SHOUT! THE MUSICAL
WITH
SONIA (Chart-topper
and ’80s icon), NIKI EVANS (X-Factor
and West End
star)
and HELENA BLACKMAN
(‘How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria’ and West
End star)
Shout! The Musical
Sunderland Empire
Tuesday 23rd -
Saturday 27th May 2017
CANCELLED
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Shout it
from the rooftops! The blockbusting Swinging Sixties sensation is back on the
road for the first time in over a decade with a date at Sunderland Empire from
23-27 May 2017, starring Sonia (Chart-topper and ’80s icon), Niki Evans
(X-Factor and West End star) and Helena Blackman (‘How Do You Solve A Problem
Like Maria’ and West End star).
Shout! The
Musical features a host of popular songs from the
fabulous and freewheeling decade of the Swinging Sixties such as ‘These Boots
Are Made for Walkin’’, ‘Downtown’, ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’
to name but a few, as well as that trio of lovable numbers ‘You Don’t Have To
Say You Love Me’, ‘Son Of A Preacher Man’ and ‘Goldfinger’ not forgetting, of
course, the big hit number that takes the show’s name, ‘SHOUT!’
The well-loved
scenario surrounds the lives of five women in their ’20s, ’30s and ’40s who all
face tough situations, usually involving love, friendship and relationships.
They all write to Gwendolyn Holmes, an agony aunt working on the magazine
Shout! for help and advice. Each girl is trying to find true happiness.
One of the girls travels from America to Britain (to
seek out Paul McCartney!), another is starting to suspect her husband is
cheating on her. The gorgeous and wealthy girl in the pack has to face up to
some pertinent questions regarding her sexuality whilst the feisty girl among
them is on a journey of lust and good-looking men. Finally, the youngest girl,
feeling hopeless and unwanted, comes alive when the man of her dreams enters her
life.
Five
girls - each with their own story - told to a background of classic hit ’60s
songs which made household names of the likes of Petula Clark and Dusty
Springfield not forgetting Lulu’s 1964 hit, Shout! which spent 13 weeks riding
high the charts.
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| Sonia |
Cast in
the pivotal role of Green Girl is Sonia who was destined for a career in
show-business as shortly after leaving school she made appearances in the
popular sitcom ‘Bread’ as well as the equally-popular soap opera, ‘Brookside’.
And at just 16 years of age she was spotted by record producer Pete
Waterman which eventually led to a recording contract with Simon Cowell.
The
release of her début single, ‘You’ll Never Stop Me from Loving You’, released
in 1989, shot to No. 1 in the UK charts selling a staggering 350,000 copies
while her début album, ‘Everybody Knows’, sold half a million copies and
included a string of top singles such as ‘Can’t Forget You’, ‘Listen To Your
Heart’ and ‘Counting Every Minute’.
Her
versatile voice and genuine love of performing prompted the BBC to
select her to be the UK
representative for the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest. Coming second to the Irish
entry, her single ‘Better The Devil You Know’ hit the UK charts
at No. 9 and her album of the same name entered the album charts at No. 20.
And when
Sonia entered the world of theatre she received excellent reviews performing
alongside Dennis Waterman in ‘A Slice of Saturday Night’ in the West
End. And on meeting the producers of ‘Grease’, she
was signed on the spot for the lead-role of ‘Sandy’,
sharing the stage with Craig McLachlan and Shane Richie.
In 1996,
Sonia successfully appeared in Blackpool in ‘The Lily Savage Show’ which led to
her playing Bunty, the daughter of Lily Savage, in BBC’s ‘Lily
Savage Show’ while in 2007, she starred as Molly to rave reviews in ‘Good Golly
Miss Molly’ at Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre.
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| Niki Evans |
The role
of Orange Girl falls to Niki Evans who made the X-Factor semi-finals in 2007
capturing the hearts of the nation and a legion of fans along the way as well
as being highly praised by Simon Cowell.
Niki, in
fact, made her musical theatre début as the leading lady in ‘Blood Brothers’ in
the West End and her portrayal of Mrs Johnstone was loudly applauded by critics
and audiences alike. Niki has also toured the UK as a
solo artist with such pop stars as Lonnie Gordon, Big Fun, Yell and, indeed,
Sonia.
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| Helena Blackman |
Playing
the role of Blue Girl is Helena Blackman who forged a very successful career in
musical theatre. A host of top roles has come her way such as Maria von Trapp
and Elsa Schraeder in ‘The Sound of Music’, Eliza Doolittle in ‘My Fair Lady’
and Nellie Forbush in ‘South Pacific’.
Helena has
also made numerous appearances on television and radio for Channel 4, ITV and
the BBC while
she has sung on a host of albums for artists, composers, soundtracks and
commercials.
A
finalist in the ‘Voice of Musical Theatre’ (BBC TV),
Helena completed her début album ‘The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein’ in
2011. She was also runner-up on BBC1’s ‘How
Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria’.
The role
of Yellow Girl falls to Amanda Coutts who began dancing at the tender age of
five when she attended The Finch Stage School in her home town of Chadwell
Heath, Essex. Eventually, she went on to complete
a two-year National Diploma in Performing Arts at Barking College. She
was well on her way in the musical-theatre business.
And her
theatre credits are amazing and include Meat in ‘We Will Rock You’ (Dominion
Theatre, London); Pearl in ‘Starlight Express’ (UK tour) as well as Scaramouche
in the UK tour of ‘We Will Rock You’; Pearl and Dinah in ‘Starlight Express’
(Bochum, Germany); Footloose (UK tour), covering and playing the roles of Rusty
and Urleen; ‘Fame’ (Cambridge and Aldwych Theatres, London), covering and
playing the roles of Carman Diaz, Serena Katz and Lambchops and the role of
Minnie and understudy for Anybodys in the UK tour of ‘West Side Story’.
SHOUT!
The Musical - by Phillip George and David Lowenstein - is presented by Peter
Frosdick, Paul Tyrer and Jamie Clark for Shout Tour 2017 Ltd.
Show Cancelled.
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