Over 48 of the West End’s most popular shows will be on hand to turn London’s iconic Trafalgar Square into the ultimate open-air theatre when West End LIVE returns to the capital this weekend.
The organisers of the crowd-pleasing live entertainment event have confirmed the performance schedule and the presenters for the annual two-day musical theatre extravaganza.
Visitors to Europe’s largest free musical theatre festival will be treated to performances from the casts from previous attendees including: Hamilton, Les Misérables, Wicked, Six, The Book of Mormon, Disney’s The Lion King and Matilda The Musical.
New shows making their West End LIVE debut will include: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Legally Blonde, My Fair Lady, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Back To The Future: The Musical and Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical.
Presented by Faye Tozer and Nathan Amzi, the Saturday 26 June programme will open at 11am with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Frozen and The Lion King followed by Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Legally Blonde, Wicked, Grease The Musical, & Juliet, The Phantom of the Opera, Bonnie & Clyde The Musical, Cabaret, Only Fools And Horses The Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Jersey Boys, The Drifters Girl, Mamma Mia!, La Voix – The Eighth Wonder of the World, Bugsy Malone The Musical, Magic Mike Live, The Choir of Man, Six, Roles We’ll Never Play, The Barricade Boys, South Pacific, Ferris and Milnes, Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show, Identical, Lady M and Come From Away.
On Sunday 27 June, with Louise Dearman and Laura Pitt-Pulford taking on presenting duties the event will open with Heathers The Musical, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, Hamilton, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Back to the Future – The Musical, The RSC’s Matilda The Musical, Pretty Woman The Musical, The Choir of Man, Six, Magic Mike Live, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch, Diva: Live From Hell, Welsh of the West End, The Great Gatsby, The Turbine Theatre, Footloose – The Musical, We Will Rock You and Chess, Kinky Boots and Treason at Drury Lane.
The largest event of its type in the world, the crowd-pleasing festival is presented by the Society of London Theatre and Westminster City Council. West End LIVE annually turns one of the capital’s famous landmarks into a showcase for the best the West End has to offer. Alongside the performances the event features fun photo opportunities, meet-and-greets, merchandise stalls, refreshments and sing-alongs.
Official London Theatre will be backstage throughout the West End LIVE weekend sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content across its social media channels.
The event remains free and unticketed and will be BSL interpreted by Sue MacLaine, Marco Nardi and Caroline Richardson.
Angela Thomas
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