Wednesday, April 14

Musicals Compete in West End Eurovision Contest

The 55th Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Graham Norton will be held  in Oslo on 29th May.  But before heading off to Norway Graham will join musical theatre star Sally Ann Triplett and Toby Anstis (who recently made his West End debut as Teen Angel in Grease) on the judging panel for the third annual West End Eurovision.

This  will be held on Thursday 20th May at 11.30 pm at the Piccadilly Theatre in aid of TheatreMAD (Theatre: Make a Difference), the charity which supports those living with HIV, AIDS and other long-term conditions.

The casts from eleven West End musicals: Avenue Q, Billy Elliot, Dirty Dancing, Dreamboats & Petticoats, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, Love Never Dies, The Phantom of the Opera, We Will Rock You, Wicked, a company from Jermyn Street Theatre and last year’s winner Mamma Mia! will compete by putting their stamp on a previous Eurovision song.  Special guests Bardo will perform their 1982 Eurovision entry “One Step Further”.

The winners will be decided by the audience who vote via text message.

The show commences has an estimated running time of two hours. To book tickets telephone 0844 871 7630 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com

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