# Event Details - **Event Name**: Let’s Groove Tonight – Motown & The Philly Sound - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Herb Smith, conductor Chester Gregory, vocals Shayna Steele, vocals Brik.Liam, vocals Eric Metgar, bass Chris Kuffner, drums Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik Magic melodies come to life in Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound, a symphonic experience where the soul and R&B sounds of Motown face off against the famous hits of the Philly Sound. Led by an acclaimed cast of stage and studio singers, including Chester Gregory, Ashley Jayy and Brik Liam, this incredible evening is full of classic songs by artists like The Spinners, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Gamble & Huff, Percy Sledge, and more! Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound is a co-production of Schirmer Theatrical, LLC (part of Wise Music Group) and Greenberg Artists. Let’s Groove Tonight –Motown & The Philly Sound Program TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) by Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff, As Recorded by MFSB Let’s Groove by Maurice White and Wayne Lee Vaughn, As Recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Barret Strong and Norman Whitfield, As Recorded by Marvin Gaye Could it be I’m Falling in Love by Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals, As Recorded by The Spinners You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine by Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff, As Recorded by Lou Rawls Hurt So Bad by Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo and Robert Wilding, As Recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials My Girl by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, As Recorded by The Temptations I’ll Be Around by Thomas Randolph Bell and Phil Hurtt , As Recorded by The Spinners Back Stabbers by Leon A. Huff, Gene McFadden & John Cavadus Whitehead, As Recorded by The O’Jays Don’t Leave Me This Way by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert, As Recorded by Thelma Houston INTERMISSION A Fifth of Beethoven by Ludwig van Beethoven and Walter Murphy, As Recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World is Today) by Norman Whitfield and Barret Strong As Recorded by The Temptations People Make the World Go Around by Thomas Randolph Bell and Linda Epstein, As Recorded by The Stylistics Me and Mrs. Jones by Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff & Cary Gilbert, As Recorded by Billy Paul I’m Coming Out by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, As Recorded by Diana Ross Rock the Boat by Waldo T. Holmes, As Recorded by The Hues Corporation Love Train by Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff, As Recorded by The O’Jays Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now by Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead, As Recorded by McFadden & Whitehead ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC A Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists Co-production Creative Team Robert Thompson, Producer Jeff Tyzik, Producer & Arranger Jami Greenberg, Producer & Booking Agent Betsey Perlmutter, Producer Alex Kosick, Associate Producer - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-wayne/let’s-groove-tonight-motown-and-the-philly-sound/200029697584713 - **Event Categories**: music, art, entertainment, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 87 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://fwphil.org/event/pops-5-25-26/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=fort+wayne-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Fort Wayne - **state**: IN - **country**: United States - **location**: Purdue FW Music Center - **lat**: 41.119863046371 - **long**: -85.10870857881 - **full address**: Purdue FW Music Center, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Fort Wayne Philharmonic (https://allevents.in/org/fort-wayne-philharmonic/10488025) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f334e7acf9d8304d9604621c65598f4802c5915de5eacdc602aa2bee839f2a43-rimg-w1200-h628-dc471c77-gmir?v=1774849952 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/1b378160f0c75e04db25ed57ac5a613207e6e7e7ac384a69f087e190c7787b32-rimg-w300-h300-dc5e1b75-gmir?v=1774849952 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Purdue FW Music Center, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Fort Wayne Philharmonic - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, art, entertainment, nonprofit - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Let’s Groove Tonight – Motown & The Philly Sound ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "MusicEvent", "name": "Let’s Groove Tonight – Motown & The Philly Sound", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f334e7acf9d8304d9604621c65598f4802c5915de5eacdc602aa2bee839f2a43-rimg-w1200-h628-dc471c77-gmir?v=1774849952", "startDate": "2026-05-09T19:30:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/fort-wayne/let’s-groove-tonight-motown-and-the-philly-sound/200029697584713", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Purdue FW Music Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne, Indiana", "addressLocality": "Fort Wayne", "addressRegion": "IN", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.119863046371", "longitude": "-85.10870857881" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Herb Smith, conductor\nChester Gregory, vocals\nShayna Steele, vocals\nBrik.Liam, vocals\nEric Metgar, bass\nChris Kuffner, drums\nArrangements by Jeff Tyzik\n\nMagic melodies come to life in Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound, a symphonic experience where the soul and R&B sounds of Mot", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Fort Wayne Philharmonic", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/fort-wayne-philharmonic/10488025", "description": "Celebrating our 76th season as the region's premier arts organization." } ] } ] ```