Details

With just 800 dollars borrowed from his family, Motown founder Berry Gordy, goes from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul, discovering and launching the careers of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye and many more. Motown The Musical uncovers the story of the legendary record label that changed music history and created the soundtrack of a generation. Motown The Musical website.

Cast/Performers

Edward Baruwa (Berry Gordy), Karis Anderson (Diana Ross), Nathan Lewis (Smokey Robinson), Shak Gabbidon-Williams (Marvin Gaye), Dayo Adeoye, Scott Armstrong, Simeon Beckett, Natalia Brown, Ethan Davis, Andrew Dillon, Akeem Ellis-Hyman, Christopher Gopaul, Daniel Haswell, Olivia Hibbert, Karis Jack, Michael Jeremiah, Amana Jones, Abz Kareem, Kane Matthews, DeeArna McClean, Matt Mills, Cordell Mosteller, Nicole Nyarambi, Spencer O'Brien, Perry O'Dea, Alex Okoampa, Reece Richards, Emma Robotham-Hunt

Creatives/Company

Book by: Berry Gordy
Producer(s): Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, Berry Gordy, Adam Spiegel
Director: Charles Randolph-Wright
Design: David Korins
Lighting: Natasha Katz
Choreographer(s): Patricia Wilcox, Warren Adams
Costume: Esosa
Sound: Peter Hylenski
Music(s): Ethan Popp (music supervision / orchestration / arrangement), Bryan Cook (co-orchestrations / additional arrangements)

Motown The Musical

Motown The Musical (Musical) production archive for QTIX code T942794328. Details of all Motown The Musical archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01023962100

Archive Listings

17 Dec 19 to 4 Jan 20	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Nov 19 to 30 Nov 19	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
29 Oct 19 to 16 Nov 19	King's Theatre Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Oct 19 to 26 Oct 19	Empire Theatre Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Oct 19 to 12 Oct 19	Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Sep 19 to 28 Sep 19	Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Aug 19 to 31 Aug 19	Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
20 Aug 19 to 24 Aug 19	New Victoria Theatre Woking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Aug 19 to 17 Aug 19	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Jul 19 to 3 Aug 19	Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Jun 19 to 22 Jun 19	Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
21 May 19 to 1 Jun 19	Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Apr 19 to 20 Apr 19	Alhambra Theatre Bradford, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Mar 19 to 6 Apr 19	Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Mar 19 to 23 Mar 19	Opera House Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Feb 19 to 23 Feb 19	Bord Gais Energy Theatre (formerly Grand Canal Theatre) Dublin Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Jan 19 to 2 Feb 19	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
20 Nov 18 to 8 Dec 18	Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Nov 18 to 17 Nov 18	Grand Theatre and Opera House Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Oct 18 to 3 Nov 18	Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Motown the Musical review
11Jan19: Touring production seen at the Bristol Hippodrome.

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