New Cast Revealed for Don Black’s West End Premiere From The Heart
An all-star line-up has been announced for From The Heart, featuring Britain’s Got Talent 2024 winner Sydnie Christmas (101 Dalmatians), Preeya Kalidas (Bombay Dreams), Caroline O’Connor (Mack & Mabel), Olivier Award winner David Thaxton (Sunset Boulevard in London’s West End and on Broadway), and Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (Guys & Dolls). This moving show is directed by Nick Winston (Bonnie & Clyde, Calamity Jane), with musical direction and arrangements by Nick Barstow (Starter for Ten), bringing together some of the finest talent on the stage today.
This October, Oscar and multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black CBE returns to the West End to celebrate his lifelong love of cabaret. His brand-new revue will premiere at London’s Fortune Theatre, offering a heartfelt tribute to the New York cabaret scene that has inspired him for decades.
Due to popular demand, an additional matinee has now been added at 4pm on Sunday 2nd November ensuring even more audiences can experience this extraordinary, heartfelt performances.With a career spanning over 50 years, Don is considered one of the world’s foremost lyricists. From show-stopping musical numbers and soaring ballads to a quintet of James Bond themes, he has created enduring classics such as Diamonds Are Forever, Born Free, Sunset Boulevard and Aspects of Love.
From The Heart is born from his deep love of New York’s off-Broadway revues, as Don says, no great cabaret song leaves anyone untouched, with music from some of his most celebrated collaborators, including Gary Barlow, Natasha Bedingfield, David Arnold, Alan Menken, Mike Batt and many more.
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