Tinseltown rehearsals are well underway and, in advance of the grand opening, the team have been working on an EP of four tracks from the show. As well as using orchestrations from myself and PAUL BOYD, the tracks also include additional programming and guitar work of my regular collaborators JONNY MARTIN and JONNY COLGAN, as well some beautiful cello from ELIAS ROONEY. The tracks will soon be available on iTunes. Featured on the EP are JANE MILLIGAN, RHIANNON CHESTERMAN, CHRISTOPHER FINN, CONLETH KANE, NUALA McKEEVER and RICHARD CROXFORD.
Rehearsals started today for this year’s Christmas musical at Theatre at The Mill, the world premiere of PAUL BOYD’s Christmas musical fantasy Tinseltown. The show stars JANE MILLIGAN, RHIANNON CHESTERMAN, CHRISTOPHER FINN, CONLETH KANE, NUALA McKEEVER and RICHARD CROXFORD with original book, music and lyrics by Paul Boyd. I’m the musical director and providing orchestrations. The show runs at Theatre at The Mill, Newtownabbey from 1 – 13 December 2014. For tickets visit http://www.theatreatthemill.com/.
Watch the trailer for the new musical I’m working on at Theatre At The Mill in Newtownabbey. The show opens 1 Decemeber 2014 and is written by PAUL BOYD.
Here’s a video showing opening night clips from the show and the response from the audience. The show stars KERRI QUINN in the role of Sally Bowles and PATRICK J O’REILLY as the Emcee.
Production values are of a very high standard, from Matthew Reeve’s multi-layered musical arrangements, played live on a raised platform, to Stuart Marshall’s atmospheric recreation of the Kit Kat Club, complete with crumbling proscenium arch, tattered curtains and dank, peeling doors.
Director Lisa May, choreographer Sarah Johnston and musical director Matthew Reeve all deserve much credit for a stupendous, sassy production that exudes sex and swagger before vaulting dramatically into darkness.
Joanne Savage, 22 September 2014, Belfast News Letter
