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BWW TV: Neil Sean Meets David King – the Working Man's Andrew Lloyd Webber

The CEO of Spirit productions, David King, is about to launch brand new tours of Thoroughly Modern Millie and the classic Cliff Richard hit Summer Holiday the musical, and he's telling Neil Sean all about it!

Watch below as he tells all about his rise to the top and why he is ready to pick up the audiences Lord Webber leaves behind plus he has the very first western dance show to visit Saudi Arabia 'Spirit of the Dance'

Credited with bringing musicals to the masses and is affectionately known as 'The working man's Andrew Lloyd Webber'. David King is a multi-award-winning and internationally acclaimed theatre producer. He owns his own theatres in America, and has an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University in London for services to the performing arts. David has hit shows all over the world, and as executive producer of Spirit Productions, he is one of largest employers in show business today.





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HAMNET To Transfer To The West Ends Garrick Theatre This Autumn Photo
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