World Premiere of Memories of Motown

World Premiere of Memories of Motown

On the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Motown Records, the Estrel Berlin Presents a Glamorous Show With Original Stars in January

BERLIN, December 12/PRNewswire/ -- On January 12th one of the most important record labels in the
history of music celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding: Motown
Records. On the occasion of the world-wide anniversary celebrations, the
world premiere of the show Memories of Motown will be presented in January at
the Estrel Berlin. The newest musical stage show of Berlin producer Bernhard
Kurz ("Stars in Concert") brings back all the unmistakeable world hits with
which the Detroit record label celebrated its success in the 60's and 70's.

(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081212/331827 )

In Memories of Motown real Motown stars - like The Contours
and The Miracles - take the audience away to the glamorous times of Motown
with their songs. Another highlight is the performance of soul singer Martha
Reeves who stormed the US charts in the 60's as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
with "Dancing In The Street" and "Heat Wave". Alongside the originals the
world's best performers of Diana Ross & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Jackie
Wilson and Mary Wells will bring the unmistakeable sound of Motown to the
stage with true passion.

The audience will also learn a lot about the Musical Empire of
Motown; special guests on the show are Al Abrams, Motowns first contract
employee who later became Motown's Public Relations Director, as well as
William "Mickey" Stevenson, former head of the A&R Department (artists and
repertoire) and songwriter. Both of them experienced up close how the label
wrote history and how for the first time black musicians had more success
than their white colleagues. Abrams and Stevenson will tell unknown stories
about Motown and funny anecdotes from the first days of the record label that
even the biggest fans may not yet have heard.

The soundtrack of Memories of Motown will be available on the
day of the premiere exclusively at the Estrel on CD. The album, released in
cooperation with Universal Music and available in stores on January 23,
contains the original versions of 18 songs from Memories of Motown.

Furthermore Bernhard Kurz is going to produce a Motown
Musical, which will be on stage in 2010.

A picture accompanying this release is available on AP Archive:
http://photoarchive.ap.org (PRN3)

North American media contact: Al Abrams, Mail: alabrams@Motown50.us;
German media contact: "Stars in Concert" c/o Estrel Berlin, Mihaela
Djuranovic and Miranda Meier, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin, Germany, Tel:
+49(0)30-6831-22124, Fax: +49(0)30-6831-2366, Mail: presse@estrel.com,
http://www.stars-in-concert.de

Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081212/331827

Source: Estrel Berlin

North American media contact: Al Abrams, Mail: alabrams@Motown50.us; German media contact: "Stars in Concert" c/o Estrel Berlin, Mihaela Djuranovic and Miranda Meier, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin, Germany, Tel: +49(0)30-6831-22124, Fax: +49(0)30-6831-2366, Mail: presse@estrel.com, http://www.stars-in-concert.de

-------
Profile: intent