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National Lottery’s ”Big Night Of Musicals” to return next month with BBC broadcast set

The cast of The Wiz
The cast of The Wiz
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The National Lottery’s stadium spectacular Big Night of Musicals will be back next month!

Celebrating all things stagey, the event will see performances from hit productions that are visiting venues across the nation. The event will be recorded on the night and then broadcast via the BBC in the spring – with an exact date to be confirmed.

Slated to appear in the event will be We Will Rock You the Musical, Wicked, the RSC’s Matilda The Musical, Disney’s Newsies, Shrek the Musical UK and Ireland tour, SIX the Musical, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, The Bodyguard The Musical and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I.

There will also be a special appearance by Michael Ball, giving a rendition from the upcoming revival of Aspects of Love.

Jason Manford will host the evening, and spoke exclusively to WhatsOnStage, saying:

The Big Night of Musicals will take place on 27 February in Manchester, with a ticket launch kicking off tomorrow morning. Again, free tickets will be available for those in the area.