Here are  photos from the national touring production of Motown The Musical’s opening night in Denver on Tuesday, March 31. Photos by John Moore and Emily Lozow.

Our gallery includes fan photos in the lobby and shots from the opening-night party at Limelight attended by, among others, Denver dance legend Cleo Parker Robinson, Denver First Lady Mary Louise Lee and longtime local singer Robert Johnson. Lee is a performer who made her professional debut at age 18 in Beehive The Musical at the next-door Garner Galleria Theatre (then StageWest).

The Motown opening was a homecoming for Production Manager Anna R. Kaltenbach, a graduate of the University of Denver and a longtime member of Denver’s LIDA Project theatrical collective.

All photos are downloadable for free at a variety of available sizes. Click here to go to our public Flickr album.

Motown The Musical tells the true story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul. His American dream launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us move to the same beat.

Leon Outlaw Jr. (Young Michael Jackson) and Denver First Lady Mary Louise Lee at the ‘Motown’ opening night. Photo by John Moore.

Motown the Musical: Ticket information
Through April 19
The Buell Theatre
ASL, Open Caption and Audio Described performance: April 18, 2 p.m.
Tickets: 303-893.4100 | buy online
800-641-1222 | TTY: 303-893-9582
Groups (10+): 303-446-4829
Click here to go to the show’s official web site

Our previous NewsCenter coverage of Motown The Musical:
Video: Scott Shiller’s first day as DCPA CEO is Motown‘s opening night
How Berry Gordy turned a slogan into The Supremes
Official show page
Video: Montage of scenes