Barring some unfortunate intervention of fate, charity West End concert ‘The Show Must Go On! Live at the Palace Theatre’ will finally go ahead after being cancelled by the second and then third lockdowns. The night will raise money for the theatre charities Acting for Others and The Fleabag Support Fund, and will feature performances of songs from ‘Hamilton’, ‘Les Mis’, ‘Phantom’, ‘& Juliet’, ‘Come From Away’, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, ‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘The Prince of Egypt’, ‘Six’, ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’, ‘Wicked’ and more. Though most of these shows are now due back fairly soon, it looks like a fun night, for a good cause, and of course we can’t discount the distinct possibility that social distancing might be extended.
The full line-up is Aisha Jawando in a performance from ‘Tina’, Marcus Harman in a performance from ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, Sharan Phull in a performance from ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, Collette Guitart and Hana Stewart alternating in a performance from ‘Six’, Trevor Dion Nicholas in a performance from Hamilton, Dom Simpson and Tom Xander in a performance from ‘The Book of Mormon’, Laura Pick in a performance from ‘Wicked’, Tilly-Raye Bayer, Imogen Cole, Alyssa D’Souza, Alex Munden and Carly Thoms in a performance from ‘Matilda’, Jordan Luke Gage in a performance from ‘& Juliet’ (pictured), John Owen Jones in a performance from ‘Les Misérables’, Kayi Ushe and Janique Charles in a performance from ‘The Lion King’, Christine Allado and Alexia Khadime in a performance from ‘The Prince of Egypt’, Alice Fearn in a performance from ‘Come From Away’, Lucy St Louis and Rhys Whitfield in a performance from ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’, Zizi Strallen in a performance from Mary Poppins and Mazz Murray in a performance from ‘Mamma Mia!’, Olly Dobson in a performance from ‘Back to the Future’ and Aimie Atkinson in a performance from ‘Pretty Woman’. If that wasn’t enough – there’s a brand new song called ‘The Show Must Go On!’, written especially for the occasion by Stiles & Drewe.
The final show will be broadcast live on ‘The Shows Must Go On’ YouTube channel and available for a week for free, albeit with a charitable donation (rightly) suggested.