FORTHCOMING CONCERTS

Listed below are forthcoming London Concerts - most of which feature performers or music from the West End - including Diana Vickers, Shirley Jones, Jason Donovan, Mary Carewe, Graham Bickley, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman and various concerts featuring the works of Stephen Sondheim to mark his 80th birthday.

Just click on the links to reserve your tickets online.

The Magical World of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Barbican Hall, London
Sunday 14 March at 15:00

Maria Friedman and Daniel Evans perform show-stoppers from the legendary Broadway duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. They will be accompanied by the London Concert Orchestra and Capital Voices to bring to life the colourful characters, fabulous storylines and timeless tunes from four of the greatest musicals of all time, Oklahoma! The King and I, South Pacific and Carousel.

The programme includes. Hello Young Lovers – The King and I, People Will Say We’re in Love – Oklahoma!, Some Enchanted Evening – South Pacific and If I Loved you and You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel.

 

Diana Vickers Concert Tour

Diana Vickers is starring The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville Theatre until the end of January, but is due to do her first solo tour in March and has just confirmed a second London date.

Tickets are available via a pre-sale from mid-day on 22nd January before going on general release on January 26th.  Diana will release her debut single “Once” on 19th April.

The full tour dates of Diana's Concerts are:

 

Shirley Jones in Concert

Shirley Jones is due to make her debut in the UK and London’s West End when she performs her solo show Shirley Jones in Concert at the Arts Theatre from 22nd March to 3rd April 2010.

Miss Jones began her musical theatre career in 1955 when Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein cast her as Laurie in the movie version of Oklahoma!  This was followed by The Music Man and Carousel. Her Broadway credits include South Pacific, Maggie Flynn and 42nd Street.

Miss Jones is probably best known in the UK for her stint as the matriarch in the long running show The Partridge Family which starred teenage heart throb David Cassidy.

You can book tickets at www.artstheatrewestend.com

Stephen Sondheim's 80th Birthday Gala

If you want a real treat get yourself a ticket for this special show being presented at the Cadogan Hall in London on Saturday 3rd April at 7.30pm.

The concert will feature vocalists Maria Friedman, Daniel Evans and Graham Bickley accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with David Firman as Musical Director.

They will present a great evening featuring the very best of Stephen Sondheim from his award-winning shows including Sweeney Todd, Follies and Into the Woods including the classic songs Send in the Clowns, Losing My Mind, Agony and Being Alive. There is also a brand new UK première which has been specially written for Sondheim’s 80th birthday!

Ticket prices at £45, £35, £25, £15. You can book online at www.cadoganhall.com

 

A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim Side by Side

This concert will be held at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Saturday 10th April at 19:30

It will feature Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis with soloists Mary Carewe and Graham Bickley.

Stephen Sondheim is the undisputed king of the American musical and fellow New Yorker Carl Davis leads this 80th birthday tribute with music spanning Sondheim's career including classics from Send in the Clowns, A Little Night Music, West Side Story, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd.

For more information contact: www.liverpoolphil.com

 

The Night of 1000 Voices

The Night of 1000 Voices will be held on Sunday 2nd May at the Royal Albert Hall.  The annual, star studded event featuring performers from musical theatre will raise funds for Leukaemia Research.

In 2010 it will be a triple celebration: honouring the 80th birthday of Stephen Sondheim, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Leukaemia Research and marking the 10th year of this gala.

The evening will include performances from a host of London’s West End and names so far include Broadway stars Kerry Ellis (Wicked, Les Misérables), Philip Quast (Les Misérables, La Cage Aux Folles) and Adam Pascal (Rent, Chess in Concert) and Aled Jones accompanied by the City of London Philharmonic and the massed choirs of Sing Live UK and USA under the musical supervision of David Firman.

Some of the most requested favourite songs from the last 10 years will be featured in the concert, including songs from Wicked, Evita, The Lion King, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Titanic, Rent, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Brigadoon, Carousel, Porgy And Bess and We Will Rock You.

Hugh Wooldridge who is the creator of The Night of 1000 Voices says “This evening is a must for all who love musicals. You will hear the best performers in the world performing some of the greatest songs in the world’s finest venue. Come and join in the fun and help raise funds for a splendid charity whilst raising the roof of the Royal Albert Hall."

 

The Donmar Warehouse is presenting four events to mark Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday.

SONDHEIM AT THE DONMAR
Thursday 16th September 2010 at 18:00 - Michael Grandage and Sam Mendes in conversation about staging Sondheim at the Donmar

STEPHEN SONDHEIM IN DISCUSSION
Monday 11th October 2010 at 18:00 - Stephen Sondheim in conversation about his life and work

COMPANY - Sunday 31st October 2010 at 19:30 - concert performance
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Sunday 7th November 2010 at 19:30 - concert performance

The War of the Worlds

Jason Donovan (who is is currently appearing in Priscilla Queen of the Desert) and Liz McClarnon (Atomic Kitten) will star in a new European stadium tour of Jeff Wayne's musical version of HG Wells' The War of the Worlds. It will begin in London on November 20th 2010 and tour to Antwerp, Dublin, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bournemouth, London, Cardiff, Brighton, and Wembley. It will finish in Germany in January 2011.

The War of the Worlds is based on Wayne's 1978 concept album, and one feature of the production is an 11-foot high 3D hologram of Richard Burton (who voiced The Journalist on the original album), a three-ton, 35-foot tall 'Martian Fighting Machine' which fires "heat rays at the audience," and a new levitation effect.

Jason Donovan will play the role of The Artilleryman who is a fantasist who dreams of producing a new race of humans underground after the aliens attack. McClarnon will play Beth, the Parson's wife. Moody Blues' Justin Hayward will return to the role of The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist.

Click on the image above to book tickets for any of the following dates in 2010:

London Venue (to be announced) 20th November
Dublin 02 Arena 29th November
Belfast Odyssey Arena 30th November
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 2nd December
Glasgow SECC 3rd December
Sheffield Arena 5th December
Manchester MEN Arena 5th December
Liverpool Echo Arena 7th December
Nottingham Trent FM Arena 8th December
Birmingham NIA 9th December
Bournemouth International Centre 10th December
London O2 Arena 12th December
Cardiff International Arena 14th December
Brighton Centre 16th December
Wembley Arena 18th December