Casting announced for Godspell's West End return

Godspell, the heart-lifting feel-good Broadway musical from Stephen Schwartz, is to be staged in the West End at the Lyric Theatre on Monday 19th May for the first time since it premiered 42 years ago. The one-off charity gala concert performance, in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK, will be introduced on stage by David Essex, whose casting as Jesus in the original production turned him into an overnight sensation.

A timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love, featuring such popular songs as Day By Day, Light of the World and Turn Back, O Man,Godspell has touched the hearts of theatregoers all over the world since. For the first time in the UK, fans will hear the stunning new orchestrations from the recent acclaimed Broadway revival production.

Review: [title of show] at the Landor Theatre

[title of show]

Landor Theatre

Reviewed on Monday 12th August 2013

It was a very brave decision for the Landor Theatre to stage the London premiere of [title of show] at the same time as the musical is receiving its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Having seen the show in Edinburgh just two days earlier, it felt a little strange to be reviewing another production of [title of show] so soon. Of course it would be impossible not to compare the two productions. 

Interview: Sarah Galbraith, starring in [title of show] at the Landor Theatre

Sarah Galbraith is currently starring as Susan in the London premiere of [title of show] at the Landor Theatre. She most recently starred as Florence in the London revival of Chess which enjoyed a sold out run at the Union Theatre. 

Originally from the USA, Sarah has performed in all three US productions of The Phantom of the Opera. She was a Swing in the Broadway Production, understudied Madame Giry in the US National Tour and understudied Christine in the Las Vegas Production.

Sarah’s other theatre credits include Rita in Steel Pier at the Union Theatre, Johanna in Sweeney Todd at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Carrie in the US Tour of Carousel and Ariel in a Japanese concert tour of The Little Mermaid. She recently performed in The Night of 1000 Voices at the Royal Albert Hall.

I recently spoke to Sarah about what audiences can expect from [title of show], her time in Chess and what roles she has her eye on...

How does it feel to be starring in the London premiere of [title of show]?
Amazing! All we’ve done is laugh, so far the whole experience has been so much fun! We started rehearsals by working on the music because the score sounds simpler than it actually is. It’s quite intricate music and harmonies so we had to buckle down and really work on it.