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A NIGHT AT THE WEST END
Taken from this fantastic musical written by Cameron Mackintosh, the Corps will embark on a melodic pit opening building into a large ensemble hit backing an impact with the use of large silks culminating with a powerful chordal ending.
The scene is set in downtown New York with a Guy and a Doll who are trying to build a future by Gambling. With music by Frank Loesser this is a time and again revived musical on the west end stage With a straight opening this piece will develop into a Swing number and give a great opportunity to highlight the front line ensemble and guards dexterity with the use of rifles. A real crowd pleaser.
A beautiful ballad from this sensational musical set in Vietnam during which an American GI falls in love with a Vietnamese girl who works in the local bar. Starting with a mellophone solo this piece builds and builds to the peak before fading away to a tranquil end. With the guard using dance then double hand flags this will be a wonderful midpoint to the 2008 production.
From Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical Cats this part of the production sees the introduction of many solos and duets giving lots of brass players the opportunity of showing their talents. This should get the audience clapping in a cheesy way and humming on the way home as a piece that sticks in the mind like an annoying, but entertaining advert on TV. This will feature also a guard member dressed as a black and white cat that can juggle, do tricks, and gymnastics.
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Their friendship struggles through their opposing personalities, viewpointsand rivalry over the same love-interest. Their reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace. The plot is set mostly prior to Dorothy's arrival from Kansas, but also includes several references to well-known scenes and dialogue in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
With opportunities to feature the drum line in this piece, taken from the Irish Musical / Show Riverdance written by Bill Whelan and first featured on the Eurovision song contest in 1994 this piece builds and builds all the way to the end, a very complex piece that shall definitely stretch the ability of all members and staff, to achieve and deliver a fitting finale to our 2008 production this piece is Powerful, Exciting, Frenetic all the way to the last note.