Godspell to tour next year

Following the enormous success of 2014’s gala performance at Shaftesbury Avenue’s Lyric Theatre, in support of the charity Make-A-Wish-Foundation®UK, Godspell In Concert is set to tour the UK in 2015, opening at the Hackney Empire on 4th April and currently ending in Norhtampton on 3rd July. 

The UK tour will feature a brand new, modern-day rock score including favourites Light of the World, All Good Gifts and Day by Day.

Prior to the gala the show last played the West End in 1972 at the Wyndham’s, where it turned David Essex into an overnight sensation and more recently has enjoyed a successful run on Broadway.

By permission of Stephen Schwartz, composer of Wicked and Pippin, Russell Scott and Mark Pettitt for Godspell in Concert UK Ltd will produce the UK tour. Kenneth Avery Clark directs the production which was critically lauded at its London performance and Russell Scott, Musical Director is at the helm of the show’s spectacular new orchestration.  Full UK casting to be announced later in 2014.

Tour dates for Godspell