Broadway Hitmen follows on from the grand success of the 2017 mid-year concert An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein Classics. Orchestra, soloists and a large chorus will fill the Isaac Theatre Royal stage to present a concert of back-to-back hits from two of the biggest names in musical theatre, Cole Porter and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
American born Porter wrote the music and lyrics of over 800 songs during a career spanning five decades, conquering both Broadway and Hollywood. He was renowned for soaring melodies, offset with urbane and witty lyrics giving rise to his signature musical genre known as ‘the Cole Porter song’. His full length musicals remain classics on stage and screen with icons like Anything Goes, Can Can and Kiss Me Kate finding new audiences with every decade. Many of his greatest songs, such as ‘Night and Day’ have endured, covered by modern stars: Michael Bublé, Robbie Williams, Lady Gaga and many more.
British born Andrew Lloyd Webber is arguably the best known name of musical theatre in the modern world. In 2017 he became the first composer to have four musicals playing simultaneously on Broadway since 1953. Webber has composed some of the world’s most beloved and successful musicals including Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, CATS and Sunset Boulevard to name just a few.
Broadway Hitmen features favourites from these two musical theatre hit makers performed by the Ryman Heathcare Showbiz Christchurch Orchestra on-stage and under the baton of Ravil Atlas, along with soloists and a large chorus, with stage direction by Nickie Wellbourn.
Creative Team
Director - Nickie Wellbourn
Musical Director - Ravil Atlas
The Cast
Soloists - Nic Kyle, Matt McMeniman, Charlotte Taylor, Amanda Atlas, Catherine Hay, Kate Taylor, Kira Josephson
Blair McHugh, Jacqueline Doherty, Anne-Marie Gilmore, Jack Marshall, Leigh Wilson, Bryony Jamison
Warwick Shillito, Donna Alley, Oscar Stove.
Chorus:
Andy Fu, Annelise Diamond, Ben Olijkan, Brigid McClelland, Chloe Ellis, Chris Finnie, Deirdre Fell, Douglas Shields, Emily-Jane Stockman, Hiliary Schroeder, Isabella Pownall, Jack Martin, James Mountstevens, Jan Stuart, Jason Eager, Jenny-Marie Evans, Jessica Tozer, Karen Tewnion-Smith, Lucy Vanner, Marcella Herrera, Matthew Deavoll, Michael Deibert, Nellie Evison, Nicholas Ryan, Olivia Brooks, Olivia Singleton, Raoul Neave, Rory Humm, Samuel Quirk, Samantha Raines, Shannon Peck, Shannon-Aimee Bradley, Sophie Gilmore Sophie Ricketts, Tara Martin, Thomas McCabe, Will Harris, Will Lynch, William Murton.
Dancers:
Astrid van Ameyde, Josie Klausen, Maddie Howe, Megan White, Georgina Scott, Rylie MacGibbon, Hana Pearce, Sophie Gilmore, Abby Spencer, Alexandra Green, Livvy Harris, Grace Jenkins.
