Line-up unveiled for Europe’s largest free musical theatre festival WEST END LIVE
Photo credit: Pamela Raith
A packed line-up featuring nearly every single musical playing in the West End has been unveiled ahead of this year’s West End LIVE, which comes to Trafalgar Square on 17 & 18 June.
Tens of thousands of theatre fans are expected to flock to the capital for this year’s musical theatre spectacular, enjoying free performances from dozens of top shows including 42nd Street, Ain't Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations, Aspects Of Love, Back To The Future The Musical, La Bamba!, The Barricade Boys, The Book Of Mormon, Cabaret, The Choir Of Man, Crazy For You, Death Note: The Musical, Disney's Frozen, Glory Ride, Grease The Musical, Hamilton, Heathers The Musical, I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, Jersey Boys, Disney's The Lion King, Magic Mike Live, Mamma Mia!, RSC's Matilda The Musical, Les Misérables, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Operation Mincemeat, The Phantom Of The Opera, Queenz: The Show With Balls!, Roles We'll Never Play, Six, Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, The SpongeBob Musical, A Strange Loop, Tarantino Live, Then, Now & Next, The Time Traveller's Wife: The Musical, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and The Wizard Of Oz.
This unique event, run by Westminster City Council in partnership with the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), and with the support of the Mayor of London, brings people of all ages into central London to experience the best of the West End - from the city’s unparalleled theatre and culture scene to food, drink, fashion, nightlife, retail and more.
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Young People, Learning and Leisure, Councillor Tim Roca, said: “West End LIVE is a highlight of the Westminster calendar so we’re very excited to invite fans to another weekend of incredible live performances in Trafalgar Square. Westminster City Council is committed to making live theatre, culture and the arts accessible for all of our communities, and events like this are a fantastic celebration of the world class theatre we have right on our doorstep.”
West End LIVE remains free as in previous years. The event will be BSL interpreted by Omoyele Davey, Marco Nardi and Caroline Richardson.
More shows and acts will be announced in the lead-up to the event, with further information here.
