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CedriC Neal, who performs the soaring ballad We Need You Now (More Than ever) from Martin Smith’s musical King, accompanied by the london Musical Theatre Orchestra (lMTO), conducted by Freddie Tapner, on a new video. The song is available for digital purchase on https://www.lmto.org/ and online platforms from next Friday. also, please consider a donation to the Stephen lawrence Charitable Trust via stephen lawrence.org.uk. Originally, the song was part of a four-track eP due out later in the year. But Susie McKenna, who discovered the full glory of Smith’s 1988 show (inspired by Martin luther King Jr) when she directed it at the Hackney empire two years ago, decided — with producer Nick Fiveash and the lMTO — to issue We Need You Now next week, to add to the Black lives Matter discussion. You may have caught Neal on stage when he played record label founder Berry Gordy in Motown and in Porgy and Bess.

TICKETS for director Laurence Connor’s lively production of the Tim Rice and

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which is beginning performances at the London Palladium from July 1 next year. They will go on general sale from 10am this morning.

Producer Michael Harrison has retained stars Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow for the show. Those who booked for this summer’s run, have already rescheduled. But this fresh ticket release could be a litmus test for the long-term health of the industry. Visit josephthemusical.com.