West End musical theatre actors and a full Welsh ensemble feature on a concept album recording of the original new bilingual musical For Tonight.
Due for release on all digital platforms this summer, the musical inspired by writer Spencer Williams’ three times great grandfather’s handwritten journal, features music, book and lyrics by Williams and Shenelle Salcido with additional book by Whitney Rhodes.
Produced by Blair Russell, the album features a cast led by Simon Gordon (Girl From the North Country, Bat Out of Hell), Amy Di Bartolomeo (We Will Rock You, Bat Out of Hell), Dale Evans (Kinky Boots, Show Boat), Erin Caldwell (Unravelling, Twist and Turn), Jade Davies (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), Luke McCall (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), Jake Halsey-Jones (Hamilton, Spring Awakening), Soophia Foroughi (The Prince of Egypt, Broken Wings), Glain Rhys (graduated from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2019) and John Ieuwan Jones (Welsh National Opera, Grange Park Opera).
The cast is completed by Owen Jac, Isaac Kreisky, Alexis Wilson, Jordan Allan, Eva Chelsea, Joey Cornish, Sam Ebenezer, Sion Emlyn, Michelle Beth Herman, Hannah Qureshi, Samantha Thomas and Mared Williams.
Blending traditional Welsh choral, indie-pop, folk and Romani-inspired melodies and rhythms, For Tonight is set in 19th century North Wales and Liverpool and tells the story of two families, a Roma family and a Welsh farming family.
The album features orchestrations by co-writer Salcido with additional arrangements by Joseph Purdue and Drew Wutke, audio production and mixing by Joseph Purdue, music ensemble direction by Iestyn Griffiths and Romani script consultancy by Raine Geoghegan.
Angela Thomas
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