Motown meets Sunderland’s finest as ‘The
Temptations’ starring in Motown the Musical visit Sunderland’s very
own success story POP RECS to bring two music industry greats together.
Motown The Musical
Sunderland Empire
15 – 26 October 2019
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Taking time out from performing some of the greatest songs ever written,
The Temptations went to visit POP RECS to check out their
facilities and see just why Sunderland has taken them to their hearts.
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.
With music and lyrics from the Motown catalogue and book by Motown
founder Berry Gordy, Charles Randolph-Wright’s production
features a live 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 and tells the
story behind the classic hits.
Tony nominated Motown the Musical received its world premiere in
April 2013 in New York and
recouped its $18 million investment by the end of 2014. The first US
National Tour opened to critical acclaim in Spring 2014 in Chicago, grossing
$20 million dollars during its standing room only sixteen-week run.
Motown the Musical has music supervision, orchestrations and
arrangements by Ethan Popp, co-orchestrations and additional
arrangements by Bryan Cook, dance arrangements by Zane Mark.
Choreography is by Patricia Wilcox and Warren
Adams, scenic design by David Korins, costumes by Emilio
Sosa, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Peter
Hylenski, video by Daniel Brodie and Wig design by Charles
Lapointe. “Motown the Musical” is produced in the UK by Kevin
McCollum, Doug Morris, Adam Spiegel and Berry Gordy.
The original Broadway cast recording of Motown the Musical is
available via Motown Records, a label of UMG Recordings - www.classicmotown.com
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