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MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL opened last night, April 14, 2013, at Broadway's The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46 Street). Many of the legendary stars that were part of the actual MOTOWN sound came out to celebrate the show, including the curtain call; check it out below!

Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL features a book by Berry Gordy and music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue. MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL's creative team features choreography by Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams, scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Tony Award nominee ESosa, lighting design by Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, sound design by Tony Award nominee Peter Hylenski, and projection design by Daniel Brodie.

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL features arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp, who will also serve as musical supervisor for the 18 piece orchestra and reproduce the classic "Sound of Young America" for the Broadway stage, with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Bryan Crook, dance arrangements by Zane Mark and music direction by Joseph Joubert.

Photos by Walter McBride

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Raymond Luke Jr.

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Bryan Terrell Clark

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Valisia LeKae

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Valisia LeKae

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Valisia LeKae

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Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Brandon Victor Dixon

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Berry Gordy, Doug Morris

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Berry Gordy and Doug Morris

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Raymond Luke Jr., Berry Gordy, Doug Morris, Charles Randolph-Wright and Kevin McCollum

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr., Berry Gordy, Doug Morris and Charles Randolph-Wright

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Valisia LeKae and Berry Gordy

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Valisia LeKae, Berry Gordy, Brandon Victor Dixon and Kevin McCollum

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Valisia LeKae and Berry Gordy

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Valisia LeKae and Berry Gordy

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Berry Gordy, Kevin McCollum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Charles Randolph-Wright, Raymond Luke Jr. and Cast

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Kevin McCollum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Charles Randolph-Wright and Raymond Luke Jr.

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross with Brandon Victor Dixon

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Cast

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Kevin McCollum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Charles Randolph-Wright and cast

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Kevin McCollum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Charles Randolph-Wright and cast

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Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

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Charles Randolph-Wright, Brandon Victor Dixon and Warren Adams

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Kevin McCollum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Charles Randolph-Wright and Cast

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Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr., and Charles Randolph-Wright

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr., and Charles Randolph-Wright

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Diana Ross and Mary Wilson

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr., and Charles Randolph-Wright

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Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr., and Charles Randolph-Wright

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Diana Ross and Valisia LeKae

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Bryan Terrell Clark, Charl Brown, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon

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Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr. and Charles Randolph-Wright

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Stevie Wonder

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Stevie Wonder

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Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon and Raymond Luke Jr

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Gladys Knight

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Mary Wilson, Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Company

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Company

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Gladys Knight, Berry Gordy, Mary Wilson

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Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder

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Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Valisia LeKae, Brandon Victor Dixon, Raymond Luke Jr. Charles Randolph-Wright and Company

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Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Company

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Valisia LeKae, Charles Randolph-Wright and Company

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, and Company

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Stevie Wonder

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy and Diana Ross

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Diana Ross, Raymond Luke Jr., Brandon Victor Dixon and Mary Wilson

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Ryan Shaw

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Raymond Luke Jr., Brandon Victor Dixon and Mary Wilson

Photo Coverage: Music Legends Join MOTOWN THE MUSICAL for Opening Night Curtain Call!  Image
Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Raymond Luke Jr. and Brandon Victor Dixon

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