The line-up has been revealed for the second
Monday Night at the Apollo West End concert on 24 May, with tickets on sale now.
Host Greg Barnett will welcome Shan Ako (
Les Misérables, The X Factor), Arthur Darvill (
Once, Doctor Who), Sophie Evans (
Wicked, Wizard of Oz), Sandra Marvin (
Waitress, Emmerdale) and Oliver Tompsett (
& Juliet, Wicked).
Tickets are also on sale for events on Monday 24 May (featuring Aimie Atkinson (
Six, Pretty Woman), Cassidy Janson (
& Juliet, Beautiful), Lucie Jones (
Chess, Mowtown the Musical) and Julian Ovenden (
South Pacific, Bridgerton)) and Monday 5 July, with line-up for the final date to be revealed.
South Pacific, Bridgerton) for a night of intimate performance of chat.
A percentage of profits will be donated to Acting for Others. Producers Barnett and Hugh Summers said, We re excited to be announcing the first of our all-star line-ups for ‘Monday Night At The Apollo . We have five of British Theatre s best performers joining us for this night to celebrate the re-opening of our wonderful industry and we simply cannot wait to be out on stage performing in front of a live audience
Tickets are also on sale for events on Monday 14 June and Monday 5 July, with line-up to be revealed.
Chess, Mowtown the Musical), Jamie Muscato (
Heathers, West Side Story), Julian Ovenden (
Merrily We Roll Along, Showboat), and Layton Williams (
Everybody s Talking About Jamie, Billy Elliot the Musical).
Producers Greg Barnett and Hugh Summers said, We re so excited to be announcing revised dates and further cast for
Monday Night At The Apollo. In light of the newly imposed national coronavirus restrictions, we feel it was the correct decision to postpone the original performances.
Public health and the safety of our audiences is our utmost priority and will always be the most important factor in informing any decisions we make. With that said, we truly believe that we are on the way back to reopening theatres and feel it is important to press ahead with getting these concerts staged. It in no way dampens our spirits, rather it strengthens our resolve to get the industry restarted. In doing so, we hope to be able to raise funds for ‘Acting For Others to continue to suppo
Roar writer Matthew Seaman on the consequences of new Covid-19 restrictions on the theatre industry.
My last article, on the role of theatre as more than just a ‘hospitality industry,’ is already outdated, as London entered Tier 3, and now Tier 4. I spoke about the long-awaited return of the hit West End musical
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, which did enjoy its glorious reopening at London’s Apollo Theatre on Saturday 12th December. Despite being at fifty percent capacity, the audience managed to welcome the cast back with just as much energy as always. After what must have been an exhausting four shows in just one weekend, the inevitable, but no less painful, announcement came from Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye: