Sunderland Echo

A host of favourites rolled into one show for fans of musicals

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Taking you on a whistle stop tour from the heart of London’s theatre land to the glitz of Broadway, Mad About The Musicals will be visiting Durham for one night only on Saturday, April 23 when it plays at the Gala Theatre.

It features a host of favourite musical numbers from the pen of Rodgers & Hammerstei­n, Kander & Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Boublil & Schonberg.

From the bitterswee­t All I Ask Of You to the powerful One Day More, it’s two hours of London and New York favourites, brought to you by a cast direct from the West End, including Gareth Gates and Michael Courtney.

Gareth Gates rose to fame in the inaugural Pop Idol TV show. He went on to sell over five million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the third best-selling single of the noughties.

More recently Gareth has had a successful career in musical theatre and has appeared in Les Miserables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolo­r Dreamcoat.

Michael Courtney has produced and directed the UK tours of the critically acclaimed Mad About The Musicals, Waterloo, Shakin All Over, Its D’Lovely and A Night Of Musicals.

Tickets for Mad About The Musicals are £24 and are available from the Durham Gala Box Office on Tel. 03000 266600 or www.galadurham.co.uk.

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