The Abrupt Closing of 'Motown' Points to Another Lost Opportunity on Broadway
Just weeks after "Motown, The Musical" began its return engagement on Broadway, the show's producers announced that it would be closing on July 31, a serious foreshortening of its intended 18-week run. In a statement, they noted that the musical had fully recouped its investment during its initial run on Broadway, which started in March 2013 and ended in January 2015, just before the national tour began. "We are deli…