Articles about Motown The Musical
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Traveling production tells Berry's Gordy's storyMotown founder worked with veteran producer to develop showProduction features more than 50 songs from five decades … Click to Continue…
Here's a look back at the star-studded opening night red carpet, curtain call and party.
Well, it’s that time! Time to go back to dancing in the streets this summer. After touring the country since 2014, the touring company will land on Broadway Tuesday, July 12 at The Ned…
Performances begin July 12 at the Nederlander Theatre, current home of Broadway's Disaster!
The tour of Motown: the Musical played Hartford's Bushnell. It rocked the hall and I can't get that catalogue of Motown hits out of my head.
Much has been made of how "Motown the Musical" crams more than 50 R&B, soul and rock classics into a single two-and-a-half-hour show. But that's just the half of it. The show also encapsulat…
‘THE WEST END HAS NEVER SOUNDED SO GOOD’ Jamie Theakston, Heart FM
Discover the story behind the sound that moved the world. With just $800 borrowed from his family, Berry…
London gets Berry Gordon's story of his record label Tamla Motown and the stars he discovered. .
The message was loud, clear and irresistible: "Calling out around the world: Are you ready for a brand-new beat?" That opening line from the Martha and the Vandellas 1964 single "Dancing in …
"Motown the Musical," a hearty, hefty celebration of Berry Gordy and the downright revolutionary record label he built from scratch, reached Baltimore this week. From the sound of things ope…
Shaftesbury theatre, London Only Eshan Gopal's amazing turn as a mini-Michael Jackson is worth the price of admission in this charmless homage to Berry Gordy's celebrated labelI was looking …
Saying that Motown Records is a cultural icon that shaped music and changed it forever is something of an obvious statement. It is probably the label with more classics in its catalogue than…
"Motown the Musical" revisits the history of the famed Detroit musical empire Motown Records, based on a memoir by the company's founder Berry Gordy. Actors portray stars as luminous as Dian…
The music of Motown is a gift that keeps on giving. In 2013, Motown: The Musical wrapped up big chunks of that songbook and armfuls of personal charisma in rainbows of light tied with wide s…
Please stop, in the name of love
As Motown the Musical begins its run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Matthew Hemley went backstage to talk with
This latest musical to hit the West End follows the the career of Berry Gordy and the creation of Motown Records. But is it a hit? It's currently booking at the West End's Shaftesbury Theatr…
The Broadway import opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre yesterday evening
Shorter feels longer in the West End iteration of Motown the Musical, a minor-league jukebox musical that became a Broadway hit courtesy an unbeatable back catalogue - keep those hits coming…
The West End production of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL officially opens tonight 8 March 2016. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, MOTOWN …
By Douglas Mayo
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.
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The new musical tells the story of Berry Gordy and the creation of legendary label, Motown Records
Shaftesbury theatre, London The show's 50 songs are put across with plenty of pizzazz but this account of the music mogul's rags-to-riches story leaves the key questions unanswered Given tha…
The West End production of MOTOWN THE MUSICALofficially openstonight 8 March 2016. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, MOTOWN TH…
