Sat 11/29-Sun 12/14
Once again, the Karamu Theatre is staging a special holiday production as it does every year, and once again, as it has in recent years, it will be presenting it at Playhouse Square, at the Hanna Theatre.
This year, the offering should have very wide appeal. A Motown Christmas is based on those hits from the 60s and 70s that EVERYBODY knows whether they were specifically a Motown fan or not (come on, tell me you can’t sing a few Supremes or Temptations hits and surely you remember The Jackson 5’s distinctive 1970 version of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” featuring a 12-year-old Michael on lead vocals.)
Motown itself released copious holiday material including albums and TV specials, so there’s plenty of holiday material by artists such as Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye to lace in with those “greatest hits” in this show created by Nate Jacobs. Karamu House CEO Tony F. Sias directs the production, with Dr. David M. Thomas as Musical director and Errin Weaver as choreographer.
Get your tickets here.