Samantha Barks, Cedric Neal, John Owen-Jones, and More Will Lead THEATRE ROYALTY DRURY LANE Concert

The all-new, one night only concert Theatre Royalty Drury Lane will take place at the iconic theatre on Sunday 23 August. The evening will bring together a host of West End stars at Theatre Royal Drury Lane to celebrate the best of musical theatre. 

Hosted by Brian Conley, the all-star concert lineup features stars of The Greatest Showman at Bristol Hippodrome Samantha Barks and Oliver Tompsett; award winning actress, singer and presenter, Zoe Birkett (Tina: The Musical, The Witches); Titanique's Jordan Luke Gage; Cedric Neal, most recently seen in the West End as Hermes in Hadestown;  double Olivier Award nominee Georgina Onuorah; and, completing the cast, John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera) and WhatsOnStage Award-winning Rachel Tucker (Wicked, Come From Away), both currently starring in Into the Woods at Bridge Theatre. All performances will be accompanied by the Theatre Royalty Orchestra.

Presale opens on Thursday 30 April at 10am, with general on sale on Friday 1 May at 10am. 

Step into the grandeur of London's most iconic stage for an unforgettable evening of musical theatre brilliance. Theatre Royalty Drury Lane brings together a spectacular lineup of West End stars for one night only!

Headlined by a truly extraordinary cast - Samantha Barks, Zoe Birkett, Jordan Luke Gage, Cedric Neal, Georgina Onuorah, John Owen-Jones, Oliver Tompsett, and Rachel Tucker, and hosted by the legendary Brian Conley, this concert promises show-stopping vocals, beloved musical numbers, and thrilling collaborations that will leave audiences spellbound.

Whether you're a lifelong fan or discovering the magic for the first time, Theatre Royalty Drury Lane is a must-see event that brings the very best of the West End together under one magnificent roof.

Cast lineup subject to change. 

Biographies

Samantha Barks' theatre credits include The Greatest Showman (Bristol Hippodrome), Live at the London Palladium, Frozen (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and also filmed for Disney+), Chess (Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall / Tokyo International Forum Hall), Pretty Woman (Chicago and Broadway), The Last Five Years (St James Theatre), Amelie (Berkley Rep), City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Chicago (Hollywood Bowl), Oliver! (UK tour), Les Misérables (Queen's Theatre), and Cabaret (Birmingham Rep). She was one of the participants on the BBC series I'd Do Anything, and won the most recent series of The Masked Singer. She was a judge on All Star Musicals and Mamma Mia! - I Have a Dream. For film, her credits include Tomorrow Morning, Chocolate Cake, For Love or Money, Bitter Harvest, The Revenger, Interlude in Prague, The Devil's Harvest, The Christmas Candle and as Eponine in Les Misérables (recipient of Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer; and nomination for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture). She reprised her performance as Eponine for Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary and will return to make her debut as Fantine in the upcoming Les Misérables The Arena Concert Spectacular.

Zoe Birkett's theatre credits include Tina: The Musical (Aldwych Theatre), The Witches (National Theatre), The Bodyguard (UK tour), The Great British Bake Off Musical (Noël Coward Theatre), Moulin Rouge (Picadilly Theatre), Rock of Ages (UK tour), Myth (The Other Palace), Thriller – Live (Lyric Theatre), Rent (Greenwich Theatre), Respect La Diva (Garrick Theatre), and Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Palace Theatre). Her television credits include Smoggy Queens. She was the female winner of ITV's Pop Idol and subsequently signed by Simon Fuller's 19 Management, her solo single Get Happy went straight to number one in the charts. As a presenter, her credits include Top of the Pops Awards, CD:UK, ITV's Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and the UK Theatre Awards.

Brian Conley is an actor, comedian, singer, and television presenter. His theatre credits include Back to the Future: The Musical (Adelphi Theatre), 9 to 5 the Musical (Savoy Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Dominion Theatre), Oliver! (UK tour), and Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre and UK tour). His television credits include EastEnders (as series regular Tom Cotton), The Grimleys, and Time After Time. He was the presenter of The Brian Conley Show, and has hosted the Royal Variety performance eight times, with further television appearances including Strictly Come Dancing and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

Jordan Luke Gage's theatre credits include Titanique (Criterion Theatre), Bare, Bat Boy (London Palladium), Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre and Arts Theatre - WhatsOnStage nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), & Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre and UK tour - WhatsOnStage nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), The Light in the Piazza (Alexandra Palace Theatre), Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket), and Bat Out of Hell (Dominion Theatre).

Cedric Neal's theatre work includes Hadestown (Lyric Theatre), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 (Donmar Warehouse), Guys And Dolls - Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Bridge Theatre), 42nd Street (Théâtre du Châtelet), Back To The Future (Adelphi Theatre), The View Upstairs (Soho Theatre), Chess (London Coliseum), Motown (Shaftesbury Theatre), After Midnight (Brooks Atkinson Theatre), The Gershwin's Porgy and Bees (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Dreamgirls (Signature Theatre), Stagger Lee, Death of a Salesman and It's A Bird, It's a Plane…It's Superman (Dallas Theatre Centre).

Georgina Onuorah's theatre credits include Brigadoon - Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, Shucked - Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Sheffield Theatres), Kiss Me, Kate (Barbican Theatre),  Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre), The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium and Curve Theatre), Oklahoma! The Wizard of Oz (Curve Theatre), Millennials (The Other Palace), Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre), and Dick Whittington (National Theatre).

John Owen-Jones's theatre credits include in Into the Woods (Bridge Theatre). Owen-Jones is best known for his performances as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, a role he played nearly 2,000 times, and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. His West End debut was in Les Misérables in the West End in 1995 and he has since appeared in every London theatre in which the show has played. He also appeared in special finales for Les Misérables and Phantom 25th anniversary performances at the O2 and Royal Albert Hall, both of which were screened in cinemas worldwide and re-interpretated the role of Valjean in the re-imagined 2010 version of the production for a 25th-anniversary international tour (including Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and the Barbican in London). He features on the 2010 album Les Misérables Live!, and in 2019 returned to play Valjean in the Les Misérables All-Star Concert in the West End. Other theatre includes The Great British Bake Off Musical (Cheltenham Everyman, Noël Coward Theatre - WhatsOnStage nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), La Cage Aux Folles, The Pirates of Penzance and Much Ado About Nothing (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Lido2, Paris), If/Then (Savoy Theatre), The Great Gatsby, Sweeney Todd (The London Coliseum), Tiger Bay (Cape Town Opera), and A Little Night Music  (National Theatre). His television includes Scott and Bailey, In The Flesh, Toast of Tinseltow. Concerts include many solo headline shows in the UK and abroad, with appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo, The Bolshoi in Moscow, Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall in New York, and twice at the BBC Proms in the Park and twice on The Royal Variety Show. Owen-Jones runs his own production company (Jar Productions) and record label (JOJ Music) and has released seven solo albums: Hallelujah, John Owen-Jones, Unmasked, Rise, Bring Him Home, Spotlight (featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra), and The Christmas Album with his next album slated for release in 2026. A third season of his theatrical podcast, The Last Show on Earth, hosted with fellow performer Alistair Brammer, will also be released in 2026.

Oliver Tompsett's theatre work includes The Greatest Showman (Bristol Hippodrome), A Knight's Tale (Opera House Manchester), Ghost (Adelphi Theatre – concert), & Juliet (Broadway and Shaftesbury Theatre), In Dreams (Leeds Playhouse), Pretty Woman (Savoy Theatre), Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre), Starlight Express (The Other Palace), Guys and Dolls (Phoenix Theatre), The World Goes Round (St James Theatre), White Christmas (West Yorkshire Playhouse), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Rock of Ages (Shaftesbury Theatre), Wicked (Apollo Victoria), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (National Theatre), Notes from New York (Trafalgar Studios), Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales Theatre), Kismet (Arcola Theatre), Our House (Cambridge Theatre), and West Side Story (Cannizaro Park). His film work includes Show Dogs and The Hard Way.