Ushers: The Front of House Musical
| USHERS: The Front of House Musical!
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Original Poster
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| Music | Yiannis Koutsakos |
| Lyrics | James Oban Yiannis Koutsakos |
| Book | James Rottger |
| Premiere | 3 December 2013: The Hope Theatre |
| Productions | 2013 The Hope Theatre 2014 The Charing Cross Theatre 2015 Momentum Venues@The Edinburgh Fringe |
USHERS: The Front of House Musical is a musical with music by Yiannis Koutsakos, lyrics by James Oban, and a book by James Rottger. The musical premiered in 2013[1] with a workshop performance at The Hope Theatre (Kings Head Theatre), before transferring to Off-West End Venue The Charing Cross Theatre in 2014, with a cast including Daniel Buckley, Ceris Hine, Ross McNeil, Liam Ross-Mills, Carly Thoms, Ralph Bogard.
Contents
Synopsis
Set in a West End theatre, USHERS: The Front of House Musical follows a working shift in the lives of the stagiest people in the theatre - the front of house staff, portraying the hilarious, ridiculous and frequently moving stories of ice cream and programme sellers who dare to dream.
Productions
The production came to fruition from twitters mysterious @WestEndProducers competition "Search For A Twitter Composer" at the Soho Theatre London, The production was in the final four of the competition.[2]
The Hope Theatre (Fringe) / (Off-Off West End)- December 2013
The Charing Cross Theatre (Off-West End) - March till June 2014
The Momentum Venues @ St Stephens (Edinburgh Fringe) - 5–30 August 2015
The Arts Theatre - 9 September - 18 October 2015
Current licensing
The Licensing and performance rights for "USHERS: The Front Of House Musical" are currently being distributed by Kouban Productions
Amateur performances
The Amateur premiere was produced by sunshine productions & exit stage left at the Blakehay Theatre Weston-Super-Mare in February 2016. Old Joint Stock Musical Theatre Company March 2016 Durham University at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Musical numbers
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Cast
| Role | The Hope Theatre |
The Charing Cross Theatre - Late Night |
The Charing Cross Theatre |
Momentum Venues - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
The Arts Theatre |
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| Lucy | Abigail Carter Simpson | Carly Thoms | Corrine Priest | ||
| Ben | Liam Ross-Mills | Rory Maguire | |||
| Stephen | Ross McNeil | Cameron Sharp | |||
| Gary | Will Jennings | Daniel Buckley | Ben Fenner | ||
| Robin Poketts | Ralph Bogard | Jacob Chapman | Harry Stone | ||
| Rosie | Chloe Brooks | Ceris Hine | Alexandra Parkes | ||
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