Acclaimed Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn will make his UK concert debut next month with a special one-night-only performance at Manchester’s Palace Theatre.
The multi Grammy, Tony and Drama Desk award nominated creator of shows including Jekyll & Hyde, Dracula, Wonderland, Bonnie & Clyde and The Scarlet Pimpernel, will play the Palace on Tuesday 22 November.
Frank Wildhorn & Friends will also feature the first appearance in this country of Broadway leading ladies Laura Osnes (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Bonnie & Clyde) and Jackie Burns (Wicked, If/Then).
The duo, flying in from New York for the concert, will appear alongside German musical theatre star Thomas Borchert (Dance of the Vampires, Jekyll & Hyde) and the current star of the West End’s production of the Carole King musical Beautiful, Cassidy Janson (Avenue Q).
Wildhorn’s ‘Friends’ will also include stars from the 2017 UK and European premiere tour of Wildhorn’s Wonderland, Wendi Peters, Dave Willetts, Natalie McQueen and Stephen Webb. The concert will offer the first glimpse of the cast performing songs from the show which will play the venue in April next year.
With Wildhorn at the piano accompanied by the 28-piece Manchester Camerata conducted by Broadway musical supervisor Jason Howland, Frank Wildhorn & Friends will feature a selection of songs from the composer’s stage musicals plus some of his pop hits, including Whitney Houston’s number one single, ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go?’
Frank Wildhorn & Friends is produced by Neil Eckersley, with musical supervision and direction by Jason Howland.
Angela Thomas
www.frankwildhorninconcert.com
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