Styne Symposium passes and 2-for-1 on Gypsy
24 Oct 2006As part of the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre, Actorsworkshop are proud to announce that we have negotiated free tickets for Actorsworkshop members to the Jule Styne Symposium on Sunday 29th at the Wales Millennium Centre at 11am.
Following on from the successful Sondheim day at the 2005 Festival, this year we have a symposium on the work of Jule Styne, climaxing with our concert performance of Gypsy. Jule Styne wrote 1500 songs during a seven decade career. His collaborators include Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim and Frank Loesser – the musical theatre greats of the 20th century. He wrote both musicals and the hit songs of the period. The day will include a masterclass and panel discussions with experts from the field of Musical Theatre from both sides of the Atlantic, hosted by Mark Rowles, and including renowned theatrical writer Robert Kimball.
Please Email info@actorsworkshop.co.uk to register your interest!
Also a Two - For - One on Gypsy Tickets
Gypsy is one of the world’s best known and most loved musicals, and is coming to Wales Millennium Centre for one night only as part of the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre (the festival that also presented this year’s performance of Guys And Dolls to audiences). Starring Helena Blackman (runner-up of the BBC’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?) and musicals veteran Julia McKenzie (Fresh Fields), this once-in-a-lifetime performance is the first major presentation of the musical in the UK in over 25 years.
The story of the burlesque stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, and her overbearing, ambitious mother’s dreams to make her a star of the stage, Gypsy was written by – and is presented in tribute to - famed musical writer Jules Styne (with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim). Featuring classic songs such as Everything’s Coming Up Roses, Let Me Entertain You and Some People, Gypsy promises to be an evening of musical theatre that you will never forget.
CAST NEWS:
Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) and Nick Hayes (Hollyoaks) are some of the names joining Helena Blackman (How do you solve a problem like Maria?) and Julia McKenzie (Fresh Fields) in the production of Gypsy at
The production, which forms part of the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre, will see Blackman star as Gypsy Rose Lee, McKenzie as Mazeppa, Wheatley as Electra and Hayes as Tulsa in one of the world’s best known and best loved musicals (full cast list below).
Mama Rose: Rachael Izen (Always and the Global Search for New Musicals 2005)
Louise/Gypsy: Helena Blackman (BBC’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?)
Dainty June: Lara Pulver
Electra: Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty)
Tessie: Liz Robertson
Mazeppa: Julia McKenzie (Fresh Fields)
Herbie: Patrick Clancy
All male parts: John Conroy/Bryan Kennedy
To thank you for your continued support of Actorsworkshop, we are thrilled to be able to offer you tickets through our unique collaboration with the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre for this performance at a special ‘Buy One Get One Free’ rate. Simply call the Wales Millennium Centre's ticket office on 08700 40 2000, quoting offer "Gypsy Offer - Buy One Get One Free" to purchase your tickets and to receive more details on this and all our other productions at the Centre.
For more information on the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre, which runs in Cardiff until 5th November, go to www.cardiffmusicals.com.
