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EUROBEAT
- ALMOST EUROVISION at
the Lowry Theatre (Lyric Theatre) |
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| Monday
19th May to Saturday 24th May - 7.30pm (Fri 5.30pm
& 8.30pm) |
| Starring
Gareth Hale (Hale & Pace) and Mel Giedroyc
(Mel & Sue). A show-biz send-up like
no other, this hilarious, high-energy pop extravaganza
takes its audience on the most exuberant and animated
theatrical ride imaginable. Join the cheering,
flag-waving, clapper-clacking crowds as ten countries
compete for the golden trophy in a glittering
glamour-fest of sequins, satin and shiny white
teeth. Your vote will count as the audiences decide
the winner by texting in their vote every night!
Introduced on screen by Terry Wogan, the king
of Eurovision himself, this award-winning smash
hit show has taken Australia and the Edinburgh
festival by storm and is only a handful of sequins
away from whipping up a frenzy in the West End.
Whether you love the Eurovision Song Contest –
or loathe it – this sensational musical
sparkles with five-star quality. See it now at
The Lowry and experience the live euro-phoria
that is Eurobeat, prior to the West End. There
is a 3pm matinee on the Saturday.
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ROCKIN
ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
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the Opera House |
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| Friday
23rd May 2008 - 8pm |
| A
tribute show featuring the music of Elvis Presley,
Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Roy Orbison. Rockin
On Heaven's Door reaches its special milestone
this year, touring the U.K. for ten 'Rockin' years,
bringing sheer enjoyment to everyone who sees
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SINATRA
at
the Palace Theatre |
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| Tuesday
3rd to Sunday 8th June 2008 |
| Legendary
performer Frank Sinatra’s latest, greatest
and most ambitious comeback, captured at the peak
of his career, singing his greatest hit songs
direct to the audience in ultra-rare and some
never-before seen footage. Ground-breaking creative
use of cutting-edge technology puts him centre
stage, larger than life on multiple moving screens,
and lets him perform with a brilliant company
of dancers and singers, supported by a live orchestra
- together performing some of the greatest music
ever recorded. Matinee performances on
Saturday and Sunday at 2.30pm.
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DISNEY'S
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
(Palace
Theatre) |
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| Monday
23rd June to Saturday 5th July 2008 - 7pm (Friday's
5pm & 8pm) |
| Disney's
High School Music on stage follows the much-loved
story of the movie, featuring all your favourite
characters and songs, together with two brand
new numbers performed by the country’s hottest
dancers and an electrifying live band. So "get'cha
head in the game" and go totally wild for
Disney’s High School Musical. Watch the
twists and turns of the lovable schoolmates –
Troy, super-popular captain of the basketball
team, and Gabriella, super-smart transfer student
and a genius in science class – as they
surf the tricky tides of peer pressure and canteen
cliques to follow their dreams and score the leads
in the big school show, and a place in each others
hearts. There are additional shows on Friday 27th
June at 5pm, Sat 28th June at 2.30pm, Friday 4th
July at 5pm and Saturday 5th July at 2.30pm. No
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EVITA
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the Opera House
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| Monday
23rd June to Saturday 5th July 2008 - 7.30pm |
| The
World Premiere of a brand new national tour comes
to Manchester: Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s
EVITA. Featuring some of the most famous and inspiring
stage music ever written, including the classic
songs ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’,
‘On This Night of a Thousand Stars’
and ‘Buenos Aires’, EVITA brings to
life the dynamic persona of Eva Peron, wife of
former Argentine dictator Juan Peron. The production
begins with a young ambitious Eva and follows
her rise to sainthood - telling the story of the
enormous wealth and power she gained to become
the beloved EVITA. With more than 20 major awards
to its credit and featuring one of the most coveted
roles in musical theatre, this brand new production
of the smash hit show truly promises to be the
theatrical event of the year! There is a 2.30pm
matinee on Thursday and Saturdays.
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MAD
ABOUT THE MUSICALS at
the Lowry (The Lyric) |
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| Tuesday
24th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| A
whistle stop tour into the heart of Theatre Land,
featuring excerpts from over 25 of your favourite
musicals by composers such as Lloyd Webber, Boublil
and Schonberg. Mad About’s talented ensemble
conjure stunning, high quality vocal performances,
which evoke the true spirit of the West End. Sit
back and enjoy two hours of unforgettable West
End and Broadway favourites, the stunning vocal
talents of a West End cast, top notch dancing,
glitzy costumes and a premier live band.
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SHOWCASE
'08 at the Lowry
Theatre (The Lyric) |
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| Sunday
29th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| A
Gala Evening of Music from the shows presented
by over 200 voices from seven musical theatre
groups in aid of The Genesis Appeal - Breast Cancer
Prevention Charity & Wish Upon A Star.
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| Sunday
3rd August 2008 - open from 3pm (music 5pm-10.30pm) |
| This
year Tatton Park have a great afternoon and evening
of music for you with live bands playing from
5pm. At 6pm get ready to party with The Music
of Dirty Dancing which features all the hits from
the cult film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer
Grey including Do You Love Me, Be My Baby, Big
Girls Don't Cry, She's Like the Wind, Hungry Eyes,
and the immortal (I’ve Had) The Time of
My Life. From 9pm Rod Leissle’s legendary
band Björn Again perform the greatest Hits
of ABBA including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Take
A Chance On Me, Thank You for the Music, Waterloo,
Money Money Money and Fernando. Bring the whole
family, order the picnic and most importantly
bring your dancing shoes for a night of hit after
hit. You can also
pre-order your picnic online - click
here for details.
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FLASHDANCE
THE MUSICAL
at the Palace Theatre |
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| Monday
8th to Saturday 13th September 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Based
on the Paramount Pictures Film. Screenplay by
Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley
The first ever tour of the World Premiere production
of Flashdance is set to take Manchester by storm!
Set in Pittsburgh, USA, Flashdance tells the story
of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’
by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at
the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy. The show
features an iconic score including the smash hit
"Maniac", along with “Manhunt”,
"Gloria", “I Love Rock & Roll”
and the Academy Award winning title track "Flashdance
- What a Feeling". Full of pulsating raw
energy and breathtaking choreography by Arlene
Phillips (Grease, Strictly Come Dancing, Starlight
Express, Saturday Night Fever) Flashdance is an
unmistakably unique musical about holding onto
your dreams and love against all the odds. It
promises to be the musical event of the year –
so take your passion and make it happen!
There
are two performances on the Friday at 5pm &
8.30pm. There is a 2.30pm matinee on the Saturday.
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OUR
HOUSE at
the Lowry Theatre (Lyric Theatre) |
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| Monday
15th to Saturday 20th September 2008 - 7.30pm |
Starring original X-Factor
winner, Steve Brookstein. Our House didn’t
just win the Olivier Award for Best New Musical,
it was an instant smash-hit, winning the hearts
of London’s West End. A touching tale of
life and love, heartbreak and comedy, right and
wrong, Our House is the irresistibly brilliant
musical bursting with non-stop classic hits from
everyone’s favourite 80s pop group, Madness.
Sixteen today, in love for the first time –
the world is really changing for the young Joe
Casey. But on this fateful night he doesn’t
realise quite how much. Our House features more
than 15 Madness hit including My Girl, Wings of
a Dove, Baggy Trousers, House of Fun, Driving
in My Car and of course, the all-time joyous classic
It Must Be Love. This hilarious, touchingly romantic
and emotionally-charged musical is written by
Calendar Girls’ Tim Firth, and directed
by Lord of the Rings’ Matthew Warchus, with
high-octane choreography by Billy Elliot’s
Peter Darling. There
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CAN'T
SMILE WITHOUT YOU at
the Palace Theatre |
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| Monday
29th September to Saturday 4th October 2008 -
7.30pm |
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Bill Kenwright presents Can’t Smile Without
You. The songs inspired a generation…The
Musical will touch your heart! Can’t Smile
Without You - The new Barry Manilow musical featuring
all of his classic hits! With book by Tim Prager,
based on an original idea by Bill Kenwright, and
featuring all the timeless hits from music legend
Barry Manilow, the story centres around an aspiring
young band who, on a visit to New York, come across
an opportunity not to be missed - auditions for
the latest reality TV show to find the next pop
music sensation. When the TV company offers lead
singer Tony a chance to appear on the show, the
other band members give him their unconditional
blessing. But before Tony can realise his dream,
he is caught up in a tragic sequence of events
which leaves him fighting for his life. Left with
no memory his dreams are all but shattered. His
only hope lies in the power of the music he loves
and his feelings for a girl he once knew called
Mandy… Barry Manilow is one of the most
successful music artists of all time. He has sold
more than 75 million records worldwide and at
the height of his success he had five albums on
the best-seller charts in the US. This brand new
musical, fully endorsed by Barry Manilow and his
music executive Garry Kief, includes over 30 of
Barry’s hit songs including Could It Be
Magic, It’s A Miracle, I Write The Songs,
Mandy, I Made It Through The Rain, Trying To Get
The Feeling and of course Can’t Smile Without
You as well as many, many more. Matinee
performances on Wednesday & Saturday at 2.30pm.
Please note: Barry Manilow will not be starring
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CABARET
at
the Palace Theatre
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| Monday
6th to Saturday 11th October 2008 - 7.30pm |
Music
and lyrics by Kander and Ebb, the team behind
the hit musical Chicago.
Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome to Bill Kenwright’s
multi award winning hit West End production of
CABARET! The “Sensational” Double
Olivier Award Winner and Variety Club Awards ‘Best
Musical’, turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into
a divine haven of decadence, its extraordinary
and morally ambiguous inhabitants determined to
keep up appearances as the real world prepares
for the nightmarish chaos of war. And at its heart
is the legendary Sally Bowles who performs nightly
at the infamous Kit Kat Klub in ‘A shimmering
masterpiece of a show guaranteed night after night!
It’s divine decadence darling!’ Since
its Broadway premiere in 1966 and the famous movie
version, with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and
Joel Grey, CABARET has won a staggering number
of stage and screen awards including 8 Oscar’s,
7 BAFTA’s and 13 Tony’s. There
is a 2.30pm matinee on the Wednesday and Saturday.
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WITCHES
OF EASTWICK at
the Opera House |
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| Monday
13th to Saturday 18th October 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Based
on the Warner Brothers motion picture starring
Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Cher, the
musical of The Witches of Eastwick is coming to
Manchester, starring the sensational Marti Pellow
as the devilish Daryl Van Horne. When three desperate
housewives in mid-town America wish for the man
of their dreams they get far more than they bargain
for. All hell breaks loose - quite literally,
with the arrival of Daryl Van Horne. After leading
Wet Wet Wet to a plethora of multi-platinum singles
and albums, peaking with Love Is All Around's
15 week stint at the top of the charts, Marti
has gone on to a successful solo career as well
as West End and Broadway seasons as Billy Flynn
in the hit musical Chicago. The Witches of Eastwick
marks Marti Pellow’s first musical in 5
years and is set to be the hottest ticket of 2008.
There are two shows on the Friday (5pm
& 8.30pm). There is a 2.30pm performance on
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VAMPIRES
ROCK at
the Palace Theatre |
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| Wednesday
15th October 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Rockman
Music proudly presents Steve Steinman’s
legendary Vampires Rock. 1000 volts of explosive
energy power Steve Steinman’s spellbinding
fantasy rock concert. Featuring over 20 stadium
rock anthems performed live on stage including
classics from Queen, AC/DC, Guns & Roses,
Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler and many more.
With awesome sets, state of the art pyrotechnics,
heart-stopping guitar riffs and spine-shivering
drumbeats, Steve Steinman's Vampires Rock is The
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