Motown Live (TV Series)

Motown Live
File:Motown Live TV Series logo.jpg Motown Live TV Series Logo
Genre	Variety show
Created by	Robert Townsend
Written by	Rita Cash
Directed by	Terri McCoy
Starring	Robert Townsend, Montel Jordan Kevin Alexander Stea
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tzvi Small
Producer(s)	Michael Levitt
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox
Original run	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28) – September 1, 1999 (1999-09-01)

Motown Live was an American television series showcasing live performances by music artists in the areas of rhythm & blues, hip hop, and popular music. The show ran had 13 episodes from during 1998-1999.^{[1] [2]}

The show was hosted by Robert Townsend and Montel Jordan. The format featured several dancers (Motown Live Dancers) to open and close the show and backup artists. The show included some comedy sketches between artist appearances.

Ricky Minor (current music director for American Idol) was music and house band director.

Motown Live Dancers included Lisa Joann Thompson, Faune Chambers, Carmit Bachar, Vergi Rodriguez, Havic Gregory, Dante Henderson, Vanessa Tarazona, Kim Cottom, Nadine Ellis, Donyelle Artiz, Carolina Lancaster, Sharon Ferguson, and Donielle Artese.

The show had 13 episodes from 1998 to 1998.^[3]

The show was in syndication until 2000 and was distributed by Universal Worldwide Television.

Cast

• Robert Townsend
• Kevin Stea
• Montel Jordan
• Joe Blount
• Lisa Joann Thompson, Motown Live Dancer
• Faune Chambers, Motown Live Dancer
• Carmit Bachar, Motown Live Dancer
• Donielle Artese, Motown Live Dancer

References

1. ^
   • Yahoo Inc.. "Motown Live". Yahoo TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/motown-live/show/32251/castcrew. 
   • The Internet Movie Database. "Motown Live". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236912/fullcredits#cast. 
2. ^ Television. "Motown Live". New York Times Newspaper. http://tv.nytimes.com/show/158056/Motown-Live/overview. 
3. ^ Kevin Stea. "Motown Live Dancers". You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrYhicEBew8&feature=related.