MY FAVORITE THINGS concert to be screened in UK & Ireland cinemas in 2024
It has been announced that this week’s star-studded My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be screened in more than 400 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 14 & 18 February 2024.
Plans for a North America, Australia and New Zealand release will be announced in the New Year.
Directed for the screen by five-time BAFTA® winner Julia Knowles, the landmark event was headlined by recent R&H leading lady Joanna Ampil, two-time Olivier Award® winner Michael Ball, television, film and stage actor Daniel Dae Kim, four-time Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, Emmy®, two-time GRAMMY® and six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald, Olivier Award® nominee Julian Ovenden, West End sensation Lucy St. Louis, Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace, and two-time Tony, two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy Award nominee Patrick Wilson. The performance also featured Anna-Jane Casey, Lily Kerhoas and Jordan Shaw, along with special appearances by EGOT winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rita Moreno.
Completing the company are Jade Albertsen, Alex Louize Bird, Matthew Caputo, Dan Cooke, Barry Drummond, Harry Francis, Matt Gibson, Bethany Huckle, Jonny Labey, Brenda Newhouse, Emily Ann Potter, Sophie Pourret, Stephen Quildan and Rachel Wang-Hei Lau.
The celebration of the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II featured the 40-piece Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert Orchestra, conducted by Simon Lee, with stage direction by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli, and associate choreography by Simon Hardwick.
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