A Motown Christmas

Name: A Motown Christmas
Start: 2025-01-02T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-02T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL, United States, Florida 34236

Schedule

Thu Jan 02 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL, United States, Florida 34236 | Sarasota, FL

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe invites the community to ring in the holidays with its exuberant original musical revue, “A Motown Christmas.” The production, which was created by WBTT Founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs, had its world premiere in 2015, with repeat performances in 2017 and 2019. The show features some favorite traditional carols such as “Deck the Halls,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Silent Night,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and many others. It also features numerous original Christmas songs written and recorded by Motown's most celebrated artists, such as The Jackson 5, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, and Marvin Gaye. Director is Jacobs; assistant director and choreographer is Donald Frison. The cast includes: Syreeta S. Banks, Catara Brae, Jazzmin Carson, Ilexis Holmes, Delores McKenzie, Michael Mejia-Mendez, CJ Melton, Raleigh Mosely II, Jermarcus Riggins, Nate Summers, and Rickey Tedesco. Shows take place in The Donelly Theatre of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota). Show dates are November 27, 2024-January 5, 2025. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays as well as on Wednesday, November 27, to open the run. Tickets are $57/adults, $22/students and active duty military (ages 25 and under, with valid ID). Call the Box Office (941-366-1505) or visit westcoastblacktheatre.org.