Atomic Kitten's NATASHA HAMILTON to appear in RENT IN CONCERT UK Tour
RENT – 20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
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TOUR EXTENDED DUE TO PHENOMENAL PUBLIC
DEMAND!
‘BIG REUNION’ STAR NATASHA HAMILTON AND
‘SUPERSTAR’ RUNNER UP RORY TAYLOR LEAD A WEST END CAST
AND
LIVE BAND IN UK CONCERT TOUR OF HIT
BROADWAY MUSICAL ‘RENT’
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
JP Productions have announced the lead casting details for their
forthcoming UK tour of the smash-hit Tony Award winning Broadway musical ‘Rent’.
Celebrating 20 years since its first staged performance, West End leading
lady and Atomic Kitten star Natasha Hamilton stars in this iconic concert of
the smash-hit musical, which
will also star the runner-up of ITV's 'Superstar', Rory Taylor.
The show last toured the UK in April this year, performing 10 dates to rave
reviews – so due to the overwhelming public demand the show is back for its
final run, with Natasha taking on a starring role. Rent – 20th
Anniversary Concert will be playing 15 national dates this Autumn including
Blackpool, Nottingham, Oxford, Edinburgh, Dublin and Newcastle before closing
in Liverpool on 30 November.
Commenting on the show Natasha Hamilton, who will be playing the
role of sexy lesbian performance artist Maureen; made famous by Idina Menzel,
Nicole Sherzinger and Denise Van Outen said: “I love Rent so
I am made up to be playing the role of Maureen! She’s a great character…a
little bit cheeky, flirtatious and injects some real comedy moments into the
show.”
Whilst Rory Taylor said: “I had the most amazing time on tour with Rent
– 20th Anniversary Concert in April and I am so excited that the
public want more! I can’t wait to get back on the road and play the role of
Roger again.”
NATASHA
HAMILTON:
Natasha Hamilton is known for being one third
of the UK's most internationally successful girl group of the last ten years
with more than 10 million worldwide record sales. These days she’s also known
as a TV personality, wife, mother and businesswoman. Now she can add actress to the impressive list since landing
the lead role of Mrs Johnstone in the highly acclaimed West End show Blood
Brothers.
After months of excited speculation in the
press, Natasha embarked on the momentous ITV2 show ‘The Big Reunion’. The show saw the Musical Theatre star
return to her pop roots as she rejoined the other Atomic Kittens in the much
anticipated reunion early in 2013. A sell-out arena tour followed.
RORY
TAYLOR:
Rory has been a professional singer since the
age of 14 and has recently shot to fame after appearing in ‘Superstar’ on ITV.
Rory was runner up in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV search for an actor, to play the
role of Jesus in an arena tour of his hit musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’.
Rory is lead singer in a band called 54321. He sings with his cousin and three
brothers and the band are resident in The Cavern Club, Liverpool. With the
band, Rory has supported Mel C, Westlife and McFly on major arena tours. The
band have also performed at a number of international festivals, where they
have supported The Beach Boys. Rory has released two albums, 'What We Did With
Our Days' and 'Motion Picture Scenery'.
RENT:
Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is
about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the
Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this musical has
become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that
resonates with audiences of all ages. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, the
show follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in
the big city under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Rent includes songs Seasons of Love, Out Tonight, Without You, Will I and Finale B.
Rent includes songs Seasons of Love, Out Tonight, Without You, Will I and Finale B.
Previous cast members include Mel B, Denise Van
Outen, Jesse Wallace, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal. Rent last toured the UK in
2001 and was last in the West-End in 2007.
A film of the musical was released in 2005 starring
original Broadway cast members Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal.
The shows composer Jonathan Larson died
unexpectedly the morning of Rent’s first Off-Broadway preview. Larson died of
an aortic dissection believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan
syndrome.
The Broadway production
closed on September 7, 2008 after a 12-year run of 5,124 performances, the
ninth-longest-running Broadway show of all time. The production grossed over
$280 million.
The full cast will be
announced over the coming weeks.
TICKETS
FOR THE FORTHCOMING TOUR ARE ON SALE NOW*
CONFIRMED UK TOUR DATES 2013
Mon 11th November- The Opera House, Blackpool
0844 856
1111
Tues 12th November- Nottingham Concert Hall
0115 989
5555
Wednesday 13th November – Hull New Theatre
01482
226655
Thurs 14th November- The New Theatre, Wimbledon
0844 871
7646
Friday 15th November- New Theatre, Oxford
0844 871
3020
Sat 16th November- Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
0131 529
6000
Sunday 17th November-SECC, Glasgow
0844 395
4000
Monday 18th November- Lyceum, Sheffield*
0114 249
6000
On sale
22 June at 9am
Thursday 21st November- Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin
0818 719
377
Fri 22nd November- The Princess Theatre, Torquay
0844 871
3023
Sunday 24th November- Bristol Hippodrome
0844 871
3012
Wednesday 27th November- St Georges Hall, Bradford
01274
432000
Thursday 28th November- Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
0844 493
9999
Fri 29th November - Palace Theatre, Manchester
0844 871
3018
Sat 30th November- Echo Arena, Liverpool
0844 8000
400
Website: www.rentinconcert
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