Broadway to welcome The Temptations, The Four Tops

NEW YORK -- The farewell to the Broadway musical "Motown" may get upstaged by a concert from some original Motown stars -- The Temptations and The Four Tops.

The two groups will play the Palace Theatre together for seven shows between Dec. 29 and Jan. 4. Tickets, which range from $52 to $142, go on sale Nov. 14.

The Temptations had hits with "The Way You Do The Things You Do," "My Girl," "Get Ready" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." The Four Tops are known for "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and "Standing In the Shadows of Love."

The Broadway concerts will feature two surviving original band members -- Otis Williams of The Temptations and Abdul "Duke" Fakir of The Four Tops.

Nearby, the show "Motown," about Berry Gordy's Motown Records, will be winding down its time on Broadway with songs from both groups. It plans to close at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre on Jan. 18.

Older musicians lately have found Broadway inviting, with Barry Manilow, The Rascals and Frankie Valli all making stops.