Cast changes have been announced for the West End production of popular musical’ Motown the Musical as it celebrates its second birthday at the Shaftesbury Theatre this weekend. Currently booking until 5 January 2019, the hit musical account of the legendary Berry Gordy’s founding and running of the Motown record label arrived in the UK […]
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Motown The Musical to tour UK and Ireland
Motown The Musical will set off on a major UK and Ireland tour this autumn. Opening at the Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre on 11 October, the first UK and Ireland tour of the hit musical account of the legendary Berry Gordy’s founding and running of the Motown record label follows on from a highly successful US […]
Interview – Lucy St Louis on the joy of playing Diana Ross in Motown the Musical
LUCY ST LOUIS, currently playing the iconic role of Diana Ross in the West End production of Motown the Musical (a performance for which she has just won an IARA Award), is no stranger to the musical theatre world. Her credits include Beautiful – The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre), The Book of Mormon (Prince of […]
Interview – Cedric Neal plays Berry Gordy in Motown the Musical
CEDRIC NEAL is currently making his West End debut as Motown founder Berry Gordy in Motown the Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre. His theatre credits include: Rhythm of Life – A Cy Coleman Revue (St James Theatre), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre/Broadway) and After Midnight (Broadway). As a company member at Dallas Theater Center, Cedric has also […]
Obioma Ugoala joins the cast of Motown the Musical as Smokey Robinson
The West End production of Motown the Musical has released more than 350,000 tickets for sale with the show now booking at the Shaftesbury Theatre to 28 October 2017. It has also been announced that Obioma Ugoala will join the cast in the role of Smokey Robinson from 4 July 2016. Featuring a 16-piece orchestra playing 50 Motown tracks including […]
Motown the Musical – Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Motown the Musical continues at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The best jukebox musicals make an emotional connection with an audience, however formulaic the narrative structure, and on one level Motown the Musical (originally on Broadway three years ago) does just that. It is no surprise that right from […]
Motown the Musical – further 200,000 tickets are released for sale
Following last night’s first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the Shaftesbury Theatre to 18 February 2017. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and […]
Motown the Musical – full casting revealed for West End production
As rehearsals begin for the West End production of Motown the Musical, full casting is announced led by Cedric Neal as Berry Gordy, Lucy St. Louis as Diana Ross, Charl Brown as Smokey Robinson and Sifiso Mazibuko as Marvin Gaye. They are joined by Keisha Amponsa Banson as Mary Wells, Cindy Belliot as Anna Gordy, Samuel Edwards as Jackie Wilson, Tanya Nicole Edwards as Florence Ballard, Portia Harry as Teena Marie, Aisha Jawando as Martha Reeves, Joshua […]
Motown the Musical – casting update revealed
Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson) and Sifiso Mazibuko (Marvin Gaye) join the previously announced Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) in the West End production of Motown the Musical. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. London previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre will begin on 11 February 2016, with […]
Motown the Musical to hold open auditions for two key roles
The key roles of Marvin Gaye and the young Michael Jackson in the upcoming West End production of Motown the Musical will be cast following open auditions next month. The auditions will be held on 7 November at the Royal Shakespeare Company Rehearsal Rooms (35 Clapham High Street, London). Those wishing to try out for […]
Motown the Musical – Cedric Neal and Lucy St. Louis lead cast
Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) will lead the cast in the West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. London previews will begin on 11 February 2016, with press night on […]
Motown the Musical – open auditions to be held in July
The West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016, will hold open casting auditions next month for the opportunity to portray the iconic artists of Motown in the musical. The open auditions will be at the London Welsh Centre on Tuesday 7 July 2015, with registration open on the […]
Motown the Musical opens at Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016
Tickets for the West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016, are released for sale today (15 May 2015). With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. London previews will begin on 11 February 2016 with press night on 8 March […]
Motown the Musical proves exhilarating
Opened April 14 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, for an open-ended run. “You built a legacy of love,” Smokey Robinson tells Berry Gordy, as Motown the Musical, heads toward its big finish. The show recounts the life of Gordy, the celebrated founder and force behind the Motown record company, which broke through seemingly impenetrable […]
