The Temptations and The Four Tops are headed to Broadway!
Starting on December 29, the two Motown groups will perform seven shows at the Palace Theatre that will run through January 4.
The show will be presented by Robert Ahrens, Eva Price, Manny Kladitis, A Broadway Concert Event and Live Nation Entertainment. The concerts will feature two of the surviving original band members- Otis Williams of The Temptations and Abdul “Duke” Fakir of The Four Tops.
The Temptations are best known for their songs “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” ”My Girl,” ”Get Ready” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.” The Four Tops are known for their hits “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” ”Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” and “Standing In the Shadows of Love.”
“Both a career retrospective as well as a celebration of the hit songs that defined a generation, this special one-week Broadway engagement of The Temptations and The Four Tops will feature the legendary Hall of Fame artists performing all their classic Top 10 Billboard hits — including ‘My Girl,’ ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,’ ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There,’ ‘Bernadette,’ ‘Get Ready,’ ‘Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,’ ‘Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I Got),’ ‘Baby I Need Your Lovin’,’ ‘It’s the Same Old Song (But With a Different Meaning Since You’ve Been Gone),’ ‘The Way You Do the Things You Do,’ and ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)’ — in a once-in-a-lifetime Broadway event.” a Broadway new release read.
.@Motown showdown! @TheTemptations1 & Four Tops are heading to Broadway for a residency http://t.co/2i1ZDZwwiG pic.twitter.com/EpOMPJ8COa
— Radio.com (@Radiodotcom) November 5, 2014
Tickets for the limited show will go on sale on November 14, and will range in price from $52-$142.
