I’m Comin’ Out was performed by Patti Boulaye at Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Patti Boulaye’s new show I’m Comin’ Out centres around Diana Ross, both her songs and her life, and kicks off with an encounter at the London Palladium when Boulaye sensed that Ross didn’t really […]
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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 […]
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 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 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 […]
