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Pirate Queen UK premiere concert raises over £10,000 for charity
First-time theatre producer Tom Gribby has presented Leukaemia UK with a cheque for over £10,000 raised from the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum in February. Handing over a cheque for £10,058, Gribby [pictured left] said: “I am delighted at the amount raised from the Pirate Queen […]
The Pirate Queen – London Coliseum
The Pirate Queen – A Charity Concert was staged for one night charity gala at the London Coliseum on 23 February 2020. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The historical swashbuckler written by composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil (with additional lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr and John Dempsey) – and inspired […]
Final casting news for The Pirate Queen
Earl Carpenter and Daniel Boys will complete the line-up of West End stars assembled for the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum later this month. Carpenter, whose extensive musical theatre credits include leading roles in Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Evita, will […]
Hannah Waddingham, Steph Parry and Emma Norman join The Pirate Queen charity performance
Hannah Waddingham, Steph Parry and Emma Norman are the latest additions to the line-up for the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum on Sunday 23 February 2020. A triple Olivier Award nominee for her performances in Kiss Me, Kate, A Little Night Music and Spamalot, Waddingham will […]
Charity concert debut for Boublil & Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen
Come From Away’s Rachel Tucker will take the title role in a special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum on 23 February 2020. The actress who famously played Elphaba in Wicked in the West End and on Broadway will be joined on stage by Britain’s Got Talent 2011 […]
