Following the success of
Not(es) from New York earlier this year, the team behind the critically acclaimed series will reunite to present
Christmas in New York at the Lyric Theatre for one night only on Sunday, 10 December 2006. The show features an array of West End performers in a seasonally inspired show celebrating contemporary composers.
Musical theatre favourite Josie Walker makes a long overdue return to the West End in
Christmas in New York alongside series regulars
Julie Atherton and Paul Spicer. Also set to appear Cassidy Janson, James Gillan, and Oliver Tompsett from the UK première of
Wicked,
Jon Robyns and
Clare Foster from
Avenue Q, Sophia Ragavelas from
Les Misérables, and Melanie La Barrie from
Daddy Cool.
Featuring a selection of seasonal songs by acclaimed American composers including
Alan Menken,
Andrew Lippa,
Craig Carnelia,
David Friedman,
Frank Wildhorn and
Jason Robert Brown, Christmas in New York will also include the world première of a specially commissioned song by British composer
Grant Olding, whose work was previously profiled in
Not(es) from New York earlier this year. Charles Miller's song "Christmas in New York" provides the title for the show, and some familiar tunes are interspersed along the way.
Josie Walker returns to the West End for the first time since her acclaimed performance in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
The Beautiful Game. Her most recent credits include
The Hired Man at the Salisbury Playhouse and
Assassins at the Sheffield Crucible.
Julie Atherton is currently playing the lead roles of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut in the West End première of
Avenue Q, and Paul Spicer is currently working on
Something in Common, his first ever solo show, following which he will join the international tour of
Mamma Mia. They are joined by seven of the West End's most exciting young musical theatre talents.
The show is directed by David Randall, with associate direction by Paul Spicer.
The Lyric Theatre is located at Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1. Tickets for the 7:30 PM performance on Sunday, 10 December range from £12.00 to £32.00. For ticket, please call the box office at 0870 890 1107.
For more information, please visit
www.notesfromnewyork.co.uk.
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