This year's West End LIVE festival in the capital's Trafalgar Square will see pop-turned-musical theatre stars including Beverley Knight, Matt Cardle and Pixie Lott perform. Over the weekend of 18 and 19 June, more than 500,000 people are expected to flock to London for the legendary live festival’s 12th year, now with more than 25 top London shows confirmed to appear. 2016’s line-up for the city's free musical theatre extravaganza could deem it the best year yet.
Making their West End LIVE returns are American Idiot, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, The Bodyguard, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Disney’s The Lion King, In The Heights, Impossible, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Matilda The Musical, The Phantom Of The Opera, Stomp, Sunny Afternoon, Thriller Live and Wicked. From family favourites to popular hits, there is something to see for everyone over the June weekend.
There will also be some West End LIVE debuts over the weekend, including this year’s MasterCard Best New Musical Olivier Award-winning show Kinky Boots, in addition to Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Crazy For You, Guys And Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Motown The Musical, Murder Ballad, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and The Wedding Singer. Following the announcement of the featured musicals, it is clear the two-day festival will be bigger and better than ever before.
West End LIVE ultimately brings the magic of West End theatre to many people, completely free. The area will see thousands of people congregated to witness elements of the West End in the open air, with the festival contributing some £4.5 million to the local economy. Full of world-class entertainment, West End LIVE will both showcase the West End's delights and appeal to a wide range of people too.
West End LIVE 2016
This year's West End LIVE festival in the capital's Trafalgar Square will see pop-turned-musical theatre stars including Beverley Knight, Matt Cardle and Pixie Lott perform. Over the weekend of 18 and 19 June, more than 500,000 people are expected to flock to London for the legendary live festival’s 12th year, now with more than 25 top London shows confirmed to appear. 2016’s line-up for the city's free musical theatre extravaganza could deem it the best year yet.
Making their West End LIVE returns are American Idiot, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, The Bodyguard, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Disney’s The Lion King, In The Heights, Impossible, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Matilda The Musical, The Phantom Of The Opera, Stomp, Sunny Afternoon, Thriller Live and Wicked. From family favourites to popular hits, there is something to see for everyone over the June weekend.
There will also be some West End LIVE debuts over the weekend, including this year’s MasterCard Best New Musical Olivier Award-winning show Kinky Boots, in addition to Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Crazy For You, Guys And Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Motown The Musical, Murder Ballad, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and The Wedding Singer. Following the announcement of the featured musicals, it is clear the two-day festival will be bigger and better than ever before.
West End LIVE ultimately brings the magic of West End theatre to many people, completely free. The area will see thousands of people congregated to witness elements of the West End in the open air, with the festival contributing some £4.5 million to the local economy. Full of world-class entertainment, West End LIVE will both showcase the West End's delights and appeal to a wide range of people too.