boys) and projection design byDaniel Brodie (Aladdin).

Motown The Musical features arrangements and orchestrations by Tony and Grammy Award® nominee Ethan Popp (Rock of Ages), who also serves as musical supervisor for the orchestra that reproduces the classic "Sound of Young America" for the stage, with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Tony Award® nominee Bryan Crook ("Smash"), dance arrangements by Zane Mark (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and music direction by Joseph Joubert (Nice Work If You Can Get It).

The Original Broadway Cast Album of Motown The Musical, produced by Ethan Popp for Universal Music Enterprises, was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.