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REVIEW: ‘PRI & JOY: THE MARV GAYE MIL’ AT THE NATNAL THEATRE

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In honor of the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s semal album What’s Gog On, the NSO prents a star-studd ncert featurg the Prce of Motown’s greatt hs performed by some of today’s ft artists: Grammy-wng sger/songwrer and former member of Dty’s Child Michelle Williams, three-time Tony and Grammy-nomated Broadway star Joshua Henry, ternatnally renowned artist and former member of Snarky Puppy Cory Henry, three-time Grammy nomated sger/songwrer Le Jam, Grammy-nomated pop/soul star Ey Kg, and Grammy-wng sger/songwrer Bilal! Marv Gaye was one of the most revolutnary soul sger-songwrers of the 20th century. Across the untry, May 1st is signated “Marv Gaye Day.

“Gaye’s signature vol ad libs started here and have endured through R&B and hip hop ever sce”. Pri & Joy is a mil that tells the ltle known love story of Anna Gordy Gaye (January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014) and the legendary and inic R&B sger, Marv Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984). Featurg 28 songs om Gaye’s Motown talog, the mil stars Jarran Me as Gaye his early years, and Chae Stephen his later years.

The challenge stg a mil like this is to fd an actor that looks like Marv Gaye and n sg.

WASHGTON DC HISTORY AND CULTURE CELEBRAT MARV GAYE’S LIFE AND MIL ACPLISHMENTS

Krystal Drake plays Anna Gordy Gaye and Kourtney Lenton plays sger Tammi Terrell. In bpic style, this mil followed Gaye om his early years at Motown, sgg popular R&B ballads centered on peace and love; to his prott songs (rerd over Motown founr Berry Gordy’s objectns), to his later Grammy ws, and last days.

The spe of the mil centered on Gaye and Anna’s urtship, spe their 17-year age difference.

In 1959, Gaye was sgg the group Harvey and the New Moonglows and Anna was the owner of Anna Rerds.

WASHGTON, D.C., S WH LKS TO MARV GAYE

She disdaed Gaye at first.