Theatre puts on musical

CHORUS LINE AT CHRISTMAS AS WIZARD OF OZ POSTPONED

BROADWAy musical A Chorus Line will be the Made at Curve Christmas production this year.

Running from December 3 to 31 at the Leicester theatre, the show will be directed by Curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster, whose recent productions include Sunset Boulevard – at Home, West Side Story and White Christmas.

Full casting and production team will be revealed in due course.

Curve has also announced its production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz has been postponed until Christmas 2022, due to plans for a national tour of the musical in 2023 following its run at Curve.

All ticket-holders for The Wizard of Oz will be contacted by Curve’s box office team and full refunds and exchanges will be available.

Chief executive Chris Stafford and artistic director Nikolai Foster said: “We have wanted to present A Chorus Line at Curve for many years and emerging from the pandemic, this feels like the perfect moment to produce this mighty Broadway show, the ultimate backstage musical and celebration of theatre itself.

“A Chorus Line is a love letter to theatre, celebrating the exceptional lives of the performers who make it all possible.

“It gives a voice to the blazing talents and extraordinary experiences of the people who devote their lives to the performing arts.

“Through the music of Marvin Hamlisch, A Chorus Line reaches that ecstatic place only musicals can hit and we cannot wait for it to explode onstage in Leicester.

“Christmas at Curve is always a special time, but as we reopen our theatre and come together, this year promises to be the most joyous, lifeenriching and singularly sensational Christmas at Curve so far.

“And while the road to Oz might be a little longer than any of us could ever have imagined, we know it will be well worth the wait.

“We look forward to finally reaching the Emerald City in 2022 and working with the team at Really Useful Group and our co-producer Michael Harrison on a UK tour in early 2023. As ever, thank you to our incredibly loyal audiences for your patience and navigating these extraordinary times.”

■ Tickets for A Chorus Line at Curve will be on sale via the theatre website to Curve Friends from Monday, supporters from Tuesday, and on general sale from April 8.