Booking to 20 April 2019
Motown The Musical is the acclaimed Broadway show now playing at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre.
It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now a smash-hit show!
Motown The Musical tells the fascinating story behind the hits as Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack that changed America.
The production features a fifteen-piece orchestra playing 50 Motown tracks including Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, I’ll Be There, Dancing In The Street, Stop! In The Name of Love, My Girl and I Heard It through the Grapevine.
No other music has battered down barriers and changed lives more than Motown.
Motown The Musical is currently booking until 20 April 2019 at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.
WHAT’S THE STORY?
With just $800 borrowed from his family, Motown founder Berry Gordy, goes from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul, discovering and launching the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and many more.
Motown The Musical uncovers the true story of the legendary record label that changed music history and created the soundtrack of a generation.
WHO’S IN IT? MOTOWN CAST
The cast is led by Jay Perry (Berry Gordy) with Natalie Kassanga (Diana Ross), David Albury (Smokey Robinson) and Carl Spencer (Marvin Gaye).
The ensemble features Chanice Alexandra-Burnett, KM Drew Boateng, Timothy Benjamin, Ryan Carter, Ricardo Castro, Amandla Elynah, Livvy Evans, Segun Fawole, Angela Marie Hurst, Cameron Bernard Jones, Cleopatra Joseph, Duane Lamonte, Nathan Lorainey-Dineen, Mireia Mambo, Matt Overfield, Adam Philpott, Ainsley Hall Ricketts, Lawrence Rowe, Nate Simpson, Jaime Tait, Kyle Turner, Anna Van Ruiten, Cherelle Williams, Lashane Williams, Michael Woolston-Thomas, Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli and Mitchell Zhangazha.
REVIEWS
★★★★ A triumphant, lavish show. You may well see people dancing in the street – Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
★★★★ Sleekly-designed..absolutely faultless – the ultimate jukebox musical – Mark Shenton, The Stage
The West End has never sounded so good – Heart FM
Motown arrives in the West End with the greatest soul pop music ever recorded – Dominic Maxwell, The Times
The irresistible songs deliver the best night out in London – Paul Phear, Smooth Radio
Show Information
Important Notes
Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutesVenue Information
Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, WC2H 8DPNearest Tube or Train: Holborn (Central line, Piccadilly line), Tottenham Court Road (Central line, Northern line), Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)
Nearest Buses: 8, 10, 14, 19, 22A, 22B, 24, 25, 29, 38, 40, 55, 73, 134, 176
Me & my husband saw this on Broadway and it was fantastic. Have you got any dates yet when it will come to London? Thanks
I saw this last October in New York, it was absolutely fantastic.
Can’t wait for it to come to London.
Is there any news of the mowtown musical for dates want to book as present for Mother’s Day
Looks like Motown The Musical will open at London’s Shaftesbury theatre in February 2016
I REALLY hope it will be on when I am over in August. Please keep us posted
Please let me know when Motown the Musical tickets go on sale.
Hi there, still no firm news on dates, please check back regularly for details.
We will be flying into London in September 2015 hope it’s going to be on then I just can’t wait.Sad news about Jimmy Ruffing one of the Motown greats.
Could you please inform me on this one ? Coming to Londen 24-26/2/15. Any chance to see Motown by then ?
thank you
DIane
Hi Diane, we are still waiting for confirmation of dates and venue for Motown, but it is definitely coming. Follow us to Twitter @westendtheatre to hear about when booking opens.
Hi so excited for this one, cant wait for me and my family & colleague’s to see this one. Ive already stated that we will be wanting approx 200 tickets so you can imagine im checking all the time for when they go on sale…:)
Will tickets go on sale before Christmas by any chance!? Really want to buy them as a present for my friend!!?
Hi Jenni. I’m afraid there’s no news yet as to when Motown will start booking. Make sure you are following us on Twitter @westendtheatre and have signed up to our email alerts (https://www.westendtheatre.com/signup/) to hear about this show. Cheers, WestEndTheatre.com
Can’t wait to buy tickets either, any idea when they might go on sale?
Hi Jeanette – pleased you are excited (we are too!). There’s no news yet on dates – but we will keep you posted.
We want to know as soon as tickets come available as watched this in Broadway, fantastic musical look forward to seeing it in London!!! Many thanks natalie