Published Date:
29 May 2009
Direct from the West End, family musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is coming to Milton Keynes for one week only from June 16.
Voted the third most popular musical of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a glorious toe-tapping romp full of energy, dazzling dance routines and sixteen showstopping songs.
Steven Houghton plays Adam Pontipee, the role created by Howard Keel in the famous film version. Best known for playing the lead role of Ed in the BBC series Bugs and Greg Blake in London's Burning, he has played starring roles in West End shows including Desperately Seeking Susan, Blood Brothers, Martin Guerre, Cats and Spend Spend Spend, for which he received an Olivier nomination.
Susan McFadden, winner of ITV's Grease is the Word, plays Milly Pontipee. Her previous theatre credits include Kathy Seldon in Singin' in the Rain and Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King & I, both at the Olympia Theatre in her native Dublin.
Songs include Bless Your Beautiful Hide, Wonderful Wonderful Day, Goin' Courtin', Sobbin' Women, Love Never Goes Away and We Gotta Make It Through the Winter.
Colourful costumes, punchy performances and energetic dance routines combine to create an unforgettable night of musical theatre.
Produced by Peter Frosdick and Martin Dodd for UK Productions, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is directed and choreographed by Chris Hocking with musical supervision by Gareth Williams. Set design is by Charles Camm, with costumes by Elizabeth Dennis, lighting design by David Howe and sound design by Ross Portway and Jon Higson. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has music by Gene de Paul, book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics by Johnny Mercer and new songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn.
Contact the Milton Keynes Box Office on 0844 871 7652 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/miltonkeynes for bookings and details.
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Last Updated:
29 May 2009 9:52 AM
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