⭐ AUDRA MCDONALD, JULIAN OVENDEN, MARISHA WALLACE & PATRICK WILSON ANNOUNCED FOR MY FAVORITE THINGS – THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ⭐
Initial casting has been announced for MY FAVORITE THINGS – THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT.
Headlining the concert will be Tony, Grammy & Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald, West End star Julian Ovenden, Olivier Award nominated actress, singer & songwriter Marisha Wallace and critically acclaimed and award-winning actor Patrick Wilson.
Additional stars to be announced in the coming weeks.
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, the gala will be presented at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the same venue that premièred the original West End production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Directed and staged by Tony Award-winning director & choreographer Christopher Gattelli (Lincoln Center Theater’s The King and I, South Pacific), the celebration of the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II will showcase original arrangements of the most iconic songs from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Cinderella and The Sound of Music. In addition, treasures from Allegro, Flower Drum Song, Pipe Dream and State Fair will be performed, some making their UK première.
The landmark event will feature the 40-piece Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert Orchestra, conducted by Simon Lee, along with a West End chamber choir, dance ensemble and surprise guest appearances.
MY FAVORITE THINGS – THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT will take place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, on Tuesday 12th December 2023, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/my-favorite-things-the-rodgers-hammerstein-80th-anniversary-concert/
