MICHAEL BALL announces 'Both Sides Now' UK tour for April and May 2013
MICHAEL BALL
ANNOUNCES ‘BOTH SIDES NOW’ UK TOUR
APRIL & MAY 2013
New album: ‘Both Sides Now’ released March 2013
Monday 26th November 2012 – Michael Ball, Britain’s leading musical theatre star has today announced an extensive UK tour in April and May 2013. In addition to this Michael will be returning to BBC Radio 2 with a brand new show on Sunday 13th January 2013 and in February he will release a new studio album also titled ‘Both Sides Now’ featuring new tracks written by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice. Both the tour and the album will comprise of 2 halves, encompassing Michael’s biggest hits from both his recorded and stage careers. Michael Ball tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 30th November and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Michael Ball has won critical and public acclaim over the last 25 years with his dynamic, award-winning lead roles in the West End and on Broadway. And, with his concurrent career as a multi-platinum recording artist, top selling live concert performer and radio and television broadcaster, the Olivier-Award winning Ball has been, for many years, in the enviable position of combining these individual aspects of showbusiness with continuing success.
Michael’s many West End credits include originating the role of Marius (Les Miserables); Giorgio (Stephen Sondheim’s Passion); Raoul (Phantom of the Opera),Alex (Aspects of Love, West End and Broadway), Caractacus Potts (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Count Fosco (Woman In White, West End and Broadway), Edna Turnblad (Hairspray, West End and on tour) for which he won the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor In A Musical, and Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Chichester and West End).
Michael is a hugely successful concert artist; he has performed many times in theatres and venues across the UK as well as Australia, the US and the Far East. His many television shows have included Michael Ball, An Evening With Michael Ball, The Michael Ball Show and, for BBC Radio 2, Ball Over Broadway, Michael Ball’s Sunday Brunch and the 2012 six part series, Songwriting Partnerships.
In August 2007 Michael made his BBC Proms debut with An Evening With Michael Ball at the Royal Albert Hall which marked the first time a musical theatre star had been given a solo concert at the classical music festival. Michael also performed at the 10th anniversary concert of Les Miserables at the Royal Albert Hall and the show’s 25th anniversary concert at the 02 Arena.
Michael co-presented the Olivier Awards in 2011 and 2012 with Imelda Staunton (who played Mrs Lovett to Michael’s Sweeney Todd in the wildly successful Chichester and West End productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street).
Michael will be as busy as ever in 2013…
MICHAEL BALL ‘BOTH SIDES NOW’ TOUR – APRIL 2013
MONDAY 15 IPSWICH Regent Theatre
WEDNESDAY 17 NEWCASTLE City Hall
THURSDAY 18 GLASGOW Clyde Auditorium
FRIDAY 19 LIVERPOOL Empire
SUNDAY 21 SHEFFIELD City Hall
MONDAY 22 MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall
TUESDAY 23 YORK Barbican
THURSDAY 25 NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall
FRIDAY 26 BLACKPOOL Opera House
SATURDAY 27 BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
MONDAY 29 PLYMOUTH Pavillions
TUESDAY 30 OXFORD New Theatre
MAY 2013
WEDNESDAY 01 BOURNEMOUTH International Centre
FRIDAY 03 BRIGHTON Centre
SATURDAY 04 LONDON Hammersmith Apollo
SUNDAY 05 SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre
TUESDAY 07 CARDIFF St David’s Hall
THURSDAY 09 BRITSOL Colston Hall
FRIDAY 10 PORTSMOUTH Guildhall
Michael Ball tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 30th November priced at £37.50 regionally and £42.50 in London and Birmingham (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk
