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Fourtopsbiggestfan
04-25-2019, 06:42 PM
Otis talks to Lester Holt. https://www.facebook.com/155869377766434/posts/3259377197415621/
marv2
04-25-2019, 07:32 PM
It is good to see Otis Williams getting some major attention. I only wished the interview had been longer. Thank ou Fourtopsbiggestfan.
Fourtopsbiggestfan
04-27-2019, 12:12 AM
It is good to see Otis Williams getting some major attention. I only wished the interview had been longer. Thank ou Fourtopsbiggestfan.

You're welcome Marv. We're still owed a real Motown celebration. The Broadway show doesn't look good. The actors don't move anything like the Temptations. And the vocals are not good. I've got high standards. Motown 60 was definitely awful.
marv2
04-27-2019, 12:39 AM
You're welcome Marv. We're still owed a real Motown celebration. The Broadway show doesn't look good. The actors don't move anything like the Temptations. And the vocals are not good. I've got high standards. Motown 60 was definitely awful.

I saw clips of the "Broadway Temptations" and they danced more like James Brown imitators than the Temptations. Motown 60 was an embarrassment. The time they spent on having audience members sing snipets of Motown songs could have been better used by having more of the original artists onstage and singing!
milven
04-29-2019, 09:48 AM
I saw clips of the "Broadway Temptations" and they danced more like James Brown imitators than the Temptations. ...

Well, it is a Broadway Musical, not a documentary. So one would expect poetic license for entertainment purposes.

This is one of only two "jukebox musicals" this season, and one of the best versions of that genre to open in years. The show is limited by its source material [[a memoir) but the music is great.

Tony nominations will be announced tomorrow, and I am guessing that it will be nominated for Best Musical.

I saw clips of the musical on TV too, but also attended a performance of the musical, and as a Motown lover, I actually enjoyed a wonderful night of entertainment and music.

If you like Broadway Musicals and Motown, you will probably enjoy this show
marv2
04-29-2019, 11:53 AM
Well all I can say is those of us who were fortunate enough to be around to grow up with Motown and it's artists were very blessed! I say this all the time. We had the best!
milven
04-30-2019, 10:47 AM
Temptations Broadway Musical did very well with twelve Tony nominations including best book. The show offers a wonderful night of entertainment. Especially to Motown lovers
arr&bee
04-30-2019, 12:51 PM
It's always[temptin]to hear from otis!!
Encyclopedia Mack
05-04-2019, 09:33 AM
It’s time to give the fans what we want. We supported Motown 25. Even though it was something we already saw. It’s time for unreleased concert footage.
marv2
05-04-2019, 11:03 AM
It’s time to give the fans what we want. We supported Motown 25. Even though it was something we already saw. It’s time for unreleased concert footage.

I totally agree. They could put out some DVD's of rare performances, in studio clips, etc.
nativeNY63
06-21-2019, 08:14 PM
Agree with all! Unfortunately, I think, we will NEVER get the unvarnished truth about Motown while BG has his way! We've gotten to see behind the curtain with Dr. Reeves' book, Lady T, Mary Wells, the Holloway sisters, and others legal jousting. And especially Dr. Reeves' book! BG couldn't been tickled pink about it! No sireee!!