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Valisia LeKae

Valisia LeKae from 'Motown: The Musical,' and Diana Ross.

'Motown' star delivers as Diana Ross

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Best Actress Tony nominee, Valisa LeKae opens up about playing Diana Ross on Broadway and does a perfect impersonation of the legendary diva...
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Actress Valisia LeKae is nominated for a Tony Award for her role in "Motown: The Musical" (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Tony nominations: 'Motown: The Musical' scores multiple nods

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The Cyndi Lauper-scored 'Kinky Boots' has earned a leading 13Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making his Broadway debut, earned a nod as leading man in a play...
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Berry Gordy (L) and Actress/singer Diana Ross attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

Gordy: I cried when Diana Ross left me

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - During a press event for 'Motown: The Musical,' Berry Gordy and the show’s cast members Valisa LeKae (Diana Ross), and Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson), discussed the behind-the-scenes look at Motown that the show reveals...
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(l-r) Sydney Morton and Ariana Debose as The Supremes, Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross. Photo courtesy ‘Motown: The Musical.’

First look: ‘Motown: The Musical’ on Broadway

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - TheGrio.com has the exclusive first look at the cast photos from 'Motown:The Musical''s Broadway advertising and promotional campaign...
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Charles Randolph Wright, director of "Motown: The Musical" poses for a photo outside the Motown Museum in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. "Motown: The Musical" begins its run of preview performances March 11 ahead of the official opening on April 14 at New York's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Stars, director of Motown musical visit Hitsville

Mike Householder, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - The stars of the upcoming Broadway musical about Motown Records have read pretty much every book about and listened to every song from that golden era of American music...
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