Full cast & production team announced for Made at Curve concert production of THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
The full cast and production team have been announced for Leicester Curve’s production of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The celebratory reopening concert runs from 7-19 June and features songs that made the musicals and memories from the extraordinary life and career of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, the cast includes Madalena Alberto (Evita), Jessica Daley (An Officer and a Gentleman), Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Shem Omari James (Songs For A New World), Ria Jones (Sunset Boulevard), Karen Mavundukure (The Color Purple) and Tim Rogers (Jesus Christ Superstar). Andrew Lloyd Webber will also guide audiences through the performance in specially pre-recorded scenes filmed at Curve and around Leicester.
The concert has musical direction by Matthew Spencer-Smith, with design by Colin Richmond, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound by Tom Marshall.
Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said: “Andrew’s thrilling music and the incredible characters and stories he has brought to life, alongside some of our greatest lyricists, ensures this concert will be the perfect celebration to mark Curve’s reopening.
“We are proud to be joined by an astonishingly talented company of actors, musicians and creatives to mark this unique occasion in our theatre’s history. Whilst we are proud of everything we’ve achieved online during lockdown, nothing beats the shared experience of live theatre and we hope this Concert - performed by this outstanding company- will be the perfect way to bring audiences together once more. Everyone at Curve is incredibly excited to bring theatre back to Leicester and welcome our audiences safely back to Curve.
“We are indebted to Andrew and his team at RUG, and as ever, our sincere thanks to Leicester City Council, Arts Council England and the Culture Recovery Fund for their support during this time.”
Tickets are available to purchase now and more information can be found online here.
