⭐ WEST END STARS ANNOUNCED FOR DISNEY…ISH – FUNDRAISING CONCERT AT UNION THEATRE ⭐
Disney…ish – A fundraising concert for Help Musicians UK has been announced for the Union Theatre in Southwark.
Disney…ish will feature songs from lesser-known animated films like ‘Thumbelina’, ‘The Swan Princess’, and ‘Quest for Camelot’, and from production houses such as Disney, Don Bluth, and Dreamworks.
The line-up for Disney…ish features a mixture of West End stars and new graduates, which includes –
Michael Vinsen (Hairspray)
Amelia Atherton (Waitress)
Rebecca Gilliland (Wicked)
Lee Van Geleen (Only Fools and Horses)
Etisyai Philip (Book of Mormon)
Nikki Bentley (Wicked)
Daniel Hall (Phantom of the Opera)
Lydia Fraser (Hamilton)
Maria Coyne (The King and I)
Christopher Gopaul (Hairspray)
Layna Sheppard (LSMT)
Emmanuel Alba (Evita)
Ifan Jones (Fiddler On The Roof)
Matt Bateman (Phantom of the Opera)
Scott Sutcliffe (Wicked)
Lizzie Bea (Hairspray)
Kirsty Nunn (GSA)
Gregory George (RAM)
Dominic Brewer (Sweeney Todd)
Andrew Patrick-Walker (Bat Out of Hell)
Charlotte Vaughn (Phantom of the Opera)
Ruari Kelsey (The Last Five Years)
Duncan Burt (Ordinary Days)
Sinead Wall (Romance, Romance)
Samuel Haughton (School of Rock)
Jack Reitman (Amour)
Josh LeClair (Matilda)
Produced by Bookend Productions, a new not-for-profit theatrical production company founded in January 2021 by Rebecca Gilliland, which provides a platform for performers who have been given no opportunities to perform in public since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Its first project – a remotely recorded version of ‘The Bells of Notre Dame’ – involved more than 100 performers from the UK and has been viewed more than 500k times on YouTube, and received public praise from Disney Veteran, Alan Menken.
Rebecca Gilliland said: “Help Musicians UK have been a lifeline for so many performers in these last 18 months – and for many years before the COVID pandemic hit – so I’m thrilled we’re going to be able to raise funds for them by celebrating the music from these, films that that introduced so many of us to musicals.”
Disney…ish will take place at the Union Theatre on 16th August. Tickets can be be booked at http://www.uniontheatre.biz/disney-ish.html
The Concert will be available to stream online at a later date.
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