REVIEW: Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Motown breaks free of the normally constraints of a jukebox musical. It is a joyous, exuberant celebration of life, of challenge and ultimately of success.
Berry Gordy
Open Auditions Held For Motown The Musical
An open casting call for the upcoming production Motown The Musical attracted almost 200 people who auditioned for the chance to portray iconic legends of the Motown era. Motown The Musical recounts the story of one of the most successful music labels in history. Started with just $800 borrowed from his family, Berry Gordy changed music forever by discovering artists including Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross. Motown The Musical features 50 Motown tracks including Dancing In The Street, Stop! In The Name Of Love, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, My Girl and I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Motown the Musical opens at the Shafestbury Theatre in February 2016. BOOK TICKETS TO MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
Motown The Musical To Open In February 2016
It was announced today that the Tony Award nominated show Motown The Musical will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in February 2016. Motown features over 50 Motown classics made famous by artist including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and many more. Motown provided the soundtrack to a generation through hits such as Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, I’ll Be There, Dancing In The Street, Stop! In The Name Of Love, My Girl, I Heard It Through The Grapevine and For Once In My Life. Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown said: “I am thrilled to be bringing Motown back to the UK fifty years after our first visit back in 1965 when Diana Ross and The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and I came to London for our very first UK tour. … Read more
