The show willl have a strictly limited run at the Garrick Theatre from the 8th to the 18th October.
Following a run last year, it has been announced that From the Heart will return for a strictly limited run this autumn.
Created by one of the world’s best known lyricists, From The Heart is Don Black’s personal tribute to the New York cabaret scene that has inspired his remarkable career. The evening
opens with some witty and touching brand new songs performed by an outstanding cast and
featuring music written with composers including Gary Barlow, Natasha Bedingfield, David
Arnold, Debbie Wiseman and Mike Batt. At every show a surprise special guest will then take to the stage before the evening culminates in a spectacular medley of some of Don Black’s most iconic songs, including classics such as Born Free, Ben, Love Changes Everything, With One Look, To Sir With Love and As If We Never Said Goodbye.
Returning following last year’s sperformances are Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (Guys
and Dolls, National Theatre; Hadestown, Lyric Theatre) and internationally celebrated stage and screen star Caroline O’Connor (Chicago, Ambassador Theatre; Mack and Mabel, Piccadilly Theatre), whose career spans Broadway, the West End and Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge!. Together, the acclaimed performers bring decades of award-winning musical theatre experience to the stage. Joining them for this new production is leading West End and Broadway star and two time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, London Coliseum; Into The Woods, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre). Further casting to be announced in due course.
This production is directed by Nick Winston (Bonnie & Clyde, Garrick Theatre; Calamity Jane, The Watermill Theatre), with musical direction from Joe Church (Mayflies, York Theatre Royal; Peter Pan, Royal & Derngate) and arrangements by Nick Barstow (Next To Normal, Donmar Warehouse; Wizard of Oz, Watermill Theatre).
Don Black comments, “I’ve been working on this show for as long as I can remember which proves that some dreams can take a long time to come true.”
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