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First look: The Show Must Go On! concert in the West End

The musical bonanza plays at the Palace Theatre

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| London |

4 June 2021

The company together on stage
The company together on stage
© Johan Persson

First look phoros have been released for The Show Must Go On!! Live at the Palace Theatre.

Alexia Khadime and Christine Allado
Alexia Khadime and Christine Allado
© Johan Persson
Olly Dobson
Olly Dobson
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Mazz Murray
Mazz Murray
© Johan Persson

The concert is hosted Bonnie Langford (42nd Street) and Trevor Dion Nicholas (Disney's Aladdin), and is set to play at the Palace Theatre from 2 to 6 June.

Trevor Dion Nicholas
Trevor Dion Nicholas
© Johan Persson

The show will be broadcast on Sunday 6 June at 7pm, and will be available on the The Shows Must Go On! YouTube channel for seven days afterwards. WhatsOnStage will be live-streaming a special red-carpet event ahead of the streamed show.

Filmed by National Theatre Live, the concert sees an array of musicals return to the West End stage for "a stunning concert performance that audiences can watch from the comfort of their homes for free".

Aimie Atkinson
Aimie Atkinson
© Johan Persson

The line-up features Aisha Jawando in a performance from Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Marcus Harman in a performance from Dear Evan Hansen, Sharan Phull in a performance from Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Collette Guitart and Hana Stewart who will alternate in a performance from SIX, Trevor Dion Nicholas in a performance from Hamilton, Dom Simpson and Tom Xander in a performance from The Book of Mormon, and Laura Pick in a performance from Wicked.

Bonnie Langford
Bonnie Langford
© Johan Persson

Furthermore, appearing are Tilly-Raye Bayer, Imogen Cole, Alyssa D'Souza, Alex Munden and Carly Thoms in a performance from the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical, Jordan Luke Gage in a performance from & Juliet, John Owen-Jones in a performance from Les Misérables, cast members in a performance from Disney's The Lion King, Christine Allado and Alexia Khadime in a performance from The Prince of Egypt, Alice Fearn in a performance from Come From Away, Lucy St Louis and Rhys Whitfield in a performance from The Phantom Of The Opera, Zizi Strallen in a performance from Mary Poppins and Mazz Murray in a performance from Mamma Mia!.

Dom Simpson and Tom Xander
Dom Simpson and Tom Xander
© Johan Persson

There are performances from Olly Dobson from Back to the Future The Musical and Aimie Atkinson from Pretty Woman The Musical.

Sharan Phull
Sharan Phull
© Johan Persson

The creative team includes Luke Sheppard and Anna Fox who direct the concert, Stephen Brooker as musical supervisor, set design by Soutra Gilmour, lighting design by Howard Hudson. Sound design is by Adam Fisher, video design is by Fray Studio and Stuart Morley will be musical director.

Hana Stewart
Hana Stewart
© Johan Persson
Aimie Atkinson
Aimie Atkinson
© Johan Persson
Aisha Jawando
Aisha Jawando
© Johan Persson
Alice Fearn
Alice Fearn
© Johan Persson
Carly Thoms, Tilly-Raye Bayer, Imogen Cole, Alyssa D'Souza, Alex Munden
Carly Thoms, Tilly-Raye Bayer, Imogen Cole, Alyssa D'Souza, Alex Munden
© Johan Persson
The graduate choir
The graduate choir
© Johan Persson
Jordan Luke Gage
Jordan Luke Gage
© Johan Persson
The company together on stage
The company together on stage
© Johan Persson
Kayi Ushe and Janique Charles
Kayi Ushe and Janique Charles
© Johan Persson
Laura Pick
Laura Pick
© Johan Persson
Mazz Murray
Mazz Murray
© Johan Persson
Marcus Harman
Marcus Harman
© Johan Persson

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