Motown - The Musical
The sound that hit the airwaves in 1959 and changed America forever!
Motown - The Musical
The hit parade reels on seemingly forever, a vibrant trip back to the glory days of Detroit!
Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
Motown - The Musical
The sound that hit the airwaves in 1959 and changed America forever!
Why see Motown - The Musical?
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More than just a Broadway show, Motown: The musical is an incredible look back at the country's most loved genre and the music that transformed America.
Filled with the back stories of legends such as Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson and a whole host of the motor city's favourite stars, and featuring billboard busting classics like 'My Girl' and 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', this is an uplifting show about how Motown broke down barriers and got us all dancing to the same rhythm!
Motown: The Musical follows writing impresario and founder of the Motown label, Berry Gordy as he fights against the odds to turn his improbable dream into all singing, all dancing reality. Adapted from Berry's own 1994 autobiography, 'To Be Loved', this is an incredible walk down memory lane, as we see how Smokey got his honey toned voice and how Diana found fame, amongst 50 classic songs that are guaranteed to keep you dancing all night long.
DID YOU KNOW?
Berry Gordy nearly turned down the Jackson Five, because he didn't want to work with kids. It was Gladys Knight who eventually persuaded him to sign them, a year later!
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for audiences of all ages
Run Time
Two hours and 45 minutes, which includes a 15-minute intermission
Dates
Finished Jan 18, 2015
Cast
Josh Tower as Berry Gordy
Krystal Joy Brown as Diana Ross
Charl Brown as Smokey Robinson
Bryan Terrell Clark as Marvin Gaye
Timothy J. Alex as Roger Campbell, Tom Clay, Pirate DJ
Michael Arnold as Jackie Wilson Manager, Harold Noveck, Studio Head
Raymond Luke, Jr. & Prince George Maynard as Young Berry Gordy, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
Creative
Charles Randolph-Wright (Direction)
Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams (Choreography)
David Korins (Scenic Design)
ESosa (Costume Design)
Natasha Katz (Lighting Design)
Peter Hylenski (Sound Design)
Ethan Popp (Musical Supervision)
Music by: Songs from the Motown catalog
Book by: Berry Gordy
Reviews
Customer reviews
3 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
Shirley
Incredible show
We saw the show last week and loved it, loved it, loved it! One great song after another in this roller coaster ride through the best music ever. What a night! Loved the actor who played Diana Ross. Simply breathtaking. Still singing along even now. ... Read more
Meme
MUST SEE
This show was ABSOLUTELY PHEONOMENAL. The actors/singers/musicians/stage staff and everyone involved were AMAZING! I'm not from the Motown era, but I was really caught up in how they showed what was going on in the world then and its relevance now. In awe....Great show!!!! ... Read more
iain sinclair
Motown Always , Forever
Saw this last week ( on Smokey Robinson's birthday - who was in the audience)...FANTASTIC show....great singers especially "Berry" "Marvin" "Diana" "Michael" and "Smokey"...would thoroughly
recommend the show! ... Read more
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