All-Star Cast Announced for Don Black’s ‘From The Heart’ West End Return

Following a sell-out run last year, multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black returns to the West  End with the most ambitious incarnation of From The Heartyet – a celebration of new songs and  much-loved favourites. Refined and expanded following its acclaimed performances in 2025, the production plays a strictly limited season at London’s Garrick Theatre this October.

Returning following last year’s sell-out performances are Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (Guys  and Dolls, National Theatre; Hadestown, Lyric Theatre) and internationally celebrated stage and  screen star Caroline O’Connor (Chicago, Ambassador Theatre; Mack and Mabel, Piccadilly  Theatre), whose career spans Broadway, the West End and Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning  Moulin Rouge!.Together, the acclaimed performers bring decades of award-winning musical  theatre experience to the stage. Joining them for this new production is Olivier Award nominee  and leading West End star Michael Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, London Coliseum; Into The Woods,  Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre). Further casting to be announced in due course. The production  is directed by Nick Winston (Bonnie & Clyde, Garrick Theatre; Calamity Jane, The Watermill  Theatre), with musical direction from Joe Church (Mayflies, York Theatre Royal; Peter Pan, Royal  & Derngate) and arrangements by Nick Barstow (Next To Normal, Donmar Warehouse; Wizard  of Oz, Watermill Theatre).

Created by one of the world’s most celebrated lyricists, From The Heartis Don Black’s personal tribute to the New York cabaret scene that has inspired his remarkable career. The evening opens with some witty and touching brand new songs performed by an outstanding cast and featuring music written with composers including Gary Barlow, Natasha Bedingfield, David Arnold, Debbie Wiseman and Mike Batt. At every show a surprise special guest will then take to the stage before the evening culminates in a spectacular medley of some of Don Black’s most iconic songs, including classics such as Born Free, Ben, Love Changes Everything, With One Look, To Sir With Loveand As If We Never Said Goodbye.

With an extraordinary career spanning more than five decades, Don Black, who just last year  won a Tony Award for Sunset Boulevard, has produced some of the world’s best-loved songs for  film, television and musical theatre. His other credits include Aspects of Love, Tell Me on a  Sunday, The Italian Joband five James Bondthemes, including: including Diamonds Are Forever,  The Man With The Golden Gunand The World Is Not Enough. From The Heartbrings together  the songs, stories and collaborations that have defined his remarkable career in his most  complete theatrical celebration to date.

Don Black comments, I’ve been working on this show for as long as I can remember which proves  that some dreams can take a long time to come true.

Image courtesy of Don Black, From The Heart

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