The concert was originally performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane last December.
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It has been confirmed by Concord Originals and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization that the star-studded concert production of My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be screened on Sky Arts on Sunday 26th May at 6pm.
The concert was directed for the screen by five-time BAFTA® winner Julia Knowles when the concert was performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on the 12th December – the same venue where theoriginal West End productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I took place.
My Favorite Things will be screened as part of Sky Arts’ celebration of the 80th anniversary of the legendary songwriting partnership of Rodgers and Hammerstein which includes:
- Friday, 24 May at 6 p.m. – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1965 film)
- Saturday, 25 May at 6 p.m. – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! (1955 film)
- Monday, 27 May at 6 p.m. – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific (1958 film)
Meanwhile, in addition to this the 42-track live recording of My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be released on 31 May on double CD and digital platforms worldwide from Concord Theatricals Recordings.
The concert event was headlined by recent R&H leading lady Joanna Ampil (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific);two-time Olivier Award® winner Michael Ball; television, film and stage actor Daniel Dae Kim; four-time Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman; Emmy®, two-time GRAMMY® and six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald; Olivier Award® nominee Julian Ovenden; West End sensation Lucy St. Louis; Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit; two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace; and two-time Tony, two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy Awardnominee Patrick Wilson. The performance also featured Anna-Jane Casey, Lily Kerhoas and Jordan Shaw, along with special appearances by EGOT winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rita Moreno.
Meanwhile, the company will be completed by Jade Albertsen, Alex Louize Bird, Matthew Caputo, Dan Cooke, Barry Drummond, Harry Francis, Matt Gibson, Bethany Huckle, Jonny Labey, Brenda Newhouse, Emily Ann Potter, Sophie Pourret, Stephen Quildan and Rachel Wang-Hei Lau.
The score of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music was performed by the 40-piece Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert Orchestra, conducted by Simon Lee, with stage direction by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli, and associate choreography by Simon Hardwick.