There will be concerts of songs by the fantastic song-writing team of Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk at the St James Theatre Studio on February 8th and 9th. I love their work, so I've booked for Sunday Feb 9th.
They will be joined by some amazing guest vocalists, including Julie Atherton, Lauren Samuels, Chloe Hart, Daniel Boys and Stuart Matthew Price (who is also one of the producers of the concerts).
Really looking forward to this - anyone else going?
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
I find their music hit or miss. They have some really nice tunes, but some of them are truly very generic and hard to listen to. I think their best songs are from "Samantha Brown".
What I love about their song-writing is that it's fresh and vibrant and they have their own distinctive "voice".
And the cast of star guests is pretty stellar - I love Stuart, Daniel and Chloe's voices - and I would pay to hear Julie and/or Lauren sing the phone-book!
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
Was at the final concert last night (wish I could have gotten to Saturday's concert with Rachel Tucker as well!). It was a phenomenal night!
Kerrigan & Lowdermilk had immense presence and natural charm on stage and their songs were varied in style and seriously brilliant.
The vocal performances were all amazing. Hard to single anyone or anything out but Stuart Matthew Price sang Run Away With Me better than I've ever heard it, Chloe Hart was a vocal powerhouse, Jodie Jacobs delivered her usual stunning combination of beautifully textured vocals and electrifying power, Julie Atherton blew everyone away with her seriously fantastic performance of My Party Dress - and Lauren Samuels proved once again that she is a world class actress and singer.
Felt so privileged to be there.
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
Another video from the St James Studio concert went up on youtube today - Lauren Samuels singing "Say the Word" (from the Kerrigan-LOwdermilk musical "The Unauthorized Biography of Samantha Brown"). I think this is a phenomenal song - and Lauren's performance is way beyond merely phenomenal.
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
Another amazing Kerrigan & Lowdermilk song (which was the opening number at the St James Studio concert) - "Freedom" - with astonishing performances by Lauren Samuels & Chloe Hart:
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***