Three 2-night performances are scheduled during the 2016 season as The Music Series at Mill Mountain Theatre returns next month.
After a successful inaugural season last year with the two one-night performances selling out, Mill Mountain Theatre will expand the music series to two nights beginning with The Music of Motown on March 11 & 12.
Tamla Records, better known as Motown (a combination of “motor” and “town”), became the biggest and most successful independent record company in the United States. Founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, MI in 1959, Motown quickly became the heart of American pop music that boasted a roster of artists that encompassed many different genres of music from early rhythm and blues to soul, funk, pop and more. Motown’s signature sound served to inspire a generation, define an era and re-shape the music industry. It spanned an audience broader than any in history with its commercial appeal.
Mill Mountain Theatre will bring more than 30 of Motown’s iconic hits to the Trinkle Main Stage with two consecutive nights of top tunes beginning March 11. The audience can enjoy favorite beverages in the informal concert setting while being entertained with lively music that includes “Mr. Postman,” a number one chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961 along with “You Can’t Hurry Love,” one of 10 number one hits by The Supremes.
“For the past three years, Mill Mountain Theatre has been fortunate to have Seth Davis as resident musical director. Once again, the audience will get to experience his incredible talent as his masterful music direction and arranging will be heard throughout “The dynamic onstage performances by talented entertainers will showcase the rich history of Motown with hits by Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and one of the biggest pop music acts of the 1970’s — The Jackson 5.
The Music of Motown runs March 11 & 12 on the Trinkle Main Stage in the Wells Fargo Auditorium at Center in the Square. Beverages can be purchased from the bar beginning at 6:30 p.m., continuing through intermission. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the performance beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available from the Center in the Square box office by calling (540) 342-5740.
