Tim Rice's FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Sets April 2014 West End Closing Date

Tim Rice's new West End musical, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, has set an April 2014 closing date, the Daily Mail has confirmed. No official closing date has been announced by the show yet, but tickets via ETERNITY's official website are on sale through 26 April.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY began previews on 30 Sept. at London's Shaftesbury Theatre, ahead of a 23 Oct. official opening.

Adapted from James Jones' classic novel, this tale of illicit love and army life unites the writing talents of Tim Rice (lyrics), Stuart Brayson (music) and Bill Oakes (book). It marks Tim's first new stage musical for over 10 years and Stuart's West End debut. From Here to Eternity is directed by Tamara Harvey, designed by Soutra Gilmour and choreographed by Javier De Frutos.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY is officially described as: Pearl Harbor,1941, where the girls sing "don'cha like Hawaii", the men of G Company sing the blues, and where even on an army base, love and desire are never very far away. When the troubled Private Prewitt falls for the kind-hearted escort club girl Lorene, and when his platoon sergeant, Warden, embarks on a dangerous affair with his commanding officer's wife, Karen, the lives of both men are set on a course they cannot control. As war approaches, the worlds of the four lovers and the soldiers of G Company are dramatically ripped apart.

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