The Star: May 30, 2019

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When Showbiz Christchurch wrapped up the
2018 season of Broadway Hitmen, they knew
from audience feedback there was a great
desire to hear more music from composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The upcoming concert The Music of Andrew
Lloyd Webber was devised by Lloyd Webber
himself.
Showbiz Christchurch is renowned for
producing shows that could easily be at home
on Broadway or the West End. The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber is proving to be even
more popular than recent Showbiz concerts,
with the Grand Circle of the Isaac Theatre
Royal recently opened for sale for those who
weren’t quick enough to purchase tickets
when they went on sale at the end of last year.
Each musical vignette from The Phantom
of the Opera, Cats, Whistle Down the
Wind, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, Song and Dance, Evita, Jesus
Christ Superstar and Starlight Express
features between two and four songs
performed by a full 33 piece on-stage
orchestra – the CSO. They’ll be sharing
the stage with 14 soloists from amongst
Canterbury’s top performers – some wellknown
to Christchurch audiences and some
new talent. There will also be a 30 strong
on-stage chorus, 21 ballet, Latin and musical
theatre dancers, and a children’s chorus
from Impact Dance and Stage School who
will perform numbers from Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Whistle
Down the Wind.
“Some parts of the show will have 90 people
on stage at one time,” says Stage Manager
Mandy Perry who will be supported by a
team of Assistant Stage Managers to help coordinate
such a big cast. The set will feature
a series of asymmetrical raised platforms for
the orchestra designed by David Bosworth
of 4th Wall Theatre Services, and a concave
cyclorama which will provide a canvas for
lighting designer Grant Robertson of The
Light Site. “Everybody that’s working on the
show is really going to get a chance to show
off!” says Atlas “It will be gorgeous.”
INfOS aND BOOkINgS
• 7:30pm Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June.
Matinée: 4pm Sunday 16 June
• Tickets from tickekek.co.nz/showbiz or
Freephone: 0800 842 538
• Official show page: showbiz.org.nz/alwconcert
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