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Review: Mosaic Youth Theatre- Now that I can Dance

The Detroit Film Theatre is a great venue for this Live performance
Motown 1962: America is still far from integrated. Just about everything in the US is produced "separate but equal", but on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit a small black owned record label had the audacity to bring 5 girls from Inkster Michigan into the living rooms and dance halls of America.

"Now that I can Dance" is the true stroy of the Marvellettes as told by Katherine "Kat" Anderson one of the founding members who dropped out of high school to pursue a recording career with Motown. A perfect story line for this youth theater company to perform. many of Mosaics principals are themselves the samd age as those girls who helped kickstart the Motown parade of stars. One fact learned during the show is that the Marvellettes posted Motown's first ever Pop charts No. 1 song. EVER!
Mosaic young artist prepare to support the cast by volunteering behind the scenes
More than just an opportunity to wrap a minor storyline around a medley of Motowns greatest hits, the story really delves into some of the more dramatic and heart touching moments in the rise of the 5 girl Marvelletes. One of the most poignant moments comes as the girls comfort each other after an all too real fight with one of the girls boyfriends. "....[spoiler deleted]... how do know he loves you?". The hardship of the road and the music industry takes its toll on the girls all of whom where the same age as the young artists portraying them.  
The modern day Marvelettes of Mosaic
That is not to say that the music wasn't great. All the music and songs are live. No lip sync, no karaoke sign along tracks, no auto-tune. To quote one tearful audience member, "she really sang the shit out of that song!"
I laughed, I cried. It was the best show in a while.
Now that I can Dance, really made us "THINK"



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