TheatreMAD (Make A Difference Trust) has revealed that Graham Norton will once again host this year’s West End Bares: Excalibare at the Novello Theatre on Sunday 25 September at 7pm and 9.30pm.
Norton will be joined by West End star co-hosts, Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies), Gina Beck (Show Boat, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera) and Ben Freeman (The Rocky Horror Show, Happy Days, Legally Blonde, Wicked).
This year’s show will feature performances by double Olivier Award-winner David Bedella (Jerry Springer The Opera, In The Heights, The Rocky Horror Show) and West End leading lady Summer Strallen (Top Hat, The Sound of Music, Hollyoaks).
The full company features more than 100 of the hottest and most exciting performers from the West End and beyond, including cast members from Aladdin, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, Kinky Boots, Mary Poppins, Motown and Wicked.
West End Bares: Excalibare is produced by The Make A Difference Trust, a UK-based charity with a vision of a world free from HIV and AIDS. Building on the legacy of 25 years of fundraising by the theatre industry, its continue to make the vision a reality, having distributed over £1.6 million in grants to support individuals experiencing hardship across the UK, as well as more than £1 million to support projects with its UK and international partners.
Now in its seventh year, this annual event – based on the original concept Broadway Bares by legendary Broadway and West End director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell – combines the naughtiness of burlesque along with the razzle dazzle of the West End, featuring a variety of performers currently appearing in West End and touring productions.
All artists appear subject to availability.
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