42nd StreetOpening Date: April 4, 2017
Closing Date: January 5, 2019 Air date: May 1, 2019 Medium: cinema & online Where to watch: Amazon Prime, BroadwayHD, Broadway on Demand, DVD & Blu-Ray |
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Stage Production Notes
A backstage musical about an unknown chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, who steps in for the star and becomes a star herself.
42nd Street, a novel by Bradford Ropes about the backstage machinations of putting on a musical, was published in September 1932. According to Beatrice Sherman writing a a New York Times review on Ropes’ later novel Go Into Your Dance, Ropes was a twenty-something dancer and performer on the vaudeville and nightclub circuit who “lives and breathes and does his writing in the atmosphere of show business.”
A write-up on 42nd Street in The New York Times Book Review noted Ropes’ “sure touch of a writer thoroughly at home with his theme,” and concluded “This is not a book to give to a maiden aunt, nor can one relish it as a clever, naughty jeau d’espirt.” The review also noted “If the musical comedy world contained no more attractive personalities that those the author has described, one would be content to make no nearer acquaintance than the first row in the orchestra.” The plot line of chorus girl Peggy Sawyer (who in the novel is a minister’s daughter from Maine), was described as of “minor interest.”
A backstage musical about an unknown chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, who steps in for the star and becomes a star herself.
42nd Street, a novel by Bradford Ropes about the backstage machinations of putting on a musical, was published in September 1932. According to Beatrice Sherman writing a a New York Times review on Ropes’ later novel Go Into Your Dance, Ropes was a twenty-something dancer and performer on the vaudeville and nightclub circuit who “lives and breathes and does his writing in the atmosphere of show business.”
A write-up on 42nd Street in The New York Times Book Review noted Ropes’ “sure touch of a writer thoroughly at home with his theme,” and concluded “This is not a book to give to a maiden aunt, nor can one relish it as a clever, naughty jeau d’espirt.” The review also noted “If the musical comedy world contained no more attractive personalities that those the author has described, one would be content to make no nearer acquaintance than the first row in the orchestra.” The plot line of chorus girl Peggy Sawyer (who in the novel is a minister’s daughter from Maine), was described as of “minor interest.”
Less than a year later, the novel was adapted into an extravagant Warner Brothers movie musical directed by Lloyd Bacon, with choreography by Busby Berkeley, and music by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. The film was billed as “another milestone in the art of talking pictures,” and featured Hollywood stars Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Allen Jenkins, Edward J. Nugent, Robert McWade, George E. Stone, and “200 beautiful girls.”
The 1933 film was a smash it. The film had cost $340,000 to make, and grossed approximately $2.3million worldwide. It saved Warner Bros from bankruptcy, and became ingrained in the public consciousness as the quintessential example of a musical. As J. Hoberman noted in the New York Times upon the release of the DVD some 80 years later, ““42nd Street” is so much a part of showbiz DNA that you’ve seen it even if you haven’t.” In 1998, the Library of Congress inducted the 42nd Street into the National Film Registry which selects films “for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage,” and in 2006 The American Film Institute designated the film as one of the 25 greatest American musicals of all time.
The 1933 film is now available on DVD & Blu-Ray, and widely available to stream for a small fee on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and for free on the Internet Archive.
According to Michael Riedel, writers Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble were inspired to create a stage version of the film after seeing a screening at the Carnegie Hall Cinema. Gower Champion, director and choreographer with over 20 Broadway credits to his name including Bye Bye Birdie (1960), Carnival! (1961), Hello, Dolly! (1964), I Do! I Do! (1966), and Mack & Mabel (1974), was bought on to direct. After much negotiation, the indomitable David Merrick was signed on as producer.
The stage musical featured songs from the original film including “Young and healthy", "42nd Street", "Shuffle off to Buffalo", "It Must Be June", "You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me,” along with additional songs from Warren and Dubin’s catalog including “Lullaby of Broadway,” “We’re in the Money,” “About a Quarter to Nine,” and “Go Into Your Dance.”
42nd Street premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on June 22, 1980. Despite a rocky start, the show broke house records for ticket sales and grossed over $1.1million during its five-week fun.
The Broadway transfer was scheduled to open on August 2nd, 1980, but was delayed for unspecified reasons. At the time, New York Times writer Lawson speculated it was due to set damage that occurred between Washington and New York, or due to the rumor that Gower Champion had been “suffering from a virus.” More recently, Razzle Dazzle author Michael Reidel shared Bramble’s assertion that Merrick “played theater reporters and gossip columnists “like a fiddle,”” and used a moving opening date for publicity.
After finally commencing previews on August 18, 42nd Street officially opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 25, 1980.
Following a rapturous ovation that included 10 curtain calls, producer David Merrick walked onto the stage and shared the devastating news that Gower Champion had passed away earlier in the day. Champion had died from Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a rare blood cancer now also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. The story was reported around the world.
In one of his early reviews for the New York Times, critic Frank Rich gave the show a lukewarm write-up, stating that the story seemed “an unwanted intrusion into the action” and that “the evening’s stars are often left stranded.” Despite this, Rich also noted that the musical was a “a perfect monument to [Champion’s] glorious career,” and that it “features his best choreography…[and] also serves as a strangely ironic tribute to all the other musicals he has staged over the past two decades.”
42nd Street proved to be a smash hit and won multiple awards. Theoni V Aldredge won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, Wanda Richert won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Peggy Sawyer, and Gower Champion was posthumously awarded a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award for Best Choreography.
Musical theatre historian Paul R. Laird describes 42nd Street as “an unabashed return to the days of tap-dancing chorus…” and historian John Kenrick notes that “Champion's seamless, stage-filling sense of spectacle made this the biggest, boldest musical comedy in decades.”
On March 30, 1981, 42nd Street moved 6 blocks downtown to the larger Majestic Theatre where it played for 6 years, before moving literally across the street to the St James Theatre in April 1987 to make way for The Phantom of the Opera.
42nd Street closed on Broadway on January 8, 1989 having played a total of 3486 performances.
The musical opened in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on August 8, 1984. The production launched the career of a young Catherine Zeta-Jones, who (somewhat ironically) stepped into the role of Peggy Sawyer at short notice when the lead and understudy both fell ill.
As with the Broadway production, the West End transfer was immensely successful. The show won both the Olivier and Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical, and played for over four years before closing on January 7, 1989.
An Australian production starring Leonie Page, Nancye Hayes, Toni Lamond, Todd McKenney and Barry Quinn opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Sydney in June 1989. The production played for just over a year before closing in July 1990.
42nd Street was revived on Broadway in 2001, with a revised book by Mark Bramble and choreography by Randy Skinner at the Foxwoods Theatre (now the Lyric Theatre). The revival won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Between 2007 and 2016, Bramble’s production was performed in China, South Korea, the UK, and, after further revisions, across the United States.
Bramble staged a new West End revival which opened in April 2017 and was filmed live by BroadwayHD (see Filmed Production Notes below).
A new revival of the musical is scheduled to open in May 2023 at the Curve Leicester, with a planned transfer to Sadler’s Wells in June 2023.
42nd Street is currently available for licensing via Concord Theatricals.
The 1933 film was a smash it. The film had cost $340,000 to make, and grossed approximately $2.3million worldwide. It saved Warner Bros from bankruptcy, and became ingrained in the public consciousness as the quintessential example of a musical. As J. Hoberman noted in the New York Times upon the release of the DVD some 80 years later, ““42nd Street” is so much a part of showbiz DNA that you’ve seen it even if you haven’t.” In 1998, the Library of Congress inducted the 42nd Street into the National Film Registry which selects films “for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage,” and in 2006 The American Film Institute designated the film as one of the 25 greatest American musicals of all time.
The 1933 film is now available on DVD & Blu-Ray, and widely available to stream for a small fee on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and for free on the Internet Archive.
According to Michael Riedel, writers Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble were inspired to create a stage version of the film after seeing a screening at the Carnegie Hall Cinema. Gower Champion, director and choreographer with over 20 Broadway credits to his name including Bye Bye Birdie (1960), Carnival! (1961), Hello, Dolly! (1964), I Do! I Do! (1966), and Mack & Mabel (1974), was bought on to direct. After much negotiation, the indomitable David Merrick was signed on as producer.
The stage musical featured songs from the original film including “Young and healthy", "42nd Street", "Shuffle off to Buffalo", "It Must Be June", "You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me,” along with additional songs from Warren and Dubin’s catalog including “Lullaby of Broadway,” “We’re in the Money,” “About a Quarter to Nine,” and “Go Into Your Dance.”
42nd Street premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on June 22, 1980. Despite a rocky start, the show broke house records for ticket sales and grossed over $1.1million during its five-week fun.
The Broadway transfer was scheduled to open on August 2nd, 1980, but was delayed for unspecified reasons. At the time, New York Times writer Lawson speculated it was due to set damage that occurred between Washington and New York, or due to the rumor that Gower Champion had been “suffering from a virus.” More recently, Razzle Dazzle author Michael Reidel shared Bramble’s assertion that Merrick “played theater reporters and gossip columnists “like a fiddle,”” and used a moving opening date for publicity.
After finally commencing previews on August 18, 42nd Street officially opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 25, 1980.
Following a rapturous ovation that included 10 curtain calls, producer David Merrick walked onto the stage and shared the devastating news that Gower Champion had passed away earlier in the day. Champion had died from Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a rare blood cancer now also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. The story was reported around the world.
In one of his early reviews for the New York Times, critic Frank Rich gave the show a lukewarm write-up, stating that the story seemed “an unwanted intrusion into the action” and that “the evening’s stars are often left stranded.” Despite this, Rich also noted that the musical was a “a perfect monument to [Champion’s] glorious career,” and that it “features his best choreography…[and] also serves as a strangely ironic tribute to all the other musicals he has staged over the past two decades.”
42nd Street proved to be a smash hit and won multiple awards. Theoni V Aldredge won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, Wanda Richert won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Peggy Sawyer, and Gower Champion was posthumously awarded a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award for Best Choreography.
Musical theatre historian Paul R. Laird describes 42nd Street as “an unabashed return to the days of tap-dancing chorus…” and historian John Kenrick notes that “Champion's seamless, stage-filling sense of spectacle made this the biggest, boldest musical comedy in decades.”
On March 30, 1981, 42nd Street moved 6 blocks downtown to the larger Majestic Theatre where it played for 6 years, before moving literally across the street to the St James Theatre in April 1987 to make way for The Phantom of the Opera.
42nd Street closed on Broadway on January 8, 1989 having played a total of 3486 performances.
The musical opened in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on August 8, 1984. The production launched the career of a young Catherine Zeta-Jones, who (somewhat ironically) stepped into the role of Peggy Sawyer at short notice when the lead and understudy both fell ill.
As with the Broadway production, the West End transfer was immensely successful. The show won both the Olivier and Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical, and played for over four years before closing on January 7, 1989.
An Australian production starring Leonie Page, Nancye Hayes, Toni Lamond, Todd McKenney and Barry Quinn opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Sydney in June 1989. The production played for just over a year before closing in July 1990.
42nd Street was revived on Broadway in 2001, with a revised book by Mark Bramble and choreography by Randy Skinner at the Foxwoods Theatre (now the Lyric Theatre). The revival won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Between 2007 and 2016, Bramble’s production was performed in China, South Korea, the UK, and, after further revisions, across the United States.
Bramble staged a new West End revival which opened in April 2017 and was filmed live by BroadwayHD (see Filmed Production Notes below).
A new revival of the musical is scheduled to open in May 2023 at the Curve Leicester, with a planned transfer to Sadler’s Wells in June 2023.
42nd Street is currently available for licensing via Concord Theatricals.
Filmed Production Notes
The 2017 West End revival was directed by Mark Bramble, who had co-written the book for the original Broadway production and also directed multiple productions of the musical around the world. Bramble also wrote the book for Barnum, which was taped during its London run at the Victoria Palace in 1986 with leading man Michael Crawford.
The West End revival was described as a “an MGM Technicolor version of 42nd Street with additional songs and dances.” The lavish production featured 60 performers, including Bonnie Langford (Dorothy Brock), Tom Lister (Julian Marsh), Clare Halse (Peggy Sawyer), and Philip Bertioli (Billy Lawlor). Langford had previously played Peggy Sawyer in the UK national tour in the early 1990s.
The West End revival of 42nd Street opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on April 4, 2017 and quickly became a smash hit.
Writing for Last Minute Theatre Tickets, reviewer Chris Omaweng noted “This delightful and vibrant production is musical theatre heaven.” In a review for WhatsOnStage, Sarah Crompton noted 42nd Street was “the most sophisticated and joyful of backstage musicals,” and exclaimed “the razzmatazz of the staging is so preposterous that it makes you smile, especially when it is delivered by a chorus drilled with pure precision in choreography…”
The 42nd Street West End revival was nominated for a slew of awards, winning the WhatsOnStage awards for Best Musical Revival, Best Choreography (Randy Skinner), Best Set Design (Douglas W. Schmidt), and Best Costume Design (Roger Kirk).
The production closed on January 5, 2019 in order to allow for renovations at the theatre.
Produced by Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comely, BroadwayHD filmed the West End revival in November 2018. Three performances were captured in 4K with 8 cameras. Director Mark Bramble worked with film director Ross MacGibbon to edit the film. Bramble passed away shortly after in February 2019 from cardiovascular hypertension.
Fathom Events broadcast the film in cinemas across the United States on May 1, 2019, and two weeks later the film was also available to stream on demand via BroadwayHD.
The capture received glowing reviews. Writing for Times Square Chronicles, Suzanna Bowling extolled that “The show is scrumptious in its sound and costume…” and that the film “…looks almost like you are really in the audience as those tapping feet appear underneath the curtain.” A review for Vodzilla noted the film “has all the glitz of Busby Berkeley’s heyday and feels as fresh as newly mown grass. It’s a flawless spectacle – and beats out a fascinating rhythm that taps its way right into your heart.”
In November 2019, More2Screen released the film in 550 cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
42nd Street aired on American television on PBS’ Great Performances in November 2019. The program is available to stream via PBS’ Passport until October 31, 2022.
In December 2020, the musical was made available for free for 48 hours on the YouTube channel The Show Must Go On which was created to provide free theatre streams during the theatre lockdown.
On May 25, 2021 Liberator Films released 42nd Street on DVD and Blu-Ray. The capture of Kinky Boots was also released on DVD and Blu-Ray on the same day.
Throughout the month of June in 2021, the film was broadcast on Stellar where it was available for a 48-hour rental commencing at 7pm ET each day. Audience reviews on Goldstar all gave the film a 5-star rating.
42nd Street is currently available to watch on Amazon Prime, BroadwayHD, and on DVD & Blu-Ray.
The 2017 West End revival was directed by Mark Bramble, who had co-written the book for the original Broadway production and also directed multiple productions of the musical around the world. Bramble also wrote the book for Barnum, which was taped during its London run at the Victoria Palace in 1986 with leading man Michael Crawford.
The West End revival was described as a “an MGM Technicolor version of 42nd Street with additional songs and dances.” The lavish production featured 60 performers, including Bonnie Langford (Dorothy Brock), Tom Lister (Julian Marsh), Clare Halse (Peggy Sawyer), and Philip Bertioli (Billy Lawlor). Langford had previously played Peggy Sawyer in the UK national tour in the early 1990s.
The West End revival of 42nd Street opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on April 4, 2017 and quickly became a smash hit.
Writing for Last Minute Theatre Tickets, reviewer Chris Omaweng noted “This delightful and vibrant production is musical theatre heaven.” In a review for WhatsOnStage, Sarah Crompton noted 42nd Street was “the most sophisticated and joyful of backstage musicals,” and exclaimed “the razzmatazz of the staging is so preposterous that it makes you smile, especially when it is delivered by a chorus drilled with pure precision in choreography…”
The 42nd Street West End revival was nominated for a slew of awards, winning the WhatsOnStage awards for Best Musical Revival, Best Choreography (Randy Skinner), Best Set Design (Douglas W. Schmidt), and Best Costume Design (Roger Kirk).
The production closed on January 5, 2019 in order to allow for renovations at the theatre.
Produced by Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comely, BroadwayHD filmed the West End revival in November 2018. Three performances were captured in 4K with 8 cameras. Director Mark Bramble worked with film director Ross MacGibbon to edit the film. Bramble passed away shortly after in February 2019 from cardiovascular hypertension.
Fathom Events broadcast the film in cinemas across the United States on May 1, 2019, and two weeks later the film was also available to stream on demand via BroadwayHD.
The capture received glowing reviews. Writing for Times Square Chronicles, Suzanna Bowling extolled that “The show is scrumptious in its sound and costume…” and that the film “…looks almost like you are really in the audience as those tapping feet appear underneath the curtain.” A review for Vodzilla noted the film “has all the glitz of Busby Berkeley’s heyday and feels as fresh as newly mown grass. It’s a flawless spectacle – and beats out a fascinating rhythm that taps its way right into your heart.”
In November 2019, More2Screen released the film in 550 cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
42nd Street aired on American television on PBS’ Great Performances in November 2019. The program is available to stream via PBS’ Passport until October 31, 2022.
In December 2020, the musical was made available for free for 48 hours on the YouTube channel The Show Must Go On which was created to provide free theatre streams during the theatre lockdown.
On May 25, 2021 Liberator Films released 42nd Street on DVD and Blu-Ray. The capture of Kinky Boots was also released on DVD and Blu-Ray on the same day.
Throughout the month of June in 2021, the film was broadcast on Stellar where it was available for a 48-hour rental commencing at 7pm ET each day. Audience reviews on Goldstar all gave the film a 5-star rating.
42nd Street is currently available to watch on Amazon Prime, BroadwayHD, and on DVD & Blu-Ray.
42nd Street PRODUCTION CREDITS
Theatre: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Producer: Michael Grade and Michael Linnit
Book: Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
Music: Harry Warren
Lyrics: Al Dubin
Additional Lyrics: Johnny Mercer and Mort Dixon
Director: Mark Bramble Film: Ross MacGibbon
Musical Director: Jae Alexander
Orchestrations: Todd Ellison, Philip J. Lang, Harry Warren
Choreography: Randy Skinner
Scenic Design: Douglas W. Schmidt
Costume Design: Roger Kirk
Lighting Design: Peter Mumford
Sound Design: Gareth Owen
Stage Manager: Andy Ralph
Cast:
Clare Halse (Peggy Sawyer), Tom Lister (Julian Marsh), Bonnie Langford (Dorothy Brock), Philip Bertioli (Billy Lawlor), Jasna Ivir (Maggie Jones), Christopher Howell (Bert Barry), Matthew Goodgame (Pat Denning), Graeme Henderson (Andy Lee), Bruce Montague (Abner Dillon), Mark McKerracher (Mac/ Doc / Thug), Emma Caffrey (Annie), Ella Martine (Lorraine), Clare Rickard (Phyllis), Paul Knight (Oscar), Danielle Cato (Tango Dancer), Matt Cox (Waiter), Joel Cooper (Thief / Cat Burglar), Luke George (Waiter), Billie-Kay (Diane), Annie Kitchen (Ethel), James-Royden Lyley (Waiter), Tom Partridge (Tango Danger), Zoe Rogers (Gladys), Mikey Goodwin (Dancer)
Ensemble:
Sara Bispham, Hannah Amin, Josephina Camble, Thomas Audibert, Gabrielle Cocca, Lisa Dent, Charlene Ford, Maria Garrett, Ryan Gover, Lucy Andic, George Beet, Pamela Blair, Abi Carruthers, Freddie Clements, Adam Denman, Natasha Ferguson, Madeleine Francis, Maddie Harper, Leah Harris, Alyn Hawke, Emma Johnson, Jasmine Kerr, Jenny Legg, Hannah-Faith Marram, Steph Parry, Katy Riches, Christina Shand, Zac Watts, Rebecca Herszenhorn, Bethany Huckle, Sarah Kacey, Martin McCarthy, Lucy Renouf, Jessica Stent, Liam Wrate
Orchestra:
Andy Massey (Piano/Assistant MD), Jennie Chilton (Flute, Clarinet, Soprano & Alto Saxophone), Andy Findon (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, & Alto Saxophone), Gemma More (Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone), Laura Manship (Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone), Jay Craig (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone), Deian Rowlands (Harp), Matthew Gunner (French Horn & Cover Conductor), Mike Lovatt (Trumpet & Flugelhorn), Jim Lynch (Trumpet), Barney Lowe (Trumpet), Robbie Harvey (Trombone), Ashley Horton (Trombone), Sarah Williams (Bass Trombone), Adam Goldsmith (Acoustic Guitar & Banjo), Harrison Wood (Upright Bass), Matthew Senior (Drums), Rob Farrer (Percussion), David Gallagher (Orchestra Manager)
Theatre: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Producer: Michael Grade and Michael Linnit
Book: Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
Music: Harry Warren
Lyrics: Al Dubin
Additional Lyrics: Johnny Mercer and Mort Dixon
Director: Mark Bramble Film: Ross MacGibbon
Musical Director: Jae Alexander
Orchestrations: Todd Ellison, Philip J. Lang, Harry Warren
Choreography: Randy Skinner
Scenic Design: Douglas W. Schmidt
Costume Design: Roger Kirk
Lighting Design: Peter Mumford
Sound Design: Gareth Owen
Stage Manager: Andy Ralph
Cast:
Clare Halse (Peggy Sawyer), Tom Lister (Julian Marsh), Bonnie Langford (Dorothy Brock), Philip Bertioli (Billy Lawlor), Jasna Ivir (Maggie Jones), Christopher Howell (Bert Barry), Matthew Goodgame (Pat Denning), Graeme Henderson (Andy Lee), Bruce Montague (Abner Dillon), Mark McKerracher (Mac/ Doc / Thug), Emma Caffrey (Annie), Ella Martine (Lorraine), Clare Rickard (Phyllis), Paul Knight (Oscar), Danielle Cato (Tango Dancer), Matt Cox (Waiter), Joel Cooper (Thief / Cat Burglar), Luke George (Waiter), Billie-Kay (Diane), Annie Kitchen (Ethel), James-Royden Lyley (Waiter), Tom Partridge (Tango Danger), Zoe Rogers (Gladys), Mikey Goodwin (Dancer)
Ensemble:
Sara Bispham, Hannah Amin, Josephina Camble, Thomas Audibert, Gabrielle Cocca, Lisa Dent, Charlene Ford, Maria Garrett, Ryan Gover, Lucy Andic, George Beet, Pamela Blair, Abi Carruthers, Freddie Clements, Adam Denman, Natasha Ferguson, Madeleine Francis, Maddie Harper, Leah Harris, Alyn Hawke, Emma Johnson, Jasmine Kerr, Jenny Legg, Hannah-Faith Marram, Steph Parry, Katy Riches, Christina Shand, Zac Watts, Rebecca Herszenhorn, Bethany Huckle, Sarah Kacey, Martin McCarthy, Lucy Renouf, Jessica Stent, Liam Wrate
Orchestra:
Andy Massey (Piano/Assistant MD), Jennie Chilton (Flute, Clarinet, Soprano & Alto Saxophone), Andy Findon (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, & Alto Saxophone), Gemma More (Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone), Laura Manship (Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone), Jay Craig (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone), Deian Rowlands (Harp), Matthew Gunner (French Horn & Cover Conductor), Mike Lovatt (Trumpet & Flugelhorn), Jim Lynch (Trumpet), Barney Lowe (Trumpet), Robbie Harvey (Trombone), Ashley Horton (Trombone), Sarah Williams (Bass Trombone), Adam Goldsmith (Acoustic Guitar & Banjo), Harrison Wood (Upright Bass), Matthew Senior (Drums), Rob Farrer (Percussion), David Gallagher (Orchestra Manager)
Sources
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Articles
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Articles
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Written by Luisa Lyons (October, 2022)