June
Program
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JUNE 2008
Musicworks presents
MUSICALIVE
A three week festival of
exciting Musical Theatre events including three fully staged musicals,
concerts, workshops, masterclasses and so much more!
1st – 21st
June 2008
MUSICALIVE CHARITY AUCTION
During
the MUSICALIVE festival, we will be auctioning various special items from the
artists in the festival and other performers from stage and screen in aid of musicworks. We will be running the auction through ebay.co.uk.
The
auction will run throughout the festival with items being added during the
weeks and finishing soon after the close of the festival.
If
you have any items you wish to donate to the charity auction, particularly if
they are connected to music theatre and it’s
performers, please contact us via www.musicworksuk.net
More
information will be announced in the press nearer the event but please check
our website for details and updates www.musicworksuk.net
Welcome to MUSICALIVE
the first musicworks Festival of Music Theatre. We hope
that this is the first of many such events and that it will become a regular
highlight of the
We have a very
exciting and talented line up of performers with a diverse selection of events.
We are particularly happy to welcome not only local talents but artists who have come from other parts
of the country – indeed the world – which now make our festival truly
“international”.
We have been
delighted with the enthusiastic response we have had from all of the artists
involved. We have even had people approaching us asking to be included – always
a good sign!
After the stunning
success of “Seussical the Musical” (see
picture below) we saw the festival as a logical opportunity to continue to
stamp our mark on the local scene by drawing together a varied and challenging programme aimed at all ages. This is very much what we see
as the ethos of musicworks - making high quality music
accessible to the whole community, encouraging participation and making the most of
every opportunity.
We hope you will
enjoy the events you come to see at MUSICALIVE and that you will come back to
see our future productions. You can keep in touch via our website musicworksuk.net or you can have more
direct involvement by becoming a friend of this exciting new charity, taking an
active part in ensuring the success of what we know will add so much to the
quality of music in Nottingham.
John & Hazel
Angela Kay & Jane McDouall, Nottingham’s leading choral
trainers, will take you through songs from the shows leading up to a
performance on the stage for your family and friends.
Workshop 1 - School Years 4 - 6
Workshop 2 - School Years 7-10
DATE: Sunday 1st June
TIME: Workshop
1: 9.30am - 12.15pm
Workshop 1 performance: 12.45pm
Workshop 2: 3pm - 5.45pm
Workshop 2 performance: 6.30pm
PRICE: Workshop
participants £6
Performance tickets £3, £2 concs
Workshop
participants should apply via the website www.musicworksuk.net while
tickets for the performances can be purchased via the box office. Please book
early as places are limited.
2nd June
ALISTAIR KIERNAN
Playing Yamaha
7.30pm Tickets
£5.50 concessions £4.50
MADD ABOUT MUSICALS
DATE: Tuesday 3rd June
TIME: 7.30pm
PRICE: £10, £8 concs
3rd
Year Graduating Students of MADD College Present a Variety of Showstopping Songs, Dances and Acting Scenes from well
known and not so well known shows following their West
End debut at the Shaw Theatre,
Director: Emma Clayton, assisted by Peter Addis
Musical
Director: Steve Pritchett
Vocal
Coach: Steven Walker
For more details about MADD please
visit their website www.maddcollege.co.uk or email admin@maddcollege.supernet.com
DATE: Thursday 5th, Friday 6th June
TIME: 8pm
PRICE: £12, £9 concs
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert
Brown
A
fresh and contemporary musical from the Tony Award winning composer Jason
Robert Brown, THE LAST FIVE YEARS chronicles a young couple's romance in a new
and exciting way: her story starts at the end of their relationship; his begins
on the day they met. Funny and uplifting, the show captures some of the most
heartbreaking and universally felt
moments of modern romance.
Director: Catherine
Orton
Musical Director: Jonathan
Orton
Performers
Susan Pascoe Jonathan
Pascoe
This amateur production by
arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited
on behalf of Music Theatre
International of
“Little Shop of
Horrors” Creative Workshops
DATE: Saturday 7th, 14th & 21st June
TIME: 10am—1pm
PRICE: FREE EVENT
No Face Productions are providing exciting Art workshops
for children aged 5-11yrs to coincide with their production of 'The Little Shop
Of Horrors'.
The Workshops will enable children from all areas of
Nottingham to work together with our professional artists to create imaginative
hand puppets based on Audrey II - The meanest greenest plant from outer space
that you will ever meet!
Each hand Puppet will be displayed at the
Places are free but limited to 20 per session so please
apply early as we cannot accept extra children on the day.
If you would like to know more about the workshops and how
to enrol your child please visit our website at www.nofaceproductions.co.uk
No Face Productions offers in-house experience for
professional artists and non professionals to work together to create
Professional and Community projects through an array of activities, ranging
from school workshops and youth projects enabling training for people who have
an avid interest for the Arts, but who may find it inaccessible due to cost.
Our Aims are to raise awareness of the benefits to being involved in innovative
New/Existing full- length Theatre productions.
No face's next exciting project will be the Musical 'Little
Shop Of Horrors' at the Nottingham Playhouse from July
15th-19th.
DATE: Saturday 7th June
TIME: 8pm
PRICE: £7, £5 concs
Ever
wondered what would happen if you put five musical theatre performers and a
pianist on a stage with nothing but an audience? So did we!
Join us when we find out! No script, no music, no safety net … never to be repeated…Probably…
The
first half of the show will be a series of improvised games (in the style of
“Whose Line is it Anyway?”, but with music). At the
end of the first half we will take suggestions from the audience for settings,
characters and plots. These will form the basis for the improvised musical in
the second half… Probably…
Hosted
by: Dan Armstrong
Pianist:
Jon Orton
Performed
by: Phil Birkett, Jonny Fines, Cathy Miller and
Gareth Wynne
Please
note that as this is an improvised event the use of strong language is
likely...Probably...
A Musical Journey
With
Joanna Russell
DATE: Monday 9th June
TIME: 7.30pm
PRICE: £9, £7 concs
Born
in
Joanna
invites you to share her musical journey of memories and people that have
inspired her. With songs from legendary and inspirational icons such as Stephen
Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Jason Robert Brown, Joanna will share with you her musical inspirations from
musicals past and present.
Don’t
miss a chance to hear the most exciting voice to hit the
Accompanied by
Christine Nicklin
Zoe Tyler
Vocal Coach for BBC’s “Any Dream
Will Do”
& “How Do You Solve a Problem
Like Maria?”
Sunday 8th June
2pm
As
a vocal coach for the last 10 years, Zoe has worked with numerous West End
Leading Ladies including Claire Sweeney
& Hana Waddingham and
male leads in shows such as “Guys and Dolls”, “Lion King”, “The Producers”,
“Les Miserables” and “Wicked”.
Have you ever dreamed of singing on the
Well here’s your chance to learn
from the best!
The first part of the masterclass
will begin at 2pm and will include individual work with each participant focussing on vocal techniques. There will be a break of 2
hours. The second part, starting at 6pm, will include a demonstration from Zoe
and a chance for each participant to perform using the skills they have learnt
during the session.
Prices: Masterclass
Participants: £50
Observation Tickets: £15, £12 concs
To take part in the masterclass
please apply online via our website www.musicworksuk.net.
For tickets to view the masterclass
please contact
the
box office.
Applicants to participate should note that if there
is a high demand for places we may have to hold auditions
Jeff blumenkrantz
Tony Award Nominated composer and
accomplished Broadway Performer
Saturday 14th June 2pm
Jeff
has performed in many hit Broadway musicals including “Into the Woods” and “How
to Succeed in Business..” He also appears in the Film
of “Joseph” with Donny Osmond. His songs have been performed by many Broadway
stars including Megan Mullally and Lauren Kennedy.
For further information on his remarkable career and to hear his songs, please
visit his website www.jeffblumenkrantz.com
Do you dream of Broadway?
Well, learn from the man who’s lived the dream!
The first part of the masterclass
will begin at 2pm and will include individual work with each participant focussing on audition technique and song interpretation. There
will be a break of 2 hours. The second part starting at 7pm will be a recital
by Jeff of his own wonderful songs and a chance to ask questions.
Prices: Masterclass
Participants: £50
Observation Tickets: £15, £12 concs
To take part in the masterclass
please apply online via our website www.musicworksuk.net.
For tickets to view the masterclass
please contact
the
box office.
Applicants to participate should note that if there
is a high demand for places we may have to hold auditions
P Productions present
Blues
in the Night
DATE: Thursday 12th, Friday 13th June
TIME: 8pm
PRICE: £10, £8 concessions
A tremendous West End success, this dynamic compilation of 26
hot and torchy blues songs, frames and comments on three women's relationships
with one snake of a guy. With no spoken text, the interweaving stories are
defined through music alone - and what music! Ranging from Bessie Smith through
Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy
Cox, Ida Cox and more, the evening's music is raunchily forthright, infectiously good-humoured and always classically blues. Songs include
"When A Woman Loves A Man", "Wasted
Life Blues" and the title song.
Blues in the Night is sassy, sensual, delicious, moody, and an
infectious piece of musical theatre.
Director: Shane
Perry
Musical Director: Jonathan Orton
Performers: Emma
Adcock, Julie Easter, Shane Perry & Sarah Woodall
You’re The Top!
Afternoon Tea with
Cole Porter
DATE: Sunday 15th June 2008
TIME: 4pm
PRICE: £7, £5 concessions
Have a Delovely
afternoon with the songs of
Cole Porter - one of the must
influential songwriters of our time.
Enjoy some of Cole’s most famous
melodies and explore his life and loves through the many interesting letters
written and received during his lifetime
The performance will be cabaret style
with tea, coffee & cakes available
Performed by Phil Birkett
A Night at
the Musicals
DATE:
Sunday 15th June
TIME: 8pm
PRICE: £9,
£7 concs
Nottingham
Youth Orchestra’s newly formed Jazz Ensemble treat us to A Night at the
Musicals.
This hugely talented group of young people will take you through the best of
the
Phil Smith
who directs Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra, has for many years been the
inspiration to many young jazz musicians in
Jayne is a
regular performer on Nottingham stages with roles including Maria in “The Sound
of Music”,
Grateful
By John Bucchino
A Gala Concert
DATE: Saturday 21st June
TIME: 7.30pm
PRICE: £12, £10 concs
John
Bucchino's songs have been recorded and performed by
Barbara Cook, Art Garfunkel, Patti LuPone, Audra
MacDonald, Liza Minnelli and many others. He has written songs for the musicals
‘Urban Myths’ and ‘Lavender Girl’ in ‘3hree’, an evening of short musicals, ‘It’s Only Life’, a revue of his songs. He is currently at
work on a new musical called ’A Catered Affair’ due to open on Broadway in
2008. He has also written the songs for the Dreamworks
animated film ’Joseph, King of Dreams’ from which "Better Than I",
one of the songs you will hear at the concert, won the 2000 Video Premiere
Award for best song.
Grateful is an album of
some of his finest songs recorded by wonderful artists. John Bucchino has given special permission for musicworks to perform the album as a Gala Concert including an
extra new song which will receive it’s world premiere,
to close the MUSICALIVE festival. If you don’t know his beautiful songs,
come and discover a new composer who is setting Broadway alight!
www.johnbucchino.com
musicworks
present
tick,tick...BOOM!
Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
DATE: Thursday 19th, Friday 20th June
TIME: 7.30pm
PRICE: £10, £8 concs
Before RENT, Jonathan Larson had
another story to tell….his own!
tick,tick...BOOM! is
a pop rock musical about facing
crossroads in life and holding on to your dreams. It tells the story of
Jonathan, a promising young composer on the eve of his 30th birthday. His
girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city (tick), his best
friend is making big bucks on
DIRECTOR: Catherine Orton
MUSICAL
DIRECTOR: Stephen Williams
PERFORMERS
Nick Smith Kate Williams Rob Kemp