Motown Returns to the Apollo
Brief Synopsis
Taped before a live audience at the Apollo Theatre in New York City on May 4, 1985, top headliners celebrate the 50th anniversary and official reopening of New York's world-famed theater. The concert, hosted by Bill Cosby, was a benefit for the Africare/Ethiopian Relief Fund.
Cast & Crew
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Don Mischer
Director
George Michael
Lisa Bonet
Gregory Hines
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Little Stevie Wonder
Film Details
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
Taped before a live audience at the Apollo Theatre in New York City on May 4, 1985, top headliners celebrate the 50th anniversary and official reopening of New York's world-famed theater. The concert, hosted by Bill Cosby, was a benefit for the Africare/Ethiopian Relief Fund.
Director
Don Mischer
Director
Cast
George Michael
Lisa Bonet
Gregory Hines
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Little Stevie Wonder
Luther Vandross
Tempestt Bledsoe
Chuck Jackson
Thelma Houston
Sammy Davis Jr.
Diana Ross
Mavis Staples
Rod Stewart
Sarah Vaughan
James Brown
Bill Cosby
Little Richard
Al Green
Lou Rawls
Martha Reeves
Patti Labelle
Sam Harris
Billy Eckstine
Billy Preston
Malcolm-jamal Warner
Marilyn Mccoo
Wilson Pickett
Joe Cocker
Vanessa Williams
Debbie Allen
Jennifer Holliday
William Robinson Jr.
Mary Wells
Crew
Joe Cocker
Song Performer
Suzanne Coston
Coproducer
Suzanne De Passe
Executive Producer
Al Green
Song Performer
Patti Labelle
Song Performer
Little Richard
Song Performer
George Michael
Song Performer
Bruce Miller
Music Arranger
Bruce Miller
Music Conductor
Don Mischer
Producer
Martha Reeves
Song Performer
William Robinson Jr.
Song Performer
Diana Ross
Song Performer
Mavis Staples
Song Performer
Luther Vandross
Song Performer
Michael Weisbarth
Coproducer
Mary Wells
Song Performer
Little Stevie Wonder
Song Performer
Film Details
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
