Ushers: The Front of House Musical

USHERS: The Front of House Musical!
Music Yiannis Koutsakos
Lyrics James Oban
Yiannis Koutsakos
Book James Rottger
Premiere 3 December 2013 – The Hope Theatre
Productions

2013 The Hope Theatre

2014 Charing Cross Theatre

Ushers: The Front of House Musical is a musical with music by Yiannis Koutsakos, lyrics by James Oban, and a book by James Rottger. The musical premiered in 2013[1] with a workshop performance at The Hope Theatre (Kings Head Theatre), before transferring to Off-West End Venue The Charing Cross Theatre in 2014, with a cast including Daniel Buckley, Ceris Hine, Ross McNeil, Liam Ross-Mills, Carly Thoms, Ralph Bogard.

Synopsis

Set in a West End theatre, USHERS: The Front of House Musical follows a working shift in the lives of the stagiest people in the theatre - the front of house staff, portraying the hilarious, ridiculous and frequently moving stories of ice cream and programme sellers who dare to dream.

Musical numbers

Act I
  • "Welcome" – Company
  • "Spend Per Head" – Robin, Company
  • "Leading Men" – Rosie
  • "Induction" – Company
  • "The Parts I Could Play – Stephen
  • "Dreams & Ice Creams" – Lucy
  • "(It's Time to) Let Go" – Ben
Act II
  • "Interval Preparations" – Company
  • "Welcome Back" – Company
  • "Half-Finished Story" – Gary
  • "The Ballad of Robin Poketts" Robin
  • "Loving You Is All I Know" - Gary and Ben
  • "The Ballad of Robin Poketts" (Reprise) - Robin
  • "Goodbye" – Company

Productions

The production came to fruition from twitters mysterious @WestEndProducers competition "Search For A Twitter Composer" at the Soho Theatre London, The production was in the final four of the competition.[2]

The Hope Theatre (Fringe / (Off-Off West End)- December 2013

The Charing Cross Theatre (Off-West End) - March till June 2014

References

  1. ↑ "USHERS: THE FRONT OF HOUSE MUSICAL to Debut at The Hope Theatre". broadwayworld.com. Broadwayworld.com. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Theatre, Soho (June 23, 2013). "Whats On at The Soho Theatre". Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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