‘Motown: The Musical’ gives Illinois alumna first big break
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For the past two years, Allison Semmes, ’06 FAA—who studied opera at the University of Illinois—has portrayed songstress Diana Ross in the Broadway’s Motown: The Musical. As that show finally closes, she reflects on her first big part and the doors it opened up for her.