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Matt Lucas, Gina Beck and Jason Robert Brown among line-up for NYMT concert

The star-studded event will take place at the Adelphi Theatre in October

Jason Robert Brown, Gina Beck and Matt Lucas
Jason Robert Brown, Gina Beck and Matt Lucas
© Dan Wooller for WhatsOnStage

The line-up has been announced for ENCORE: 40 Years of NYMT, a gala concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National Youth Music Theatre.

The evening, which is produced by Stuart Piper and Jeremy Walker in association with WhatsOnStage, will take place on 30 October at the Adelphi Theatre and will feature appearances from past, present, and future NYMT students including Matt Lucas, Gina Beck, Jason Robert Brown, Lily James, Lara Pulver and Toby Jones.

NYMT producer Jeremy Walker said: "The NYMT represents the very best in work with young people through musical theatre enabling thousands of youngsters across the UK to develop both their creative and personal potential… We may be playing an ENCORE but it’s only just the beginning!"

The school's alumni includes Jude Law, Jonny Lee Miller, Sheridan Smith and Idris Elba. Their upcoming productions include a tour of John Rutter’s The Piper of Hamelin, the world premiere of new musical The Battle of Boat and Spring Awakening at the Curve, Leicester.

ENCORE: 40 Years of the NYMT plays the Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 30 October. Tickets available here.