TV: Check out a sneak peek of COMPANY rehearsals
Ahead of their BroadwayWorldUK instagram takeover today, we get a glimpse into rehearsals of Company at Aberdeen Arts Centre.
Arun Blair-Mangat (Angels in America, Kinky Boots, In The Heights) joins a cast of West End stars, alongside Oliver Savile (Wicked, Phantom of The Opera); Anita Louise Combe (Gypsy, Chicago); and Ashleigh Gray, who makes a triumphant return to Aberdeen after her acclaimed performance as Elphaba in the UK tour of Wicked.
With music and lyrics from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth, Company is widely regarded as a trailblazing concept musical, exploring modern relationships. It set records when it opened on Broadway, being nominated for an astonishing fourteen Tony Awards and winning six, including Best Musical.
It's Bobby's 35th birthday party and his married friends are all asking the same question - will he ever give up his bachelor lifestyle and settle down?
With some of his best songs including Marry Me A Little, You Could Drive a Person Crazy, Another Hundred People, andBeing Alive Sondheim has described Company as the first musical in which he found his voice.
Directed by Aberdeen born Derek Anderson, who directed the sell-out success of Cabaret and The Pillowman,Company will play a strictly limited season from 1 to 10 February 2018.
The cast also includes Simbi Akande as Martha, Kimberly Blake as Jenny, Stephen JohnA. Davis as Larry, Wayne Fitzsimmons as David, Jennifer Harding as April, Jaqueline Hughes as Sarah, Susie Mathers as Kathy, Lisa Anne-Wood as Susan and Barnaby Thompson as Peter.
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