Carousel
London Coliseum is all set to host the
hugely anticipated revival of Rodger and Hammerstein’s musical Carousel
featuring Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins. The brand new London show is
directed by Lonny Price. Interestingly, Carousel is the third production which
has been presented at the popular London West End in wonderful association with
ENO and the GradeLinnit Company.
The blockbuster 1945 musical, Carousel is
from prolific composer and lyricist duo Rodgers and Hammerstein. They have also
created the musical staples like The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma!
and The King and I. Carousel is an emotional saga of Billy Bigelow, who is a
charming carousel barker. He returns to earth after fifteen years when he was caught
up in an armed robbery and taking his own life.
Alfie Boe, musical superstar is all set to
make returns to the West End to play Billy, opposite global mezzo soprano
Katherine Jenkins as Julie Jordan. In the UK tour, Royal Opera-trained tenor
Boe is currently touring whereas Michael Ball, who has recently acted in
Broadway’s Finding Neverland as J. M. Barrie.
The show is all set to mark its debut in
April 2017 and will be playing for a strictly limited 41 performances. After
the huge success of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and the
recent Sunset Boulevard revival, featuring Glenn Close, this brand new London
show is the second musical to be hosted at the London venue. It will be
following Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell announced for 2017.
Katherine Jenkins is all set to make her
theatre debut in Carousel. She is the two-time winner of the Classic Brit
Awards Album of the Year for Second Nature and Living a Dream. She is also
known across the globe for her wonderful acting prowess. She has been trained
at the Royal Academy of Music.
Lonny Price will direct the show, who has
earned huge acclamation with Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar
& Grill and Company. The show is all set to make its opening on April 11th
and plays until May 13th 2017. There will be a press night on April 7th 2017.