21 September 2020
Newsdesk
A host of seasoned West End stars from shows including Wicked, SIX, MAMMA MIA! and Les Misérables will join forces with some of this year’s most talented musical theatre graduates for Spotlight on the Future LIVE!, a special charity concert of musical theatre classics and pop hits.
The concert, hosted by Britain’s Got Talent’s Michael Auger and Charlotte Jaconelli, will be recorded live and streamed online from 6 to 9 November, raising money for Make A Wish Foundation, Acting For Others, Stop Hate UK and Lebanon Red Cross.
Steph Parry, Danielle Steers, Joanne Clifton, Luke McCall, Natalie Paris and Lauren Drew are among the musical theatre stars taking part, performing a mix of solos, duets, trios and quartets with 2020 graduates – accompanied by a band featuring instrumentalists from the West End production of SIX.
The creative team for the concert is headed by creator and producer Louis Rayneau, with musical director and keyboardist Ed Court and technical directir Kieran Powell.
Louis Rayneau said today, “We are so excited to bring theatre fans a spectacular evening of song, presenting some of the West End’s brightest stars alongside up-and-coming young talents. The idea for this came to us following the success of our recent Spotlight on the Future web duet series, featuring many of the same performers. Getting to expand this into a full-length concert – all for some brilliant charity causes – is absolutely fantastic. Please get a ticket, tune in and enjoy the show!”
Tickets for Spotlight on the Future LIVE! are available to buy here for live streams from 6 to 9 November 2020: spotlightonthefuturelive.eventbrite.co.uk
Book before 19 October for a special early bird ticket offer of £10 per show/view (plus booking fee). Tickets after 19 October will be £15 (plus booking fee). Ticketholders will have access to the concert until midnight on their selected viewing date.
Watch the trailer for Spotlight on the Future LIVE! here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/twgl7kqjz2c5i91/IMG_0160.mp4?dl=0
The Spotlight on the Future YouTube duet series is available to watch here: m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1V7nhNFaQHpcDwo5M33B7BGRyhGJ5ru6
Instagram: @spotlightonthefuture
Twitter: @FutureSpotlight
Full line up for Spotlight on the Future LIVE!
Steph Parry (MAMMA MIA!, Wicked, 42nd Street)
Jodi Bird (Urdang Graduate)
Genevieve Nicole (Chicago, Pippin, The Producers, A Chorus Line, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)
Alice Croft (ArtsEd Graduate)
Carl Man (Wicked, We Will Rock You)
Carla Balls (Bird College Graduate)
Hannah Grace Lawson (Les Misérables, Hairspray)
Sam Walter (Royal Academy of Music Graduate)
Nikita Johal (Spring Awakening, Children of Eden)
Liam Gartland (GSA Graduate)
Jade Davies (West Side Story, Les Misérables, Sister Act)
Cassie McCluskey (Mountview Graduate)
Maria Coyne (Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera)
Georgia Lennon (Laine Theatre Arts Graduate)
Joanne Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing Winner, Flashdance, The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Andrew Ewart (Mountview Graduate)
Luke Street (Jersey Boys, Gypsy)
Katie Burton (Masters Performing Arts Graduate)
Danielle Steers (Bat out of Hell, SIX)
Rosemary Bashford (The MTA Graduate)
Natalie Paris (SIX)
Aoife Kenny (Laine Theatre Arts Graduate)
Lucinda Lawrence (9 to 5, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
Millie Cranston (Trinity Laban Graduate)
Nicholas Mclean (Wicked, Avenue Q)
Amelia Atherton (PPA Graduate)
Jason Leigh Winter (Frozen, Wicked, Kinky Boots)
Freya Humberstone (LSMT Graduate)
Lauren Drew (SIX, Heathers, Ghost)
Kyle Birch (London College of Music Graduate)
Luke McCall (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables)
Lewis Cudmore (Laine Theatre Arts Graduate)
Michael Pickering (Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express)
Zak Marx (Emil Dale Graduate)
Creative team
Created and Produced by Louis Rayneau
Musical Director / Keys - Ed Court
Technical Director - Kieran Powell
Hair and Make Up - Lisa Antonelli & Paige Donaldson
Artwork Designer - Craig Anthony Kelly
Additional Choreography - Rosie Napper
Additional Arrangements - Adam Hoskins
Assistants - Josh Harrison Yellop & Benjamin Dwyer
Band Guitarist - Amy Shaw
Bassist - Kat Bax
Drummer - David Talisman
